In Brief

Former Nalandian cricketer D.N. Seneviratne dies

Death of Nalandian cricketer..... Nalanda Vidyalaya lost one of their erstwhile cricketers when D.N. Seneviratne died last Friday, June 15. Born in 1925, he entered Nalanda in 1938 and was a student until 1942 and was in the Senior forms.

He is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter who are now living in Omanththa in Elpitiya.The funeral takes place today.

All-Island Choir Festival - 2012

The Institute of Western Music and Speech has organised the All Island Choir Festival 2012 to nurture and encourage young talent. The competition is open to all choirs in the junior, senior and open categories, inclusive of mixed, female and male choirs.

Attractive trophies and cash awards will be presented to the winners and runners-up along with certificates of participation to all. The Semi-finals will be on September 15 at the Russian Cultural Centre and the Finals on September 22 at the Bishop’s College Auditorium.

The closing date for entries is July 16 and entry forms could be obtained from I.W.M.S., No. 12, Kotalawala Gardens, Colombo 4.

For details call: 0112582498 / 0112587328 or
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‘Hulftsdorp Debates 2012’

The ‘Hulftsdorp Debates 2012’, organised by the English Literary Association (ELA) of the Sri Lanka Law College, will be held on July 7 and 8 at the Sri Lanka Law College premises. The ‘Hulftsdorp Debates’ is the first and only debate competition exclusively between universities of Sri Lanka and will witness many of Sri Lanka’s talented young speakers debating in one arena.

SLLA Awards 2012 on June 22

The institutions and organisations who were nominated for the 2012 SLLA Awards for their outstanding contributions will receive their awards at the 52nd Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka Library Association on June 22 at the Sri Lanka Foundation.

The National Science Foundation, for its outstanding contribution towards Science and Technology Information, The ICT Agency of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Book Publishes' Association for publicising Sri Lankan Publication Nationally and Internationally will receive awards.

Rahula get-together today

The '82 Batch of Rahula College, Matara will hold its annual get-together today, at 9 a.m. at the Asiri Hotel, Kamburugamuwa. The event is coordinated by Amith Karunarathna (071-4103277), Rohantha Samarasingha (077-7910171) and Asoka Rathnayaka (077-7313291 / 077-3670887).

AGM of Thurstan Junior OBU

The 19th Annual General Meeting of Thurstan College Junior Old Boys’ Union will be held on Saturday, June 23, at 3.00p.m. at the College auditorium. The event is coordianted by the Jt. Secretary (0722828980 / 0773976797).