Quick Look

Vegetable seeds to 15,000 families

Navaratna Banadara - Mahaweli Systems Group corr

About 15,000 families in the Minipe area of Udu Dumbara received vegetable seeds and fruit plants recently under the fourth phase of the government's Divi Neguma programme. The Minipe divisional secretariat coordinated the programme and it will monitor and evaluate home gardening carried out by these families.

CJ’S Lawyers give ‘SANTHOSAM’ to other Lawyers

Legal luminaries yesterday denounced a law firm distributing gift vouchers worth Rs 1,000 among lawyers and the staff of lower and upper courts, yesterday, January 2. These gift vouchers (above) had the seal of Neelakandan and Neelakandan, the law firm which appeared for Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake in her recent legal battles.

Drivers beware

Navaratna Banadara, Mahaweli Systems Group corr

Police asked drivers to be vigilant while driving along the road from Lunugala to Badulla as foggy weather is making driving dangerous.

The Namunukula mountain, a landmark in the Lunugala area and the areas beneath are covered by mist from morning to dusk these days.

Women faint seeing leopard, dog fight

Two female tea pluckers in Patana who witnessed a leopard killing their dog in their presence had fainted and were admitted to the Kotagala hospital. The incident took place at the Patana Bogahawatta estate recently. The tea pluckers had been plucking tea leaves in Field no 5 VP in the lower division when they witnessed the incident. Other tea pluckers had run away seeing the leopard.

Health camp

A free health camp will be held at Saranapala Vidyalaya, Tangalle Road, Devinuwara on January 5 from 9 am to 2 pm.

Nearly 30 medical specialists including visiting Sri Lankan doctors practicing in UK, USA and South Africa are due to attend. The camp is the 500th in a series organised by Dr Lakshman Weerasena. The first health camp was organised in 1991.

Drugs and equipment worth nearly Rs 2 million and 500 spectacles will be distributed at the camp.

Talk

Dr Kosala de Silva will deliver a talk in English on 'Kabalikkara Ahara at the meeting of the Servants of the Buddha Society tomorrow at 4.30pm at Maithree Hall, Lauries Road, Bambalapitiya.

Gee Rasa Dehena

Gee Rasa Dehena, a musical programme organised to herald a generation appreciative of Sinhala music will be staged tomorrow at 4pm at the Kotapola National School Auditorium.

Malani Fonseka will be the Chief Guest.

Gee Rasa Dehena is a concept of the President's Parliamentary Affairs Secretary Kumarasiri Hettige.

The collection of songs is prepared by Matara Deputy Urban commissioner Senaka Palliyaguruge.

Music instructor and violinist Oscar Karunaratne, lyricist Wimal Dayananda, percussionist H D Jayawickrama and music teacher H D Manoj Lanka will participate.

H D Tharanga Deshapriya will direct the music.

The Hettige Foundation plans to propagate Gee Rasa Dehana at provincial level with schools and temples as centres.

Interactive session

Ash Sheikh Noordeen Lemu Interactive, on overcoming challenges of citizenship in Sri Lanka and opportunities for Muslim youths organised by the All Ceylon Union of Muslim League Youth Front will be held on January 6 from 3pm to 5pm at K G7 Elvitigala Flats, Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 8.

Limited number of seats available. Contact 0770229792.