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Navy nabs five, fishing illegally
Ridma DISSANAYAKE
Naval troops attached to SLNS Buwaneka of the North Central Naval
Command arrested five persons engaged in illegal fishing in the seas off
Vidattaltivu recently. Naval troops recovered the fiber glass dingy, 543
kilograms of fish caught illegally using explosives, five diving masks
and five diving fins.
Lectures by Sheikh Sulaiman Moola
Aspirations, a series of lectures will be presented in English by
Islamic scholar and speaker Sheikh Sulaiman Moola from South Africa
today and tomorrow.
Lecture topics and programme details: July 14 : Make peace with your
challenges and focus on the rewards promised at 10.45am Minan Masjid,
Dematagoda Road, Colombo 9 (males) and The Prophet, a man of his people
at 8.15pm at MICH Hall, Lily Avenue, Colombo 6 (males and females) July
15: A self destructive nation at 10.45am Zainab Masjid, Mihindu Mawatha,
Dehiwela (males and females) The lectures have been organised by Darul
Uloom Al Islamiyya, an institute that conducts Aalim course in the
English medium. For details contact 0777 383 438
Mahakumbabishekam ceremony
The Mahakumbabishekam ceremony of the Sri Ponnambalavaneswarar Hindu
Temple, Kotahena will be performed tomorrow at 10.30am by priests,
temple trustee D M Swaminathan MP said.
The ceremony will be conducted with Head of Vedic College in Palany,
Tamil Nadu, Sivaga Sironmany S Balasubramaniyam as the chief priest.
Tamil Nadu Kanchipuram Sivasri J Krishnamurthy, temple priests Sri
Jayachandra Kurukkal, Sri Chandrakumara Kurukkal, Sri Surendra Kurukkal,
Sri Babalasubramaniya Kurukkal and Sri Muralidhara Kurukkal will
officiate in the ceremony.
They need help
M B M Fawmy, 40, of 319/2, Dematagoda Road, Colombo 9, married with
two children, is suffering from a coronary artery disease. He needs
about Rs 965,000 for the surgery. He requests financial assistance to
meet the cost of his surgery.
Donations can be sent in favour of his wife Fathima Shiyana Mashood
to account no 236-2-001-5-000-1781, People's Bank, Maradana branch.
Call 0754586286 for details.
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P A Sachini Nilunika of Thelamugaha Waththa, Kapugama East Devinuwara
underwent surgery for meduloblastma at the age of 18 months. She is now
12 years.
She has been attending clinic at the National Cancer Institute,
Maharagama regularly to detect any recurrence and is receiving
anti-epileptic treatment.
Her parents find it difficult to bear the expenses and seek
assistance. Cash donations can be sent to P A Sachini Nelunika account
no 71276241, Bank of Ceylon branch, Devinuwara.
Do you know him?
This person in the photograph is a psychiatric patient. He was
admitted to the psychiatric unit at Base Hospital, Tellippalai by
Chunnakam Police.
Doctors are unable to get his name and other details and about his
relations or guardian.
Those who have any information contact the medical officer or
psychiatric unit at Base Hospital, Tellippalai on 0213215149.
Public talk
Bhikkuni Kusuma will deliver a public talk in English on
Chulahatthipadopama Sutta (the shorter discourse on the simile of the
elephant's footprint) at the meeting of the Servants of the Buddha
Society today at 4.30 pm at Maithree Hall, Lauries Road, Bambalapitiya.
Islamic lecture
The conference of Sri Lankan Malays and the trustees of Wekanda Jumma
Masjid will hold the monthly Islamic lecture series 'In the Shade of the
Holy Qur'an' tomorrow from 10. 30 am to Luhar prayers at the Wekanda
Jumma Masjid. Asha Shaikh Arqam Nooramith will deliver the Ceramah (Bayaan).
The topic is The Spirit of Ramadhan. Special arrangements are made to
accommodate women and facilities for them to offer their Luhar prayers.
Medical clinic
A free medical clinic organised by Med Connect (Pvt) Ltd in
association with Kamakshi Memorial Hospital, India will be held today at
91A, Isipathana Mawatha, Colombo 5 from 9 am. The specialty areas will
be oncology (cancer) and pediatric cardiology (children's heart
diseases). For details call Darshi on 0777719558, Nilmini on 0773679122
or Asokan on 0723289998. |
