President Mahinda Rajapaksa pays his last
respects to S.D. Bandaranayake, a founder member of the SLFP,
at his residence. He was the father of Deputy Minister Pandu
Bandaranayake. Pic: Sudath Silva
The students of Colombo schools
recently handed over books to be donated to the ‘Poson poth
dansela’ organised on a concept of Education Minister
Bandula Gunawardena. The free book distribution will be held
on Poson Full Moon Poya and the following day at Mihintale
temple in Anuradhapura. Students of several schools
including Ananda, Nalanda, Lumbini, Isipathana, St.Paul's
Milagiriya, Visakha, Royal, Mahanama, Thurstan and D.S.
Senanayake donated books for this cause.
Here students of Sirimavo Balika Vidyalaya presenting books
to Minister Gunawardena.
Mihintale Aloka pooja organised by the
Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd., and sponsored by Abans,
for the 52nd consecutive year during the Poson season at
Mihintale Rajamaha Vihara. Here General Manager of Abans,
ABS Gardner (the advertising subsidiary of Abans Ltd.),
Dixon Hall presents the sponsorship cheque to ANCL Chairman
and Managing Director, Bandula Padmakumara. Deputy General
Manager Marketing, ANCL, Waruna Mallawaarachchi and Accounts
Manager, ABS Gardner, Usha Dixon look on.
Commemmorating World Environment Day on
June 5 Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media and
Information, Charitha Herath plants a sapling at the
Ministry premises. Other officials were also present
Rs. 143 lakhs to implement “Front
Offices” and “Back Offices” in 56 selected Public
institutions in the Nuwara Eliya district was paid recently
under the patronage of Minister of Public Management Reforms
Navin Dissanayake. This project is implemented by the
Ministry of Public Management Reforms with the objective of
creating an excellent Public Service. Here, Ministry's
Secretary W.M. Bandusena handing over relevant documents to
the Secretary of the Central Provincial Council Sarath
Premawansa.
