Quick Look

The newly-constructed Suwanetha Lions Eye Hospital at the Gothatuwa New Town was opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa recently. Here, the President with International Lions Club former International Director Chakrawarthi Wijenathan, District 306 C2 Lions Head Tilak Perera, EAP Group of Companies Chairman Dr Soma Edirisinghe, Managing Director Jeevaka Edirisinghe, Asuntha Perera and former International Lions Club President Mahendra Amarasooriya after opening the hospital.

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Prime Minister D M Jayaratne yesterday commissioned rural electrification scheme at Uda Inguruwatte in the Doluwa Divisional Secretariat Division. Over 150 families will benefit by this project. Picture shows the Prime Minister switches on a light to inaugurate the electrification scheme.

 

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Three wanted criminals held

Three suspects wanted in connection with a series of crimes were arrested by Mawarala Police along with weapons following a random check on a three wheeler around noon on Sunday.

Police also seized a locally made hand grenade, a 12-bore gun and a galkatas from their possession. Following interrogation the suspects had confessed for having carried out several robberies.

Wisdom University President due here

Wisdom University San Francisco President Dr Jim Garrison, will visit Sri Lanka. He will deliver a lecture on Climate Change and Primordial Mind at Yoga Mandhir, 3 Ridgeway Place, Colombo 4 on March 19 at 6 pm. He will deliver the second lecture on Wisdom and Civilization at the BMICH on March 21 at 5pm.

He will also lay the foundation to set up a Wisdom University in Sri Lanka. The Wisdom University explores both ancient Wisdom traditions and Wisdom cultures.

NATI conferred ISO certification

The Naval Artificer Training Institute (NATI) was conferred with ISO 9001:2008 Certification at a ceremony at the institute's auditorium in Welisara on March 14.

The certificate was awarded by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) for performance of the NATI in professional education. NATI conducts three-year full time courses in English medium for five streams of studies.

Literary Evening

A Literary Evening with Madeleine Wightman, writer, critic, editing professional and regular writer to 'The Guardian' (UK) will take place at the ICES Auditorium, 2, Kynsey Terrace, Colombo 8 on Friday, March 18, at 5.30 pm.

Birth anniversary

The Dawoodi Bohra community in Sri Lanka has organized a special procession to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of their spiritual leader Dr Syedna Mohammd Burhanuddin, on March 18.

Musical evening

The Brass Band of Holy Cross College, Gampaha, will present 'Crosster Ritmiko', an evening filled with musical entertainment displaying vocal and instrumental talents of students from various schools.

It will be held at the College grounds on March 20 at 4 pm.

Sarath Wimalasiri on Shraddhanjalee

The Sinhala National Service of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation will present lyric composer, poet and a journalist W K Sarath Wimalasiri through the Shraddhanjalee Program on March 19 from 12 noon to 12.45 pm. He makes an analytical presentation of songs composed on themes that come in Buddhist Literature.

Public lecture

A public lecture on "The Uprisings in the Middle East - the Arab Struggle for Democracy" organized by the ILA International Study Circle will be held at the A A M Marleen Hall (Moors Islamic Cultural Hall) Sheika Fatima Building No 7 Lily Avenue, Wellawatte on March 18 at 5 pm.

Commonwealth Games:

Minister off to bid host country status

Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and a team of high ranking State officials left for Morocco yesterday morning to make preliminary representation to bid for host country status to conduct the next Commonwealth Games in Sri Lanka.

The tour’s aim is to present details regarding the claim to be the host country by Sri Lanka at the preliminary discussions to be held in Morocco with the participation of 19 countries.

The host country for the Commonwealth Games is elected by the vote of 71 countries.

Delft ruins preserved

A group of archaeologists who visited Delft recently have expressed the opinion that the ruins found in Delft should be carefully preserved without being allowed to erode. The Pony stable found in Delft west, Sarapiddy is a unique preserve of ponies not found in any other place.

The Dutch Fort found in the locality where the government hospital is situated is a place of historical importance The Peruku trees that serve as a natural frontier on the Eastern side of Delft are natural gifts of rare nature.

OBU family mass

The monthly family mass organized by the batch of ‘94 of St Joseph’s College OBU will be held with the Way of the Cross on Sunday, March 20, 2011 commencing at 8am and will be followed by fellowship.

All Old Joes and their families are invited to participate in this event.

Over 1,389 nabbed

The total number of persons nabbed for liquor offences in the Matara police area last year was 1,389 whom the Court fined a total sum of Rs 4,067,280. There was 302 cases of having possession of cannabis and 144 cases of possessing heroin, 115 cases of selling arrack and there were 92 cases of selling kasippu.