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Boy drowns in water pit

M.A.R. Manukulasooriya- Hiriyala group correspondent

An 11-year-old boy who fell into an abandoned water pit while running after his pet calf, died. The boy was W.S.M. Akila Gimhana Kulasooriya of Bulugahayaya, Melsiripura.

He was a grade five student of Namalanga Maha Vidyalaya.

Public talk

Das Meeriyagalle will deliver a public talk in English on ‘The Respect due to the Animal World’ at the meeting of the Servants of the Buddha Society on November 24 at 4.30 pm at Maithree Hall, Lauries Road, Bambalapitiya.

Bodhi Puja to bless Thai king

The Sri Lanka-Thailand Society will perform Bodhi Puja and Pirith chanting to invoke blessings on Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand on his 85th birthday at Gangaramaya, Colombo 2 on December 3 at 5.30 pm under the patronage of Thailand Ambassador Poldej Worachat.

First Gamunu Watch Golden Jubilee

A series of events has been organized to mark the 50th anniversary of the first Gamunu Watch that falls on December 7.

A get-together will be held on this day for those who retired after completing service and those who retired on medical grounds. For further information, contact 0777565058 / 0572229046 / 0718040689.

NILIS Research Symposium

NILIS Research Symposium 2012, organized by the National Institute of Library and Information Services (NILIS), University of Colombo, will be held at the Sri Lanka Foundation today and tomorrow. The theme of the symposium is ‘Changing Library Strategies for the New Generation of Users'.

Prof. Shalini Urs, Executive Director and Professor, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore, will deliver the keynote address titled ‘Repositioning Libraries and Libraries at the Information Age'. For further details,- http://nilis.cmb.ac.lk.

Sujatha Fiesta

Sujatha Fiesta 2012 will be held at Janakala Centre, Battaramulla on November 25 at 3.00 pm. All past students and well wishers are invited to attend the get together and fiesta organized by the Matara Sujatha Vidyalaya (Colombo branch).

HR course inauguration

The inauguration of the six month Distance Learning Advanced Certificate in Human Rights Approach to Prison Administration conducted by the Centre for the Study of Human Rights (CSHR), University of Colombo, will be held on November 22 at 9.30 am at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. The course is funded by the Equal Access to Justice Project, UNDP.

Workshop

A workshop on measures to minimize post harvest wastage of tea, organized by the Tea Research Institute will be held at the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agricultural Research and Training Institute tomorrow at 9 am.

Annual dinner, dance

The annual dinner/dance organized by the Peterites' Batch of 1960-1970, will be held at the “Raja Bojun” 90, Galle Road, Colombo 3 on November 24 at 7.30 pm. For information, contact Jayantha (0777310434) or Harindra (0777-345967)

Death of I W A H B Palipana

I W A H P Palipana who worked in the Lake House Proof Reading Department for about 25 years has passed away.

Palipana, who graduated from the University of Sri Jayawardenepura and also worked as a teacher at Homagama Maha Vidyalaya before his employment at Lake House, was 88 years old at the time of his death.

He leaves his wife Mrs. Dhammika Palipana, a retired school teacher, and three children Consultant Dental Surgeon, Dr. Priyakedheera, Dhanika and Priyadhi. The funeral takes place at the Nawala Cemetery at 5 pm today. Cortege leaves No 2, Nanda Mawatha (off Nawala Road) at 4.30 p.m.