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News in Pictures
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| The annual Thai Pongal celebrations
organized by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady
Shiranthi Rajapaksa were held at Temple Trees yesterday. The
President participated at the traditional Pongal decorations
and gomatha puja. Here the First Lady engaged in a
traditional Thai Pongal ritual. Indian High Commissioner in
Sri Lanka Ashok K. Kantha, Ministers Douglas Devananda,
Gamini Lokuge, Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Deputy Ministers
Geethanjana Gunawardena, M. K. D. S. Gunarathna, MP Namal
Rajapaksa and Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga
were attended. Picture by Sudath Silva |
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| To enhance cultural promotion
programmes and develop relationships between Sri Lanka and
Afghanistan, a MoU was signed between Cultural Affairs
Minister T.B. Ekanayake and Afghanistan Foreign Minister Dr.
Salmai Rassoul at the Foreign Ministry. Minister Ekanayake
seen signing the MoU. Photo: Cultural Ministry |
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| Education Minister Bandula
Gunawardena, who laid the foundation stone for a Mahindodaya
IT Laboratory building at Devika Balika Vidyalaya yesterday,
being presented with a first day cover bearing a new stamp
and a memento issued to mark the school’s 60th anniversary
by Principal Brevet Col. (Ms) Pradeepa Samarasinghe. Picture
by Saman Sri Wedage |
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| A pre-school of international
standard costing Rs 4 million was jointly built by the Sri
Lanka Air Force Welfare Unit and Seva Vanitha Unit at the
Air Force complex premises in Valaiyeravu, Batticaloa on
Tuesday. Sri Lanka Air Force Seva Vanitha Unit president N
Abeywickrama opened the preschool building. Sri Lanka Air
Force Welfare Director Air Vice Marshal W A Silva,
Batticaloa Air Force Commanding Officer Wing Commander W M A
B Wewegama and Air Force Batticaloa media coordinator Ananda
Kumarasiri were among the participants. Picture by Sivam
Packiyanathan, Batticaloa special correspondent |
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