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News in Pictures
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| Finance and planning Deputy Minister
Dr Sarath Amunugama participated in the 2012 Delhi Economic
Conference jointly organized by the Finance Ministry in
India and Indian Industrial Confederation in New Delhi
recently. Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Finance
Minister Tharman Shanmuganatan, South African Finance
Minister Pravin Gordhan, Indian Trade Minister Anand Sharma,
Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram, leading Entrepreneurs
and Businessmen also attended the conference. |
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| The Commissioning of No. 60B Direct
Entry Student Officers and the Passing Out Parade of No.55
Intake Officer Cadets, No.7 Intake Lady Officer Cadets Basic
Ground Combat, No.30 KDU Intensive Combat Training, No.152
Regular Airmen Recruit and No.24 Airwomen Courses were held
at Sri Lanka Air Force Station Diyatalawa recently. The
Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Air Vice Marshal KA
Gunatileke was the Chief Guest. The Director Training Air
Vice Marshal K Yahampath, Commanding Officer SLAF Station
Diyathalawa Group Captain AJ Amarasinghe, the members of the
Air Force Board of Management and senior officers also
participated. |
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| Western Provincial Councillor
Yasapala Koralage distributed exercise books free of charge
to more than 8,000 schoolchildren of low income families in
Horana and Madurawala Secretariat Divisions at Horana Town
Hall under the Nena Pahan Dalvamu programme recently, at a
cost of Rs 2,500,000. Here, Yasapala Koralage handing over a
parcel of books to a student. Picture by Milton
Dharmasinghe, Bulathsinhala Spl Corr |
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| The Mass Media and Information
Ministry held a seminar and a workshop on financial
management and human resources management for the staff of
the ministry on the advice of Mass Media and Information
Ministry Secretary Charitha Hearath on Tuesday. Senior
officials and experts in training in the government sector,
including Additional Secretary of the Mass Media and
Information Ministry KWTN Amarathunga were the resource
persons. Here, Secretary Charitha Hearath delivering the
keynote address. Professor Ariyarathna Atugala, KWTN
Amarathunga, VW Danasena and DUS Wickramarachchi look on. |
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| The National Art and Posters
Exhibition organized by Saviya Development Foundation
parallel to International Disabled Day, was held at Gintota
Maha Vidyalaya, Galle, recently. Galle District
parliamentarian Dr Ramesh Pathirana, Social Services
Ministry additional Secretary Christy Fernando, Chairman of
Advisory committee of SDF Dr. Winston De Silva, Principal of
Gintota M.V. Ranjith Thilakarathne, Rupika Damayanthi de
Silva and Chairperson of Saviya Development Foundaiton
participated. Here, a girl lights the traditional oil lamp
at the opening ceremony. |
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| ‘Saviya’ International Nursery School
in Kadawatha, Aldeniya held its annual concert recently.
Here, children present a dance item |
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| A Christmas and New Year fair
organised by the Seva Vanitha Unit of the State
Pharmaceuticals Corporation commenced yesterday. The fair
was opened by Dr. Shrimathi Jayaratne. Here Santa Claus
welcoming the chief guest. Picture by Mahinda Vithanachchi |
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