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Bak Maha festival

Dehiwala Saranankara United Sports Club will hold this year's Bak Maha festival on April 26 at the Saranankara grounds, Dehiwala under the patronage of Dehiwala - Mt Lavinia Mayor Dhanasiri Amaratunga and Kohuwala OIC Police Chaminda Edirisuriya. Retired Superintendent of Police Tissa Wijeratne will be the chief guest.

Big Brother music band and Star Dancing ensemble will perform at the event.

Oil anointing ceremonies

The state oil anointing ceremony for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year will be held at the Kirivehera Raja Maha Viharaya, Kataragama on April 15 at the auspicious time of 6.41 a.m.

Kurunegala District Parliamentarian and Indigenous Medicine Minister Salinda Dissanayake said all arrangements in this regard have been finalised by the ministry.

Herbal oil and other items will be provided to participants free of charge.

The Colombo Municipal Council oil anointing ceremony to mark the Sinhala and Tamil New Year will be held at the Isipathanaramaya, Havelock Town, Colombo on April 15 at 6.41 am.

The ceremony will be held under the patronage of Colombo Mayor A J M Muzammil, Deputy Mayor U L Titus and Municipal Council members.

The oil anointing ceremony for the New Year will be held at the Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya at the auspicious time at 6.45 am on April 15.

Labour Minister Gamini Lokuge, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Deputy Mayor Kesaralal Gunasekera and Western Provincial Council member Gamini Tilakasiri will participate.

Help them

J Alen Thong, a member of the Emirates Culinary Guild is suffering from an acute kidney disease and Consultant Dr Mustafa Ahmed of the City Hospital in Dubai has recommended a kidney transplant with a B Rh (D) + kidney to save his life.

Donors contact Roshi Gunaweera of 861, Millennium City, Athurugiriya on 0776237044 for details.

A. Sumanawathie, 58, of Vithanagewatta, Lenama, Deegala, Akuressa is suffering from an acute heart ailment (hole in the heart).

Dr. Namal Gamage who is treating her has recommended an urgent surgery for ASD closure to save her life.

He says the patient will have to bear a part of the expenditure of Rs. 50,000 as hospital stocks are in short supply.

Sumanawathie requests philanthropists and the public to assist her cause by sending financial contributions to help expedite the surgery and save her life.

Contributions should be remitted to account number 117-2-001-4-0016737 at the People's Bank, Akuressa branch.