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| Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena,
Ministry Additional Secretaries Dr Palitha Mahipala, Sarath
Chandrasiri and WHO Representative Dr F R Mehta participated
in the National Water Safety Walk held from Independence
Square to Mahaweli Centre yesterday to mark the end of the
National Water Safety Week. |
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| Thousands of people who thronged the
Davatagaha mosque soon after Friday prayers yesterday voiced
their anger against the NATO\ISAF attack on two Pakistani
checkpoints killing over 24 soldiers. Here Western Province
Governor Alavi Mowlana at the protest. Public Affairs and
Public Relations Minister Mervyn Silva was also present.
Picture by Nissanka Wijeratne. |
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| Urban Development Authority (UDA)
chairman Janaka Kurukulasuriya has been appointed Assistant
Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development
on the instructions of Defence Secretary Gotabhaya
Rajapaksa. Kurukulasuriya assumed duties in his new post at
the Urban Development Ministry at Sethsiripaya yesterday. A
Chartered Engineer by profession, Kurukulasuriya has
functioned as Director Engineering at the SLPA. He
functioned as UDA chairman for nearly two years.
Parliamentarian Uditha Lokubandara, UDA Director General
Nihal Fernando, Additional Director General Brig Samantha
Jayasundera and Deputy Director General (Planning) Indu
Weerasuriya were present when Kurukulasuriya assumed duties
in his new post. |
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