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Death due to haemorrhage

Mahanama Vithanage, Malwana Group Correspondent

Dr W A S R Sujeewa Wickramarachchi, JMO, Gampaha Base Hospital who conducted the autopsy into the death of R E B Jayaratne (65), owner of Biyagama Village hotel reported that death was due to excessive haemorrhage resulting from damage caused to the head by a sharp weapon.

No arrests have been made so far. Dompe Police are investigating directed by OIC Inspector F Udayakumara Wootler.

State Dance Awards - 2011

Priyanka KURUGALA

The State Dance Awards Ceremony -2011 will be held at the John de Silva memorial theatre Colombo 7 on February 26 at 5.00 p.m. under the patronage of Culture and Arts Minister T.B. Ekanayake.

The awards ceremony is jointly organized by the Cultural Affairs Department, the State Dance and Oriental Ballet panel and Arts Council on the direction of the Culture and Arts Ministry. Kalasoori Piyasara Silpadipathie will be awarded by the Narthana Thilaka award for the appreciation of his service to local dance.

Twenty artistes who received the first places in the Sinhala medium from up country, low country, and Sabaragamu traditional dance, 15 artistes received the second places and 10 artistes received third places in the Sinhala medium as well as eight artistes who received the first places, four artistes the second places, and one received third place in the Tamil medium will be awarded.

ACUET proposals

The All Ceylon Union of English Teachers (ACUET) has urged Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardene to ensure that the class ratio be limited to 50 students. ACUET makes the following proposals:

*A survey be conducted to ascertain the shortage of toilets and urinals in schools.

*A unified school uniform be introduced and that a panel of substitutes be complied to cover those teachers who avail themselves of maternity leave and

*A midday meal be provided for poor schoolchildren.

Union's Secretary-General M A Stanley Perera asserts that in popular schools, over 45 students are crowded into each classroom and as such teaching subjects effectively becomes an impossibility.

Miyesi Rathriya

The Miyesi Rathriya musical programme presented by the Rata Pedura classical group organized by Heal the World, a charitable organization helping cancer and thalassaemia patients will be held on February 26, Saturday, from 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm at the Wetwater Resort, Ja Ela Road, Ambanvita, Gampaha. All proceeds will be utilized for the welfare of cancer and thalassaemia patients.

Sri Sumangala OBA AGM

The 24th Annual General Meeting of the Colombo Branch of Sri Sumangala College, Panadura OBA (Colombo Branch) will be held on February 24 at the Grand Oriental Hotel, Colombo 01, Commencing 7 pm. Saman and the Clan will be the band in attendance. Lots of prizes and surprises, for details call OBA President Parakrama Kurukulasuriya on Tel. 0777588380 or Secretary Upali Jayawardena on Tel. 0714783925.