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Ceremonies to mark President’s birthday

A special religious ceremony organised by the Child Development and Women’s Affairs Ministry will be held at Wattappala, Mullaithivu tomorrow to mark President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s birthday.

The religious ceremony to invoke blessing on the President, the people and the country will be held with the participation of Child Development and Women’s Affairs Minister Tissa Karaliyadde.

The Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development Ministry will plant coconut saplings under the Kapruka Ruk Ropana programme at Kemannandaramaya, Baduluwela, Bandarawadiya and Madulla at 8am with the participation of Minister A P Jagath Pushpakumara, Education Deputy Minister Gamini Vijith Vijayamuni Soysa, MP Vijitha Berugoda and Ministry Secretary Nihal Somaweera. This will be held to mark the President’s birthday.

The Sri Lanka Social Security Board in collaboration with the Bogahawatte Grama Niladari Division will conduct a mobile service tomorrow at the Provincial Secretariat of Maharagama as part of the President’s birthday celebrations and completion of the second year of the second term of Presidency.

The mobile service will pay special attention to enlist those eligible to be included in the pension scheme, pension payments, reactivate the membership of those who have been deactivated and awarding of free spectacles to senior citizens. A special lecture will also be delivered on ‘The Responsibility of Parents with regard to the Protection of Children’. The event is organised on the directive of Attorney -at- Law and former director of the Sri Lanka Social Security Board Saman Ariyadasa.

Sri Lanka Fisheries Corporation has organised a religious discourse by Ven Marapana Vijith Maha Nayake Thera and the distribution of sil clothes at the Kalutara Bo Tree premises on November 20 from 2pm to mark President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s birthday.

The event is organised on the directive of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne.

The Public Relations and Public Affairs Ministry has organised several events to mark the birthday of President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the completion of the second year of the second term of office of Presidency.

Public Relations and Public Affairs Minister Mervyn Silva will cut the first sod to construct the new bridge at the Maternity Clinic at old Kandy Road tomorrow at 9.45am. Minister Silva will also open the Kelaniya -Himbutiwelgoda Chittha Training College at 10am.

He will also distribute public address systems among religious places at 3pm and also participate in a special Ashirwada Pooja at Vidyalankara Pirivena Kelaniya at 4.30pm. He will participate in a special religious ceremony at the Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya at 5pm.

Commissioning, passing out parade

A commissioning and passing out parade will be held at the main parade ground of the Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA) in Trincomalee today under the patronage of Navy Commander Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage. The Sri Lanka Navy Media Unit said 59 officers, including 47 midshipmen of the 50th Intake of the NMA, eight officers of the Direct Entry fourth Intake 2011 Officer Category and four officers of the Direct Entry second Intake 2012 Officer Category will pass out.

Bodhi pooja

The Sri Lanka – Thailand Society will conduct a Bodhi Pooja and a Pirith chanting ceremony at Gangaramaya, Colombo 2 on December 3 at 5.30pm to invoke blessings on Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej on his 85th birthday.

It will be held under the patronage of Thai ambassador Poldej Worachat and his wife Kanyarat Worachat.

Career fair in Hatton

The Plantation Communities Project, phase II of World University Service of Canada is organising a mega career fair on November 25 at D K W Cultural Hall, Hatton. The fair aims to increase employment opportunities for youths from the region, especially in the plantation sector. Both Sri Lankan and foreign employers have signed up to meet with potential youths at the career fair.

The industries are mainly tourism, hotel, information technology, apparels, banking and employment opportunities within their organisations varies as accounting, dress making, machine operations, marketing, reception, customer care, etc. WUSC-PCP II invited youths to come prepared with their curriculum vitae and meet employers. The platform also creates opportunities such as information on vocational training, agriculture and business development services and marketing strategies.