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| South Asia's tallest Standing Buddha
Statue is to be built in Sri Lanka. The statue with a height
of 180 feet is to be built close to the Kottawa- Makumbura
ancient temple. The statue will be positioned to face the
Southern Expressway and construction work will begin on
Vesak Poya Day. A discussion in this regard was held under
the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees
yesterday. Most Ven Iththepane Dhammalankara Thera, Most Ven
Ellawala Medhnanada Thera , Chancellor of the Sri
Jayawardhanapura University Ven. Prof. Bellanvila
Wimalarathana Maha Thera, Education Minister Bandula
Gunawardana and Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs Deputy
Minister M K A D Gunawardana also participated in the
discussion. Picture by Nalin Hewapathirana |
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External Affairs Deputy Minister
Neomal Perera, led the Sri Lanka delegation, which
participated at the inauguration of Pope Francis I in the
Vatican City on March 19. Aviation Deputy Minister Sarath
Kumara Gunaratne and MP and Chief Opposition Whip John
Amaratunga also participated. The deputy minister while
carrying a special message
from President Mahinda Rajapaksa, also had the opportunity
to greet the new Pontiff and receive his blessings. Deputy
Minister Perera also met the Sri Lanka community leaders in
Italy along with other members of Sri Lanka delegation and
held a discussion with them at the embassy to identify their
issues and offered solutions to most of them. |
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| Independent Media Association of Sri
Lanka and journalist and Editor of the souvenir book
published for the ceremonial inauguration of the Mattala
Rajapaksa International Airport, General Secretary
Chandrasiri Weligamage presented the first copy of the
souvenir book to Civil Aviation Minister Priyankara
Jayaratna recently. President of Association Lokubandara
Munasinghe is also in the picture. |
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| Gampaha Rathnawali Balika Maha
Vidyalaya annual prize giving was held at the Vidyalaya hall
recently. Here, chief guest, Education Minister Bandula
Gunawardana presenting a certificate to a student. Principal
H A H Jayawardana is also in the picture. Picture by Nimal
Jayasinghe Gampaha Roving corr |
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| The first installment of Rs 20,000 to
construct houses out of the 100,000 promised to people
living under the poverty line was handed over to 700 war
affected families in the Batticaloa district. The function
was presided by Batticaloa district secretary P S M Charles.
Economic Development Deputy Minister M L A M Hizbullah,
Resettlement Deputy Minister V Muralitharan, Urban
Development Authority coordinating secretary Berty Perera,
National Housing Development Authority district manager K
Jeganathan, Provincial Council member Sibbly Farook and
divisionalsSecretaries in the Batticaloa district also
participated. Picture by Sivam Packiyanathan, Batticlaoa
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| A health camp and free distribution
of reading glasses to the needy was held in the Sri
Saddharmarama Temple premises at Pannipitiya on Saturday
organized by Polwatte Sahurda Ekamuthuwa with the support of
the Megacity Lion Club 306-C2 group. Here, Dr. Jagath Herath
of Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital examining a patient. Picture
by Bandula Alahakoon |
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| The annual festival of Koddaimunai,
Punnaiyampathy, Batticaloa Maha Mariyamman Temple which is
in progress, held its five chariot procession through the
main street of Batticaloa. Five deities in gaily decorated
chariots were drawn by devotees. The water cutting ceremony
will be held today, when for the first time the chariot of
the main deity will be drawn across the new Kallady bridge
for the ceremony at Kallady beach. Picture by Sivam
Packiyanathan, Batticaloa special correspondent |
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| Lion A Madden met Lions Presidents of
Sri Lanka at the Buddhist Cultural Centre, Colombo. Here
Kohuwala Lions President Lion Dr K R Krishan receives a
certificate in appreciation of his services to society.
District Governor Lion Duminda Munasighe is also in the
picture |
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