President Mahinda Rajapaksa who visited Shilpa 2014, the arts and crafts exhibition organised by the National Crafts Council at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Exhibition Centre, poses to have his portrait painted by artists. Pic: Chandana Perera

Following a request of the father of a child suffering from diabetes to be treated in Sri Lanka, during First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa's visit to the Seychelles in June, the child was admitted to the Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital. The child, Mo Mo, who was cured met the First Lady at President's House and thanked her before her departure last week. The child's father and sister were also present.
Pic: Lalith Welivitagoda

Office equipment was distributed among the Nuwara Eliya district “Front offices” recently at Nuwara Eliya District Secretariat auditorium under the Patronage of Minister of Public Management Reforms, Navin Dissanayake. Here Minister presents office equipment among the officers of Agrarian service centres. Additional Secretary to the Ministry Shirani Weerakoon was also present.

The Annual General Meeting of the Gemmological Association of the University of Moratuwa was held at the Wilpattu National Park, Maradankaduwa, Wananiwahana recently with the patronage of Senior Lecturer, Earth Resource Engineering Dept. Prof. P.G.R. Dharmaratna, Prof. N. Munasinghe, President S. Baratha Perera and Secretary Janaka Hemachandra.

A differently-abled young girl who had completed a vocational training course at the Ragama Rehabilitation Hospital was presented a sewing machine by the Kalutara District Secretary, U.D.C. Jayalal. Kalutara Divisional Secretary Wimal Gunathunga and Additional District Secretary Sirisoma Lokuwithana were also present.