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Fined for dumping garbage

Nimal Jayasingha - Gampaha Roving

Two women were fined Rs 5,000 each by Gampaha by Gampaha Additional Magistrate and District Judge Indika Shehan Attanayake for dumping garbage on the road in the Bandiyamulla area.

The suspect women were produced by the Environmental Unit of the Gampaha Police were fined.

Dies in accident

Sabaragamuwa group corr.

One person died and four others were injured and admitted to the Kegalle General Hospital when a van in which they were travelling from Kandy to Colombo crashed into a stationary lorry at Bellapathe Galigamuwa on March 15.

The deceased was identified as Sub Inspertor H.M. Sunil of the Colombo Police Foreign Print Bureau. The four injured are also his colleagues at the Bureau. The body was sent to the Kegalle Hospital morgue for an autopsy. Kegalle Police is investigating.

Ven. Vanawasi Rahula Thera celebrates b’day on March 20

The Founder of the National Namal Uyana Ven. Vanawasi Rahula will celebrate his 59th birthday on March 20. He is the only Bhikkhu to have been honoured with a President’s Award in 1994 for his dedicated services to protect the environment. Ven. Vanawasi Rahula Thera has also been honoured by local and foreign organisations in the past.

A special Pinkama will be held at 7 pm on March 20 at the Namal Uyana organised by the Namal Uyana Trustees.





 

AGM

The Annual General Meeting of the Association of the Peradeniya University will be held on March 24, 2013 commencing at 9.30 a.m. at the E.O.E. Perera Auditorium, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya under the patronage of D.G. Uswattearatchi (Ph.D. Cambridge 1965), an eminent alumnus of the University of Peradeniya (B.A. Economics 1958). The guest of honour will be Peradeniya University Vice Chancellor Prof. Atula Senaratne.

The AGM will be followed by lunch and fellowship at the faculty of Engineering for AAUP members, their guests and other alumni of the university of Peradeniya. For details please contact either [email protected] or the AAUP office (077-13387618) Students’ Centre, University of Peradeniya.

Student drowns

Batticaloa group corr.

A 13-year-old student named Kasun was drowned while he was bathing in the sea off Pasikudah beach with a group of collogues from a leading school in Mawanella on Saturday. Police investigating the incident said the students had been bathing in a prohibited area along the coast.

Killed by lightning

A watcher in a private estate in Diddeniya died after being struck by lightning. The victims is 60-year-old R M Premadasa of Giriulla. The body was sent to the Padukka hospital morgue for the post mortem. Hanwella Police are investigating.

Two drowned

Two youths drowned while bathing with their friends in the Mahaweli Ganga and at Wellawatte beach on Sunday evening.

Danaraj Navidaran (20) of Agarapathana died while bathing in the Mahaweli Ganga in Kalupalama, Panideniya on Sunday. The other, Mohommad Kamzi (20) Dematagoda was dragged away by the currents while bathing in the sea in Wellawatte. Police are searching for the body.