Two old buildings to be demolished

The old buildings of British regime in Velanai – the capital of the Island of Leyden (Kayts) popularly known as Bangalavaddy are to be demolished and a two storeyed building at Velanai Bangalawaddy junction will be built by Velanai Pradeshiya Sabha, President Velanai Pradeshiya Sabha President C Sivarajah said. The building will be built from the 2012 NELSIP fund.

Cash award for bright student

Kamalakannan Kamalavasan of Udupiddy American Mission College who notched the first place in the island at the GCE (AL) examination in Mathematics was presented a gift of Rs 100,000 by Jaffna People’s Bank Regional Manager S Pathmanathan on the instructions of the head office. This presentation ceremony was presided over by Principal K Tharmalingham. Manager, Valvettithurai People’s Bank R Thavanayagam, principals of neighbouring schools and students participated in the presentation ceremony.

Rail track laying on Jan 15

The eagerly awaited railway track laying function has been scheduled to start on January 15 at Jaffna Central Railway Station. Indian Foreign Minister S M Krishna and Sri Lankan Ministers are expected to inaugurate the track laying ceremony. The track laying will commence from Omanthai and terminate at Kankesanthurai.

No activities at 73 schools

Seventy three schools in Jaffna district did not function during the whole of last academic year. Most of the schools are from the Jaffna Islands division. This is revealed from the statistics kept at Jaffna Education Office. In the islands division of the 76 schools 23 did not function during last year. In the Jaffna Education Zone, of the 115 schools 14 did not function. The other Education Zones where schools did not function were Valigamam Zone 21 schools, Chavakachcheri zone 10 schools, and Vadamaradchy Zone five schools.

Ramees, new dy mayor

Attorney-at-Law of All Ceylon Muslim Congress Mohamed Ramees is to be appointed as the deputy mayor of Jaffna Municipal Council succeeding Illango (Regan) of EPDP who has resigned his Deputy Mayorship in terms of an agreement reached between EPDP and Muslim Congress to resign after two years to make way for a Muslim to be elected as deputy mayor.

Mother, son injured in accidental explosion

A mother and her nine-year son were seriously injured when they inquisitively examined a strange object found in a thicket. The strange object exploded when they meddled with it and have been admitted to Manthikkai Hospital. The injured were Rajakulasingham Thangamalar (33) of Thunnalai Point Pedro and her son Haritharan of Thunnalai (9).

Rs one million worth ganja seized

Two persons were arrested at Azad Road, Navanthurai Five Junction with Rs one million worth of packeted ganja by the Jaffna Police on December 31. It is reported that one of the arrested persons tried to give Rs 25,000 as a bribe to the police inspector but he has been taken into custody.

The seized ganja was brought from Kerala to Kayts and from there it was packeted and taken to Jaffna for sale. The arrested duo are natives of Navanthurai and Koddady. They were produced before the Kayts Magistrate and remanded.

Tellipallai govt hospital begins functioning

After 25 years the Tellipallai Government Hospital will begin to function at its original place from this month. This hospital has been functioning at Valigamam North High Security Zone. After the people were resettled the OPD and the clinics were functioning at Tellipallai Durga Ambal Cooperative Hospital.

This hospital has been rehabilitated from the funds of NICOT, ENTRIP and World Bank at a cost of Rs 55 million. The World Bank has granted ten lakhs worth of furniture and a private organization two lakhs worth of furniture.