After opening the new Pallai railway station of Northern Railway line the Transport Minister inspects the operational site of Pallai railway station along with Deputy Minister Rohana Dissanayaka, Indian High Commissioner Y.K. Sinha, Minister Douglas Deva-nanda, Northern Province Governor G.A. Chandrasiri and parlia-mentarian M. Chandrakumar.Pic: M.S.M. Munthasir, Panadura Central Group

Acting Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development Mohan Lal Grero visited the Borella branch of the Sri Lanka German Technical Institute where 80 trainees were admitted. Here the acting Minis-ter presents a letter to a trainee. Director/Principal, Shantha Karunaratne looks on. Pic: Wehelle Piyathilake, Maharagama Spl. Cor.

UPFA Colombo Central Co-organiser and Colombo district UPFA candidate for the Western Provincial Council election Hirunika Premachandra launched her official website, www.hirunikayourvoice.com at a function held at the Sri Lanka Hotel Man-agement Institute, Colombo on Friday. Her mother Sumana Premachandra, President's Coordinating Secretary, Nihal Maya-dunna, ANCL Director Editorial, Seelaratne Senarath and Swarna Gunarathna were also present. Pic: Gayan Pushpika

Former Judge of the Supreme Court and Chief Minister of the Northern Province, Justice C.V. Wigneswaran unveiled the photograph of the late Attorney-at-Law C. Ramalingam at a ceremony held at the Law Library of the Mallakam District Court recently,presided over by the President of the Bar Association of Jaffna, Miss Shantha Abimannasingam PC. Former Judge of the High Court, J. Viswana-than and Kumaravadivel Kuruparan, Attorney-at Law and lecturer in law of the University of Jaffna and a grandson of late C. Ramalingam were also present

Former Mayor of Batticaloa, Sivageetha Prabagaran and ten of her former councillors held a 24-hour hunger strike on Friday at the Mahathma Gandhi statue in Batticaloa, protesting against the UNHRC Resolution in Geneva, against Sri Lanka. Pic: Sivam Packiayanathan, Batticaloa Spl. Cor.

A new water project for Soranawatta in Horana, was commis-sioned recently by the Water Supply and Drainage Ministry, on the initiative from Kalutara district parliamentarian Vidura Wickra-manayaka. Thirty families will benefit from the project. Here the parliamentarian helps a child to draw water. Pic: Priyadarshani Kahawala, Ingiriya Central Gr. Cor.

People took part in the Nilwala walk, a distance of three kilometre from Godagama towards Galle along the Southern Expressway prior to its official opening by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on 15 March. Youth Affairs and Skills Development Minister Dullas Alahapperuma and several Southern Politicians took part in the walk.