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The enshrinement of Sacred Buddha
Relics in the newly built 37 ft Siri Gauthama Dhammarajitha
stupa at the Maha Mewna Asapuwa at Kaduwela was held under
the patronage of Prime Minister D M Jayaratne on August 13.
The stupa was built to mark the 2600th Sri Sambuddhatva
Jayanthi. The Maha Sangha led by Asapuwa Founder Ven
Kiribathgoda Gnanananda thera, Chandra Rajapaksa,
Parliamentarian Wijayadasa Rajapaksa and Pakistan High
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A gilded gem studded image of deity
Natha being handed over to First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa by
Kosala Ratnayake for offering to the Natha Devalaya, Kandy
at a ceremony which followed the water cutting ceremony
which concluded the Kandy Esala Perahera recently. Picture
by Lalith Welivitigoda |
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Economic Development Minister Basil
Rajapaksa opened a new trade complex built at Bodhi Raja
Road, Pettah to accommodate pavement traders. This trade
complex has a capacity to accommodate 468 pavement traders.
National Languages and Social Integration Minister Vasudeva
Nanayakkara, Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and
Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa, Labour and
Labour Relations Minister Gamini Lokuge, Colombo Municipal
Council Special Commissioner Omar Kamil, Self Employment
Federation Chairman Mahinda Kahandawa Arachchi and several
government officials and the self employment beneficiaries
of the project participated. Picture by Chaminda Hittatiya |
Suspect remanded for attempting to snatch necklace
Charumini DE SILVA
The Slave Island Police produced a suspect before
Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Lanka
Jayaratne for allegedly attempting to snatch the gold necklace of a
woman police officer.
The Police reported to court that the suspect is an
Army officer.
After submissions made by the Police the judge
remanded the suspect till August 28.
Yoga workshop
The free Yoga meditation workshop organised by the
Maharagama Sethsada Yoga Nikethanaya to foster a healthy nation will
be held at the Maharagama National Youth Services Council Auditorium
on August 21 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., said Veteran Yoga Consultant and
Psychologist Deshamanya Charmin Warnakula.
The third edition of the book on Yoga for Physical
and mental health will also be launched on this day, he said.
The workshop will include training in Yoga Asana and
healthy life, vegetarianism and health, breathing exercises and long
life, music therapy, hypnotism, meditation and health care,
'Kundalika' meditation and Vishwa Shakthi exercises and laughing
therapy.
Those seeking membership should contact 071 3904084
or 0777-265240.
Postponement
The initial training programme for newly recruited
Grade II Jailors and welfare officers of the Prisons Department
scheduled to commence on Monday August 22 has been indefinitely
postponed due to unavoidable circumstances said Commissioner General
of Prisons Maj General V.R. Silva in a press release yesterday.
A fresh date will be notified to the new recruits
summoning them for the training programme in due course, the release
said.
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Japanese cultural exhibition
The Japanese Cultural Exhibition organized by the
Japanese Embassy and the Japanese Language Teachers' Association of
Sri Lanka will be held on August 20 and 21 at the Harold Peiris
Gallery, Lionel Wendt, Guilford Crescent, Colombo 7.
The exhibition
will feature Ikebana floral arrangements, bonsai plants, origami and
calligraphy, demonstrations of Ikebana floral art, bonsai planting,
origami folding, the art of Japanese calligraphy and Kimono
dressing.
