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Donation for Base Hospital

Navaratna Banadara, Mahaweli systems group corr

The Rotary Club donated medical equipment needed to treat kidney patients to the Padaviya Base Hospital. The club allocated Rs 27,000,000.

The Padaviya Base Hospital caters to residents around Janakapura, Padaviya and Welioya of the Mahaweli Zone L.

Harvesting machine set on fire

Sivam Packiyanathan, Batticaloa group cor

A harvesting machine was set on fire, according to complaint lodged at the Kokkaddichcholai Police in the Batticaloa District on Saturday.

The complainant had hired the machine from Potuvil in the Ampara district.

The Kokkaddicholai Police are investigating.

New bridge in Nava Sangamwewa

Kekirawa Group Corr

A new bridge has been built at Nava Sangamwewa by the Ipalogama Divisional Secretariat in fulfilling a request made by the residents in the area.

The bridge costing Rs 1.7 million was built with a Rs 1.2 million state allocation while the balance was met by the Ipalogama Divisional Secretariat, said Assistant Director (Planning) N F R Ratnayake.

Carbonic manure under Divineguma

Hidogama Group Corr

Members of the Suhadagama Chitra K Women’s Organization in the Nachchaduwa Divisional Secretariat Division have produced 25,000 kilogrammes of carbonic manure under the Divineguma programme under the specifications of the Makandura Carbonic Fertilizer Production Institution. The association has made arrangements to sell the fertilizer at Rs 8 per kilogram to farmers, said association patron R Appuhamy.

New TRCB chairman

Former Western Provincial Councillor H.A. Wimalasuriya was appointed new chairman of the Tea, Rubber and Coconut Board (TRCB) by Plantation Industries Miniser Mahinda Samarasinghe.

Wimalasuriya held the post of working director of the Foreign Employment Bureau. He is also director of the Coconut Cultivation Board.

Wimalasuriya worked as a journalist. He authored a number of books.

Buddhist talk

Das Meeriyagalle will deliver a public talk in English on “Nanda Sutta in Devaputta Samyatta” at the meeting of the Servants of the Buddha society on February 9 at 4.30 p.m. at Maithree Hall, Lauries Road, Bambalapitiya.

Certificate awarding

Nugawela-Kandy Amunugama Federation will award certificate to 250 students who successfully completed the Korean Language Course and 60 students who completed Chinese Language Course at a ceremony to be held at the Hedeniya Enrich Hotel auditorium on February 9 at 10.00 a.m.

Training workshops

Training workshops will be held on cinnamon cultivation and processing of harvest for estate officers on February 21 and 22 by the Cinnamon Research Centre at Palolpitiya, Thihagoda. For information, tel 041-5673931.

Vice Principal, students hospitalised after wasp attack

Yasaratne Gamage

The Vice Principal and 14 students of Medagama Al Irshard College were hospitalised after they were attacked by wasps in the school premises on Tuesday.

Nine students were discharged after initial treatment while the Vice Principal and five students are still receiving treatment at Medagama Hospital.