A special mass and
welcome ceremony to honour Archbishop Dr. Malcolm Cardinal
Ranjith, organised by the Development Committee of the
Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Kotahena, Colombo 13 took
place recently. Here the Cardinal is being conducted to the
venue. Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Ignatius Warnakulasundara, and
President, Church Development Committee, Edmond Fernando are
also in the picture. Pic: A. Maduraveeran
A discussion on the
new town plan for Matara was held at the Sri Lanka Army (Gemunu)
Auditorium Matara recently. Officials of various departments
and institutions were present at the discussion. Here
Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development Dullas
Alahapperuma and Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
Gotabaya Rajapaksa brief the participants on the new plan.
- Pic. A.W. Gunawardhana, Matara Central Cor.
The 557th Agrarian
Service Centre of the Agrarian Development Department was
opened in Maharagama by Water Supply and Drainage Minister
Dinesh Gunawardene recently. Provincial Minister Upali
Kodikara and the former Chairperson of Maharagama
UC, Kanthi Kodikara look on. Pic. Wehelle Piyathilake,
Maharagama Spl. Cor.
The Ministry of
Agriculture distributed one thousand plastic baskets to
vegetable and fruit centres in Colombo district. Here
Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena inspects
the Centre at Koswatte in Nawala. The Ministry Project
Director D. B. T. Wijerathna is also in the picture. Pic:
Nanda Ekanayake, Kotte Central Group Cor.
The inauguration
ceremony of the mobile service to distribute compost
fertilizer among Colombo district customers was held under
the patronage of Agrarian Services and Wildlife Minister S.M.
Chandrasena at the Janatha Fertilizer Enterprise Limited
premises, Dawalasinharama Mawatha, Colombo 15. Here recently
the Minister sells a bag of compost fertilizer to a
customer, while Janatha Fertilizer Enterprise Chairman
Lakshman Hirimuthugoda and officials look on. Pic. A.
Maduraveeran
Miss. Seli Nimasha Manu Senanayake, a
Grade 11 student of Holy Family Balika Maha Vidyalaya,
Wennappuwa won the Environmental award 2010 for her project
on “Effluent water purification by using a biological
Method”, awarded by the Sri Lanka Scientists Association (SLAS).
Here Seli Nimasha receives her award from the Minister of
Science and Technology Prof. Tissa Vitarana.
Chief Minister of the
Central Province, Sarath Ekanayake lights the oil lamp to
inaugurate the medical clinic organised by Aaroghya of the
Dinamina newspaper held at Menikhinna Maha Vidyalaya in
Kundasale recently. Provincial Minister of Health and
Indigenous Medicine, K. Sunil Amarakoon, Provincial Member,
L. Wijesinghe, Co-ordinating Secretary to the Media and
Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, Director of ANCL,
Seelarathne Senarath, Manager, Circulation and Marketing
Sunil Sendanayake were also present. Pic: H. A. Shakoor,
Pathadumbara Spl. Cor.
The annual
Meelad-un-Nabi prize-giving of the Ahadiya Federation of the
Kalutara district was held recently. Here Al-Haj A. H. M.
Azwer MP presents a prize to a winner. Al-Haj M. H. M. Uwain
is also in the picture. Pic: B. M. Mukthar, Beruwala Spl.
Cor.
The Sports Meet of
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Balika Vidyalaya was held under the
patronage of Education Ministry Secretary H.M. Gunasekera,
recently. Here Diluki Amanda Silva, the House Captain of
‘Mayura House’ which emerged champs beating Hansa, Paravi
and Kokila Houses with 449 points receives the Shield from
the chief guest Principal Pushpa Kalubowila is also in the
picture Pic: Saman Sri Wedage. Pic: Saman Sri Wedage
