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News in Pictures
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| Weragoda Parami Dharmashramaya Chief
Incumbent Ven Radawadunne Assaji thera who was appointed
Siyane and Hapitigam Korales Chief Sanghanayake thera,
received the act of appointment at a ceremony at the vihara
held under the patronage of Anula Yapa Jayaratne, wife of
Prime Minister D M Jayaratne, on June 23. Here, she offers a
Vijinipatha to the new Chief Sanghanayake thera after he
received the scroll bearing the act of appointment from
Parliamentarian Karu Jayasuriya. |
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| Adivasi community leader Uruwarige
Wanniyelaeththo offers a sheaf of betel to Culture and the
Arts Minister T B Ekanayake when he visited Dambana Adivasi
Community Village to discuss the problems of the community
in preparation for the 2012 International Day of Aboriginal
Communities celebrations to be held in Dambana. |
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| Hungarian Cultural Minister Geza
Szocs met Deputy Speaker Chandima Weerakkody at the Deputy
Speaker’s office in Parliament yesterday. Here, the Deputy
Speaker Presenting a memento to the Hungarian Cultural
Minister. |
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| Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa
Abeywardena presents a memento to First Lady Shiranthi
Rajapaksa who participated in a programme launched by the
National Food Promotion Board to popularize the consumption
of foods free of from injurious elements. National Food
Promotion Board Chairperson Kumudini Gunasekera and
Coordinating Secretary to the President Daya Gallage were
also present. Picture by Lalith Welivitigoda |
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| Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena
pastes an awareness sticker while participating in the
inaugural programme of the National Dengue Eradication Month
declared by the ministry at Melpura Playground, Chilaw
yesterday. |
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