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Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne unveiled
the pinnacle of the newly-constructed dagaba at Elhena
Rathanasara Vihara, Gothatuwa recently. Here he presents a
gilded casket to Japanese philanthropist, Agatha Kenji who
had donated funds to the dagaba project. Viharadhipathi Ven.
Thihagoda Bhaddiya Thera, Ven. Angunnabadulle Gnanadarsi
Thera, Petrolium Industries Minister, Susil Premajayantha,
Disaster Management Minister, Mahinda Amaraweera and WPC
member, Hector Bethmage were also present. Pic: A.
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The Sahasrabhisheka Foundation under the
patronage of North Central Province Chief Minister Berty
Premalal Dissanayake and NCP Agriculture Minister K.H.
Nandasena held a series of pinkamas at the Sri Maha Bodhi in
Anuradhapura in connection with Poson Poya. The pinkama was
organised by Deshabandu Dr. Ariyawansha Keerthisinghe on
behalf of the Foundation on the advice of
Atamasthanadhipathi Most Ven.Dr. Pallegama Sirinivasa Nayake
Thera. Here the organisers gift personal computers to be
distributed among the schools in the area to the Maha Sangha
led by Ven. Rekawa Jinarathana Thera. Pic: by Ranjith
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A rural electrification scheme was
commissioned for the remote village of Korakahagolla in
Galewela by Land and Land Development Minister Janaka
Bandara Tennakoon. Here the Minister switches on the
electricity supply which will benefit 500 families. Central
Provincial Councillor Pramitha Tennakoon, Deputy Chairman of
the Galewela Pradeshiya Sabha M.P.R. Jayatilaka and
Pradeshiya Sabha member Padmaruwan Sarathchandra are also in
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Higher ordination ceremony
The higher ordination ceremony of the Sri Lanka
Amarapura Maha Nikaya will be held on Friday at 3.30 p.m. at the
Walpola Sri Wimalaratanarama Vidya Nivasa Pirivena, Kandana.
Most Ven. Aggamahapanditha Dauldena Gnanassara Maha
Nayaka Thera of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya and Most Ven.
Aggamahapanditha Kotugoda Dhammawasa Anunayaka
Thera, President of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Sangha Sabha will
preside.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Prime Minister D.M.
Jayaratne will grace the ceremony.
Death of Albertina Sisulu: Govt condoles
Senior Minister of Rural Affairs Athauda
Seneviratna, a special envoy of President Mahinda Rajapaksa,
represented the Government at the State funeral of Ms. Albertina
Sisulu, commonly known in South Africa as the “Mother of the
Nation”. The funeral was held on June 11 at the Orlanda Stadium in
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Late Ms. Sisulu was highly respected as an
anti-Apartheid icon and a woman who led the freedom struggle
together with her late husband, Walter Sisulu who was also a former
President of the African National Congress. Walter Sisulu, who died
in 2003, spent 25 years in custody on Robben Island alongside Nelson
Mandela.
90th anniversary of Chinese Communist Party
A public lecture will be held to mark the 90th
anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party at the Lakshman
Kadirgamar Centre, Colombo at 3.00 p.m. Tomorrow.
The lecture will be delivered by Government
Information Director Wasanthapriya Ramanayake, a senior journalist
and media personality. Western Province Governor Alavi Moulana will
preside while Minister D.E.W. Gunasekara will be the guest of
honour.
Inter Church Pentecost rally
Sri Lanka's first ever Inter Denominational
Pentecost rally for unity will be held on Saturday June 25 from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour,
Colombo.
The rally is being organised by the Inter Church
Fellowship (ICF) which believes that this is the time when the
prophetic prayer of Jesus is coming to fulfillment.
In this prayer Jesus said, "May they all be one as
You Father are in Me and I am in You. May they be one in Us; so that
the world may believe that You have sent me." (John 17:21). There is
clear evidence that this prophetic prayer of the Lord Jesus is being
fulfilled in this era and we all need to cooperate with the Lord in
doing His will to bring about Christian unity in diversity through
the power of the Holy Spirit as a prelude to lasting peace, unity
and justice in the world, the ICF says.
'Methodist Walk 2011' and Mini Fair on June 25
The 'Methodist Walk 2011', and Mini Fair coordinated
by the Parent-Teachers Association with the Old Girls' Association
and the Methodist College Education Society will be held on
Saturday, June 25. The 'Walk' with the theme 'Be a light", will
commence at 7.00 a.m. from the Upper School and wend its way along
Duplication Road, Bauddhaloka Mawatha. and return to school along
Galle Road, which will be followed by the Mini Fair. The event is in
aid of building two floors of activity rooms for the middle school
above the Science laboratories.
AGM of St. Benedict's College OBU
The 107th AGM of the Old Boys' Union of St.
Benedict's College will be held on Sunday, June 26 commencing 10.30
am at the College Hall. It will be preceded by Holy Mass at 9.30 am.
All old boys will be present for the Holy Mass and
the annual sessions followed by a fellowship lunch and
get-together at the Old Bens Sports Club.
