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Pilgrims rest for devalaya

Raja Waidyasekera -Tissamaharama special corr

A resting pace for pilgrims is being set up at the Sabaragamu Mahasaman Devalaya on the instructions of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

This multistoreyed resting place will accommodate to 500 pilgrims at a time.

A museum and an information unit will also be set up in the building. The project is estimated to cost Rs 90,000,000.

Shortage of teachers

M M Razeek

There is an acute shortage of Maths and Arts teachers in the Katugastota Education Zone. According to statistics, more than 70 teachers are needed.

Metres for taxi drivers

Milton Dharmasinghe

Western Provincial Council Member Yasapala Koralage has launched a programme to provide metres for taxi owners in Horana and Ingiriya areas.

The first batch of 30 taxi drivers were provided with taxi metres at a meeting held at Muwagama recently. A metre costs Rs. 13,000. Funds for this project were granted by the Western Provincial Council.

Buddhist discussion

The next Buddhist panel discussion of the Colombo YMBA will be held on Sunday, January 20 at 10.00 am at its Borella building on "Relevance of Appamada in Buddhism".

The panelists are Panduka Mahanama, Retired Assistant Government Valuer and now Consultant Valuer and Abhidhamma teacher, and Das Miriyagalla, retired accountant and practising meditator, with Rajah Kuruppu as moderator.

All are welcome.

Event to celebrate Prophet's Birthday

The All Ceylon Young Men's Muslim Association will hold an event at Hamsa Vidyalaya in Modera on January 25, to celebrate the Prophet's Birthday. The All Ceylon YMMA is holding the event for the 63rd year and the programmes will begin at 4.00 pm. The keynote speech will be delivered by Moulavi K M M Wajuhuddeen Rizvi from India.

Seminar

The cross cultural understanding initiative, dedicated to promoting better understanding between different communities in the country, will hold a seminar on "Improving mental well-being of mentally distressed people" at the Bellart University Campus, A R de Mel Mawatha, Colombo 3 on January 24 at 10.30 am.

Dr Jeg apathy Rajendra MD Dep uty Chief of Psychia ry, S carborough Grace General Hospitals, Toronto Canada will deliver the keynote address on "Psychiatry today in the treatment of mentally distressed people."

Please help her

Wijitha Jayanthi (39) of Paragahakotunna, Kalawila, Beruwala is suffering from chronic kidney disease and warded at the Colombo National Hospital.

Consultant Nephrologist Dr R D Lanerolle has recommended a kidney transplant to save her life. Jayanthi requests a person willing to donate a 'A' positive kidney to facilitate the surgery, to contact her on mobile 071-8875627 or 077-2689207 urgently to help facilitate the surgery and save her life.

Healing services

A praise, worship and healing service will be held every Friday at Grand Oriental Hotel, Fort, Colombo from 12.30 to 1.30 p.m.

CMC general council meeting

The General Council Meeting of the Colombo Municipal Council for January will be held at the Town Hall, Colombo 7 today at 10.30 am. Election of members to form the 16 standing committees for the period from January 1 to December 31 will be held at this meeting.

COSLAM lecture

The Conference of Sri Lankan Malays (COSLAM) and the Trustees of the Wekanda Jumma Mosque Masjid will conduct the monthly lecture series ' In the shade of the Holy Qur'an' will be held on January 20 from 10.30 am to Luhar prayers at the Wekanda Jumma Masjid.

Devi Balika celebrates 60th anniversary

An exhibition has been organized by the Past Pupils of Devi Balika Vidyalaya at the school premises from January 17 to 19. The exhibits will depict the 60 year history of the school.

Inaugural ceremony

The Faculty of Law, University of Colombo in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of Human Rights (CSHR) will inaugurate the Asia Pacific Master's Degree Programme on Human Rights and Democratisation. The ceremony will be held today at 3.00 pm at the Senate Hall, College House, University of Colombo.

This programme funded by the EU is being offered for the second time in collaboration with the University of Sydney (Australia), Gadja Mada University (Indonesia), Kathmandu Law School (Nepal) and Mahidol University (Thailand).