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An evening of music and dance

The Tagore Society of Sri Lanka in association with the Indian Cultural Centre, Colombo presents Madhur Sandhya – an evening of music and dance today, at 5.00 p.m. at the John De Silva Theatre, Nelum Pokuna Mawatha, Colombo 7.

The Programme comprises Santoor Recital by Dr. Karunarathne Kiriwathtuduwa, Esraj Recital by Sanjeeva Ranasinghe, Rabindra Geet by Thilini Rodrigo, a dance based on Rabindra Sangeet by the disciples of Jayawanthi Panibharata and Varsha Mangalya, and another dance based on Rabindra Sangeet by the disciples of Senaratne Pathirana.

UNESCO approval for South Asian teacher centre

Priyanka KURUGALA

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has approved the establishment of the South Asian Teacher Development Centre in Sri Lanka at the Education Administration Department premises in Meepe, Education Minister Bandula Gunawardana said.

All member countries of the UNESCO Executive Committee had agreed to the proposal which was submitted by the Education Ministry to establish this Institution in Sri Lanka, he said.

Shop robbed

Matara Group corr

Thieves had entered a shop selling lubricants at Tissa road in Ambalantota at night and robbed cash and cans of oil valued at nearly Rs 345,205.

Ambalantota Police is investigating.

New science lab

The newly built A/L science lab of the Udabadalawa Sudarshana Central College will be ceremonially opened by the Wayamba Province Chief Minister Athula Wijesinghe today. The new facility will fulfill a long felt essential need of the school.

Left Discourse

A lecture titled ‘Workers,Unions and the Left: Responding to the Global Crisis' will be delivered by Dr. Rohini Hensman on March 16 at 4pm at the N.M. Perera Centre, 106, N.M. Perera Mawatha(Cotta Road),Colombo 8. All are welcome. The talk will be organized by the Socialist Study Circle, under its Left Discourse programme.

AGM

The Past Pupils Association of Mahamaya College, Kandy will hold its 27th Annual General Meeting on March 18 at 9.30 a.m at the Sri Lanka Federation of University Women head office at No 96/25, Kithulwatta Road, off Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 8. Please contact the following numbers for further details: Chapa – 2854562, Amitha – 2555177, Indrani – 2672689, Geetha – 2678334, Gayathri – 0777331554 and Slfuw – 2682961.

‘Charitha Atak’

Veteran artiste Wilson Gunaratne of ‘Charirtha Hathak’ fame will stage his Charitha Atak at the John de Silva Memorial Hall on March 16 at 6.30 pm. Proceeds are in aid of the Victoria Home, Rajagiriya.

‘Charitha Atak’ refers to several modern political developments in the world. Besides Gunaratne it will feature several leading artistes including Gamini Hettiarachchi, Premaratne Tennakoon, Keerthi Vijaya Bandara, Harry Wimalasena, Suresh Wettasinghe and others.