The Sri Lanka Ayurvedic Nikethanaya was opened at Navinna in Maharagama recently. Here Minister of Labour and Labour Relations Gamini Lokuge registers the first patient. Managing Director of Nik-ethanaya Dr. B. Sumedha Pieris and Dr. Upali Pilapitiya are also in the picture.

The Super Star Competition among young Singers Musicians, Dancers and Dramatists organised by the National Youth Services Council was held at the Sri Lanka Youth Cen-tre, Maharagama recently. Here the Chief guest, Youth Affairs and Skills Development Minister Dullas Alahapperuma speaks to the young artistes. Veteran singer Ms. Pradeepa Dharmadasa looks on. Pic Wehelle Piyathilake, Maharagama Spl. Cor.

A Trade Exhibition titled ‘Hambantota Navodaya’ – 2012 was held at the Ambalantota Welipatanvila Maha Vidyalaya, ground recently, organised by the Hambantota District Chamber of Commerce (HDCC), District Secretariat and the Ministry of Industry of the Southern Province. Here the Chief Minister of Southern Province Shan Wijayalal de Silva, Namal Rajapaksa MP and Chairman of the Hambantota district development committee view the exhibition. HDCC President M.S. Yusuf, HDCC CEO Krishanthi Weerasinghe are also in the picture. Pic:M. Irfan Zakariya, Hambantota Thinakaran Spl.Cor.

The Sangamitta Balika Walk 2012 was held yesterday in Colombo. The chief guest was Thilanga Sumathipala MP. Principal Thushari de Silva and Western Provincial Councillor Asoka Lankathilaka are also in the picture. Pic: Chinthaka Kumarasinghe

The Annual Journalism Awards 2011 ceremony was held at the Mt. Lavinia Hotel, under the patronage of the Editor and Publisher of ‘Himal South Asia’, Kanak Mani Dixit recently. Here Sunday Observer staffer Ananda Kannangara receives the ‘Subramanium Chettiar Social Development Reporter of the Year’ merit award. Pic: Nissanka Wijeratne

Two seventeen-year-old students (PCJT Soft-ware Engineers) of Java Institute of Sri Lanka, Chamath Palihawadana and Roshnal Lihinikadu won the second place at the International Think Quest Software Competition defeating over 7000 teams from 59 countries, organised by the Oracle Corporation. The awards presentation to the two students of Royal College, Colombo, who brought honour and fame to Sri Lanka will be held at Sri Sambuddhathwa Jayanthi Mandiraya, Colombo tomorrow at 3.30 p.m., with the par-ticipation of Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, Chandima Weerakkody.