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Foot Loose 2012 on Sept 14

Foot Loose 2012, a dinner dance organised by the Old Boys Association of Mahanama College, Colombo 3 will be held for the 19th consecutive year at the Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo on September 14.

The bands Marians and Misty will perform. Faizal Bongso will be the master of ceremonies

Case on animal sacrifice dismissed

Prasad Poornamal - Puttalam District Group Corr.

Chilaw Magistrate and District Judge Jagath Kahandagama yesterday dismissed case (No 722/12) filed by Chilaw Police seeking a stay order prohibiting an animal sacrifice ceremony at the Munneswaram Kali Kovil.

The judge in his order stated that Court had no Jurisdiction to issue orders prohibiting animal sacrifices. Chilaw Police filed the case on September 6 following a complaint by Ven Omare Kashyapa Thera, General Secretary Thunhela Jathika Viyaparaya.

Hemantha Warnakulasuriya, PC who appeared for the plaintiff said the kovil had not obtained permission from the Chilaw Pradeshiya Sabha to conduct animal sacrifices.

Body found

A body of a 58 years old, was found inside a car at a lane in Havelock place yesterday, a spokesman for the Police media unit said.

He was identified as a resident of Borellasgamuwa. He was on the driver’s seat at the time of death. The cause of the death was not revealed. No physical injuries were found of the body. The body was sent to the Colombo General hospital.

Ananda Ranga Sara Soba

The annual concert of Kotte Ananda Balika Vidyalaya will be held at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre today at 5 pm under the patronage of First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa. The event choreographed by the school Aesthetics Education Division will take place under the guidance of principal M. Wickramarachchi.

Buddhist talk

Mallika Karunaratne will deliver a public talk in English on Sotapanna State at the Servants of the Buddha Society on Saturday at 4.30 pm at Maithree Hall, Lauries Road, Bambalapitiya.

Defence Secy feted

A group of parents attached to the Parents’ Association of Colombo Devi Balika Vidyalaya thanked Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa for intervening in a long standing problem faced by the school due to a row of semi-permanent houses adjourning the school wall.

They said the Defence Secretary’s intervention helped settle the problem amicably by getting the occupants to move into temporary houses until permanent houses are built for them elsewhere to facilitate the demolition of the houses which caused security and sanitation problems for the school.