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| A scholarship worth Rs. 12,500 to
children of dead and disabled War Heroes has been launched
in the Hambantota District under the leadership of the
Ranaviru Seva Authority. Here,Parliamentarian Namal
Rajapaksa handing over a scholarship to one of the children
at the Carlton Auditorium in Hambantota. Ranaviru Seva
Authority Chairman Padma Wettewa and Project Officer
Ravindra Samarawickrema were also present on the occasion.
Picture by Sudath Malaweera |
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| In recognition of the services
rendered for the propagation of Buddhism here and abroad,
Print and Electronic Media Personality Premasara Epasinghe
was conferred an honorific title Sannivedenasuir Dharmapriya
by the Kotte Chapter of the Kalyani Samagiri Dharma Maha
Sangha Sabhawa on his 75th Birthday which fell on October 5.
It was held at the Kotte Rajamaha Viharaye Uposathagaraya.
Former Secretary General - Parliament Sam Wijesinha, Senior
Minister for Scientific Affairs Prof Tissa Vitarana,
Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa,
Parliamentarians A H M Azwar and Tilanga Sumathimapa were
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| A bana pinkama organized by the
Buddhist Association of the Labour and Labour Relations
Ministry to invoke blessings on the late P C Imbulana, a
former MP for Ruwanwella and former Labour Minister, who
passed away recently was held at the ministry. Here,
youngest niece of P C Imbulana, Charnika Imbulana Munasinghe,
offering pirikara to Katewela Hemaloka Thera of Shri
Sudarshana Dharma Nikethanaya, Miriswatta, Gampaha, who
delivered the Bana sermon. Buddhist Association Secretary K
M M Premaratne, ETF and other staff members are also in the
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| Graduate trainees attached to
Divisional Secretariats in the Batticaloa district were
presented letters of appointments by former Eastern Province
Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan. The trainees
were from Koralai Pattu South- Kiran, Eravur Pattu-
Chenkalady and Manmunai North- Batticaloa. Batticaloa
District Secretary P.S. M. Charles, Divisional Secretaries
S. Giritharan and Uthayasrithar also participated. Picture
by Sivam Packiyanathan |
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