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Abans Ltd to co-sponsor ANCL Aloka Pooja

The ANCL (Lake House) Mihintale Aloka Pooja will be held on a grand scale with the co-sponsorship of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and Abans Ltd on June 14,15 and 16.

The Mihintale Aloka Pooja will be held under the guidance of Mihintale Raja Maha Vihara Chief Incumbent Most Ven Namalwewe Sri Rathanajothi Thera.




 

Exposition of Sacred Relics

The public can venerate the Shoulder Relic of Gautama Buddha at the Gangarama Temple, Hunupitiya, Colombo 2 from June 10-12 from 6.30 am to 10 pm.

An opportunity will also be given to worship the Hair Relic presented to President Mahinda Rajapaksa during these three days.

Woman dies in accident

Edward WEERASINGHE- Kelaniya group correspondent

A woman succumbed to her injuries at the Colombo North General Hospital, Ragama on Wednesday. She was knocked down by a van at Ihala-Karagahamuna, Kadawatha on the Kadawatha-Ganemulla road. The woman was identified as A W P Pearl Indraratne (85) of Ihala-Karagahamuna, Kadawata.

Inquirer into Sudden Deaths, Ragama M Priyankara Lal held the inquest and recorded a verdict of accidental death due to shock and haemorrhage following injuries.

Kadawatha Police led evidence.

Body found

Edward WEERASINGHE- Kelaniya group correspondent

Kiribathgoda Police has recovered a body of a person near the Kiribathgoda Central Bus Stand on Tuesday morning. He was identified as a resident of Gonawala, Pamunuwila.

Kiribathgoda police are investigating.

Student abducted

A A L Dias- Matale district group corr

A 16-year student was abducted by three youngmen in a three-wheeler. The student was awaiting a bus at Dambulla bus stand to attend a tuition class.

He had been taken to the Kandalama area and forced to drink arrack and assaulted. He had been taken back to Dambulla and left in a shrub near the bus stand.

The student was admitted to Dambulla base hospital in an unconscious state. Dambulla police are investigating.

English Language course

An English langauge course will be commenced for the Hambantota district youth at the youth training centre at Yayawatta in Tangalle. The unemployed youth above 16 years can apply for the course.

Applicants must send their applications to the officer-in-charge, National Youth Services Council District Youth Training Centre, Yayawatta, Tangalle before June 18.

More B onion seeds

A A L Dias- Matale district group corr

The Central Provincial Agriculture Department will promote big onion seed production in the Matale district. Agriculture officials said that the annual requirement of big onion seeds of the district is 18,000 kilograms. It can be fulfilled by 2013. The big onion seed production is expected to be 10,000 kilograms this year. About 1,000 farmers have been deployed for the big onion cultivation.

Van-bus collision

A A L Dias- Matale district group corr

A van, plying on the Dambulla-Kurunegala main road, crashed on to a private bus at the Galewela town injuring six persons seriously including three women. The injured were transferred to Kurunegala and Colombo hospitals.

The injured were returning from Anuradhapura having participated in a religious ceremony. They were residents of Galewela.

UGC members to be increased to 15

The government is planing to increase the University Grant Commission (UGC) members from the present seven to 15.

The government announced yesterday that the proposal by Higher Education Minister S B Dissasnayake to increase the number of UGC members from the present seven to 15 was approved by the Cabinet.

The Cabinet has also decided to increase the number of members of the University Senate which is the Executive Board and the Board of Control of the Universities.

CEB chiefs assume duties

Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Chairman Prof Wimaladarma Abeywickrama and the Board of directors assumed duties yesterday.

CEB General Manager Nihal Wickremasuriya also assumed duties yesterday.

Sri Lanka elected to ILO governing body

Sri Lanka has been elected as a Deputy Member of the International Labour Organisation's (ILO) Governing Body. The election took place on Monday during the 100th International Labour Conference (ILC) which is currently underway in Geneva, Switzerland.

The ILO governing body includes 56 regular and 66 deputy members representing the three groups that make up the ILO's membership, governments, employers and workers.

Elections for the membership of the Governing Body are held every three years.

The ILC is taking place from June 1 to 17.

Donations needed for Viharaya

Dehiwala Sri Sudarshana Dharma Nikethana Viharaya Chief Incumbent Ven Lelwala Samitha Thera appealed to philanthropists for donations to the Viharaya.

The Viharaya has received Rs 1.5 million as donations upto now while devotees in various countries have informed that they would donate about Rs one million to purchase the seven perch land adjoining the Viharaya premises.

Donations could be made to Sri Sudharshana Dharma Nikethanaya, Sudharshana Road, Hill Street, Dehiwela A/c No 101760777679, Sampath Bank, Dehiwela.

Pirith at BoC

An all night Pirith chanting will be held at the Bank of Ceylon Metropolitan Branch, York Street today to mark the 2600th Sri Sambuddhathva Jayanthi and the 50th anniversary of Metropolitan Branch, Bank of Ceylon.

An alms giving for 15 Buddhist monks will also be held the following morning at the Metropolitan bank premises.

Assistant General Manager (Metropolitan) Y A M M Karunadharma and Eksath Bauddha Sangamaya are organizing this ceremony.

Kathak dance evening

An evening of Kathak dance by Sadara Supathum Peiris, Anjalee Wijesiriwardena, Rangana Nawagamuwa and Loshitha Samaraweera organized by the Indian Cultural Centre, Colombo will be held today at 6 pm at the Indian Cultural Centre, 16/2, Gregory's Road, Colombo 7.

Sadara, Anjalee and Rangana completed their Bachelor of Dance at the Indira Kala Sangeet Vishva Vidyalaya, India and Loshitha Samaraweera is a disciple of Anushka Ekanayake.

Screening of film, talk

The Indian Cultural Centre, Colombo has organized a film screening entitled Naalu Pennungala (Malayalam with subtitles in English) of Padma Vibhushan Adoor followed by a talk by the director tomorrow at 6 pm at the ICC Auditorium.

Adoor Gopalakrishnan hails from Kerala, South India and is one of the most renowned filmmakers of India. Adoor was honoured with the British Film Institute Award, The Commander of the Order of arts and Letters' of the French government, the Dada Saheb Phalke Award and recently the Padma Vibushan, one of the highest civilian honours in India. He has made 11 films and also written three books on films.

Blood and eye donation

A blood and eye donation camp organized by Udaya Enterprises, Karagampitiya (near Dehiwala Police Station) will be held on June 15 from 8.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. for the 17th consecutive year.

Arangetram tomorrow

Selvi Randika Nagaratnam's Bharathanatya Arangetram will be held tomorrow at Ramakrishna Mission Hall, Wellawatte.

Randika is a student of Suryakala Chandrika Jeevanathan, director of Shriram Shrishti School of Dance.

The guests of honour will be Hindu Ladies' College, Colombo Principal and Past District Governor for Toastmasters International District 82 Balraj Arunasalam.