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Trade exhibition and fair till Dec 30

Katugastota Group Corr

The ‘Slash’ trade exhibition and fair which began at the Kandy City Centre on December 21 will continue daily till December 30. Textiles, garments, household items and other utility items will be available at discounted prices to the public visiting the fair. There will also be musical shows to entertain the visitors.

Timber racket

A A L Dias- Matale District group corr

A lorry carrying 27 teak logs illegally, was caught with a person by Dambulla Police. The accused was fined Rs 50,000 on being produced before Dambulla District Judge and Magistrate S J Morawaka.

Bridge on the verge of collapse

Gamini Samaranayake-Kandy Roving Correspondent

The bridge across Balatotaoya on the Madawala-Sirimalwatta-Lewella road in the Pathadumbara Pradeshiya Sabha area is on the verge of collapse.

Road needs repair

Gamini Samaranayake- Kandy Roving Correspondent

The road from Pitiyegedara to Walala Gramaya in the Pathadumbara Pradeshiya Sabha area is in a state of disrepair.

This road which is not repaired for several years, is full of pot holes on rainy days.

Pepper in tea lands

Gamini Samaranayake- Kandy Roving Correspondent

A project has been implemented to grow pepper in tea lands in the Pathadumbara, Panwila and Medamahanuwara Agrarian Services Division, by the Export Agriculture Department.

Under this, pepper saplings were supplied free to cultivators by the department.

Roads to be developed

Gamini Samaranayake- Kandy Roving Correspondent

The Central Provincial Rural Development Authority will improve the condition of three roads in Pathadumbara and Kundasale Divisional Secretariat Divisions at a cost of Rs nine million.

Madawala-Sirimalwatta, Lewella road, Udagama-Wawinna road and Menikhinne-Narampanawa road will be improved.

Caught with Sambur flesh

A A L Dias- Matale district group corr

Three men travelling in a three wheeler carrying 40 kilograms of Sambur flesh were arrested by Dambulla Police.

Police said the suspects had killed the animal at a forest reserve in the Kandalama area.

They were remanded on being produced before Dambulla acting magistrate A H M Azme.

Post offices lag behind

H L Sunil Shantha- Kalutara Daily News Corr

Fax machines, photocopy machines and laminating machines at the Kalutara main post office, Waskaduwa and Wadduwa post offices are out of order.

Customers face much inconveniences as a result.

No e-mail facilities are available at any of these post offices.

Carbonic manure project

Gamini Samaranayake- Kandy Roving Correspondent

The Pathadumbara Pradeshiya Sabha will launch a carbonic manure production plant utilizing the garbage collected from Madawala and Ambatenna town areas. The factory to be set up at Pitiyegedara Wattegama, is estimated to cost Rs 5 million.

Schools need Arts teachers

M A R Manukulasooriya- Hiriyala group correspondent

There is an acute shortage of Arts teachers in the Ibbagamuwa education zone.

According to statistics, there are only 20 qualified art teachers in the zone to teach arts subjects in 116 schools.

Exhibition

The North Central Provincial Agriculture and Livestock Exhibition will be held at D S Senanayake Central School at Bamunakotuwa under the patronage of Agricultural Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana.

Felicitation

Dr Sarath Gunapala, one of the 30 senior scientists of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) attached to NASA will be felicitated at Yatiyantota Siriwardena MV tomorrow.

Dr Gunapala of Yatiyantota is an old boy of Siriwardena NV and Nalanda Vidyalaya, Colombo.

He graduated from Colombo University.

Senior Minister for Scientific Affairs Prof Tissa Vitharana, Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya and Deputy Minister H R Mithrapala will participated.

The road to Dr Gunapala's house will be named as Dr Sarath Gunapala Mawatha.

Reception

The Moors' Islamic Cultural Home under the auspices of its Dawa and Religious to committee will accord a reception to honour Muhammad Rizkhan Rifdhi of Madheenathul lim Arabic College, Colombo 12, who secured the first place in the International Quran Relical Competition held in Makkah, Sudi Arabia recently where competitors from more than 80 countries participated.

The reception will be held on December 28 at the MICH premise at "Pasha Villa", No. 115 Dematagoda Road, Colombo 9.

Silpa from Dec 27 to 30

Silpa 2012 National Exhibition and Trade Fair on handicrafts and small and medium industries will be held at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Exhibition Centre at the BMICH from December 27 to 30.

The exhibition is organised annually.

Journalist dies in accident

Chaminda Perera

A journalist of an English daily died in an accident at Rosmead Place, Colombo 7 yesterday. She was going to office when the mishap occurred. Amila Mendis Jayasinghe sustained serious injuries after she was run over by a lorry.

Police said the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a wall killing Jayasinghe. The driver was arrested.