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News in brief C. W. W. Kannangara commemorated Central Colleges Past Pupil's Association of Sri Lanka has arranged to celebrate the C. W. W. kannangara birth anniversary with a number of events. A six member per team cricket tournament among the first 54 central colleges, will be held at the Shalika grounds Narahenpita on September 18. C. W. W. Kannangara commemoration festival will take place on Sep. 30 at the Ussapitiya Rinsanda Central College, Mawanella. The prize-giving for the winners of short stories, essays, poetry and drawings on the Kannangara vision will take place at the function. The organising committee has also arranged to hold an oratorical contest on the same day. They also revealed that the annual publications, 'Arunalu kalapaya' will be released this year too. Upgrade railway stations An archaic manual ticketing system dating back to the colonial era coupled with a shortage in the workforce has prevented the officials from providing an efficient service, said Fort Railway Station Superintendent N. Wijesinghe. "Government could install at least a ticketing machine to issue platform tickets to reduce the passenger congestion. In other developed countries, passengers could get tickets by inserting a coin but here they have to wait for hours. Digitalising the ticketing system is a challenge" he said. He said that though the Fort Railway Station was one of the main railway stations of the country, it did not have a digital timetable. A worker had to climb to change the timetable from time to time. He said the Station needs about 300 minor employees. He further said that passenger facilities including waiting areas were not adequate. Rain but no floods Scattered showers are expected to continue in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts of the Southern province for next few days as the South-West monsoon enters its tail-end stage, Meteorology Department said on Friday. "On and off showers with bright sun is the usual weather pattern in Sri Lanka during this time of the year", said an official from the Meteorology Department ruling out possibility of floods at the present moment. Asked if the hurricane developed in the Atlantic ocean and the recent condition gave rise to floods in neighbouring India would have an impact on the climate of Sri Lanka he said, it is difficult to say if the hurricane could change the vital climatic factors such as air pressure, humidity to an extent to cause change in the weather but there is always a possibility of having some kind of impact. Help save him H. A. Iresh Chandrasena of 5/25, Kospelawinna, Ratnapura, who is a
Mechanical Engineer passed out in 2003 from Moratuwa University is suffering
from kidney failure. Consultant Nephologist Dr. Surjit Somiah has
recommended immediate kidney transplant costing Rs. 350,000. His family is
not in a position to bear the full cost and seek assistance to expedite his
operation. His A/c No. is 0088 2070648482, People's Bank, Ratnapura. |
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