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News in Pictures
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| Two new High Commissioners and two
ambassadors accredited to Sri Lanka presented their
credentials to President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the
Presidential Secretariat yesterday. From left: High
Commissioner of Singapore Karan Singh Thakral, High
Commissioner of Malawi Dr. Perks Ligoya, Ambassador of
Tunisia Tarek Azouz, Ambassador of Morocco Larbi Reffouh |
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| The Jathika Hela Urumaya
(JHU)representatives led by its leader Dr.Ven. Omalpe
Sobhitha Thera and JHU National Organizer Nishantha
Warnasinghe, declared their assets and liabilities to the
Elections Commissioner at the Elections Secretariat
yesterday. Picture by Bagrawa Kithsiri |
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The National Institute of Library and
Information Sciences (NILIS) of the University of
Colombo was awarded the ‘SLLA Excellence Award – 2013’ at
the 53rd Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka Library
Association (SLLA), for outstanding services rendered in
Library and Information Science education and training in
Sri Lanka. Here, NILIS Chairman and UGC Vice Chairman, Prof.
Ranjith Senaratne and NILIS Director Upali Amarasiri receive
the award from Chief Guest Culture and Arts Ministry
Secretary Wasantha Ekanayaka. The function was held at the
SLFI auditorium. |
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| Motorists alone cannot be blamed for
road accidents at pedestrian crossings since pedestrians too
have the duty and responsibility to cross the road speedily
without causing traffic jams and inconvenience motorists.
Here, a youth leisurely crossing the road at a pedestrian
crossing talking over the mobile quite impervious to the
busy traffic around him. Picture by Saman Sri Wedage |
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