President Mahinda Rajapaksa remains in the hearts of the people from all walks of life. It is with profound gratitude that the masses appreciate his leadership which has ushered in a new era in Sri Lanka history. Here a group of elderly devotees express their affection and gratitude to the President while he visited Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy yesterday. Pic: Sudath Silva

“World Diabetes Day Walk” was held at the Independence Square yesterday under the patronage of First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa. Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena, Additional Secretary to the Health Ministry, Dr. Amal De Silva, Director, Tharunyata Hetak, Dr. Chula Karunaratne, Colombo University's Diabetes Research Division Specialist, Dr. Prasad Katulanda and Chairman, National Youth Services Council Attorney-at-Law Lalith Piyum Perera are also in the picture.
Pic: Gayan Pushpika

The Sri Lanka delegation which took part at the SAARC Media Forum in Katmandu, Nepal last week. Among them were Chairman, Sri Lanka Press Council, W. Dayaratne, Editorial Director, ANCL Seelaratne Senerath, SLBC Chairman, Hudson Samarasinghe, Chairman, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, Wimal Rubasinghe, General Manager, ITN, Aruna Wijesinghe and Ranga Samarawickrema of the Ministry of Media and Information.