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Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a dinner hosted by the Thailand Foreign Minister at the Asian Foreign Minister’s confab at Phuket, Thailand last week.Mrs.Deepthi Bogollagama is also in the picture.


 

Nallur festival begins tomorrow

The annual festival of the historic Nallur Kanthaswami Kovil in Jaffna begins tomorrow.The temple management, police and the Municipal officials in Jaffna have made elaborate arrangements to look into the welfare of thousands of devotees, attending the festival in Nallur, which will continue for twenty-five days. Informed sources said the Nallur festival will be the first peace time festival in three decades.

A large number of expatriate Tamils are also expected to arrive in Jaffna for the festival. Several expatriates have already arrived in Jaffna. The chariot festival of Nallur, will take place on August 19, and the water-cutting ceremony will be held on the following day.


Padukka corr. dies

Lake House Padukka Group Correspondent, Benette Kalukapuge died at the age of 79.

He was the Padukka correspondent from 1986 until his death.He leaves his wife and two children.His remains lie at No. 339, Jayanthi Mawatha, Padukka.The cremation takes place today at Galagedara Crematorium at 5.00 p.m.


Memorial Lecture on Friday

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Sri Lanka will hold the Seventh John Diandas Memorial Lecture, “Solace for Land Transportation in sri Lanka - Railway Electrification and Its Economics’ by Dr. Tilak Siyambalapitiya, Managing Director, RMA (Pvt) Ltd, Energy Consultant on Friday July 31 at 5.30 p.m. at the Wimalasurendra Auditorium, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 120/15, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 7.


Diriyata Saviya on July 31

Diriyata Saviya Scholarships program initiated by Rotary Club of Kelaniya will be held on Friday July 31 at 10.00 a.m. at Wedamulla Maha Vidyalaya Auditorium, Kelaniya.The selected children will receive a sum of Rs. 1,000 monthly for a period of two years.


MP Sarath Ranawaka passes away

The Member of Parliament for Kaluthara District Sarath Ranawaka (UNP) passed away yesterday morning at the Sri Jayawardanapura Hospital.He was ailing for some time and was 63 at the time of his death. He was the father of two daughters. Funeral arrangements will be notified later.

 

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