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He needs your help
Upali
Karunarathna of No. 137. Nittambuwa Road Weyangoda is suffering from a
severe kidney disease. Dr. Nazar has recommended a kidney to transplant
for which he needs a B positive kidney.
Anyone who wish to donate a kidney is requested to contact above
address or following phone numbers. Upali was a past pupil of Saint
Maries College of Weyangoda and a popular musician of the province.
Get-together
The Alumni Association of the University of Peradeniya, Colombo
Chapter will hold its family get-together for 2012 at the Rock House,
Gangarama Road, Piliyandala on November 18 from 9.30 am onwards. Music
will be provided by Mahanama Wickramasinghe and his group with vocals
from Jayalath Manoratne, Nissanka Diddeniya, Mahanama and Mark Anthony
of Sinhabahu fame.
Elderly couple slashed to death
Yasaratne Gamage
Nittambuwa Police commenced a search operation to arrested the
suspects wanted in connection with an incident where an elderly couple
was slashed to death at their home in Walpola, Nittambuwa at around
1.30pm yesterday.
The wife, 58 year old W R Swarnawathi died on the spot while her 71
year old husband, succumbed at the Colombo National Hospital after being
transferred from Wathupitiwala Hospital. The Atttanagalla Magistrate has
commenced the magisterial investigation.
Nine families evacuated following landslide threat
A M Gunasekera Banda - Balangoda Central group corr.
Nine families in the Kalatuwawakanda mountain area in the Ayagama
Divisional Secretariat Division have been evacuated in view of a
possible landslide. Torrential rains experienced in the past weeks have
posed a landslide threat in the area.Ayagama Divisional Secretary
Dayananda Kalambagama, ADS Anuruddha Jayakody and PS Chairman Nishantha
Pushpakumara visited the scene and instructed the families to evacuate
from the area.
IATA Global Human Capital Summit today
Sara Pathirana
The SriLankan Airlines sponsored,second International Air Transport
Association (IATA) Global Human Capital Summit,'Talent for Tomorrow,'
will begin today at the Hilton Colombo. Over 150 participants will
attend this year's event.
Earlier this year, SriLankan, successfully won its bid to host and
gained principal sponsorship rights to the summit. Senior International
Monetary Co-operation Minister Dr.Sarath Amunugama will be the Chief
Guest. |