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J. V. A. Pramod Dilshan, the student of Ruhunu Vijayaba Maha
Vidyalaya, Beliatta in the Hambantota District, who emerged
island-first in the 2009 Year Five Scholarship examination
was presented with a Sisu Udana account worth Rs. 100,000 by
People’s Bank. Here, People’s Bank Chairman W. Karunajeewa
presents him with the pass book and other gifts in the
presence of First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa. Dilshan’s
parents are also present . |
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Postal Department released a stamp to mark the 60th
anniversary of the Sri Lanka Army. Here the Post Master
General M.K.B. Dissanayake presents the first day cover to
the Army Commander Lt. Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya. |
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Hemakumara Nanayakkara, Minister of Agriculture casts his
vote in the Southern Provincial Council polls at Galle,
Mataramaba Sri Sugatharama Viharaya yesterday. |
Army stamp designer
Veteran stamp designer Sanath Rohana Wickramasinghe
has designed the Sri Lanka Army’s 60th anniversary stamp.
He has designed over 140 stamps in his career
spanning 27 years.Wickramasinghe who is a product of Mahinda
College, Galle has also had the privilege of designing the Sri Lanka
Army’s Golden Jubilee celebrations stamp in 1999.
President to open ACD meeting
The 8th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial
Meeting will be inaugurated by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on
October 15 at 10.30 a.m. at the Bandaranaike Memorial International
Conference Hall.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the 8th
Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Rohitha Bogollagama will deliver the
opening address.
The keynote address will be delivered by President
Mahinda Rajapaksa.Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand and ACD
Coordinator Kasit Piromya and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kazakhstan
and former ACD Chairman will also address the opening ceremony.
White Cane Day on 15th
The President of the Blind Citizens Front M.C.
Jayasiri has made an appeal, particularly to vehicle drivers, to be
extra cautious towards blind people who may be walking with the aid
of white canes on the roads.
He made this appeal in a message to mark the World
White Cane Day, which falls on October 15.
The message is as follows:
“Two out of three pedestrians killed or seriously
injured are under 15 or over 60 years of age. The young and the
elderly may not judge the speeds of vehicles very well and may step
into the road when you do not expect them to.
Watch out for visually impaired people who may be
carrying white sticks, and watch out for the disabled and infirm.
Give them plenty of time to cross the road. Remember
that hearing impaired people may not hear your vehicle approaching.
“A word of caution for the public as well.
Travelling on our highways is increasing. Even blind people carrying
white sticks are more on the move. So be careful if you are driving
a vehicle or taking a walk.
Watch out for traffic lights, observe safety and
traffic regulations. The life you save may be your own.”
Help needed for facial surgery
My daughter who has a facial deformity underwent
surgery at the age of 4 months, at the Balaji Dental Cranio-Facial
Hospital in India, performed by Dr. S. M. Balaji.
The follow-up surgery, with a rib bone removed from
the cage and re-fixed to the jaw, had to be performed at the age of
two, two surgeries to be done one after another.
Her parents cannot afford the cost which is expected
to be fairly steep, and hence appeal to the generous public, to
contribute to this worthy cause, by remitting their contributions to
Hatton National Bank, Kirulapone Branch, A/c No. 043020110629. Tel:
077-8645503/0778645502.
B + or O + kidney needed
Forty-four-year-old, Lalith de Zoysa from
Raddolugama Housing Scheme, is a diabetic and kidney patient.
Dr. A.W.M. Wazil, Nephologist, Kandy Hospital, has
diagnosed that both his kidneys have failed and has recommended a
kidney transplant. He is married and poor. He is also unemployed due
to this illness.
His brother seeks the help from a kind hearted donor
with B + ve or O + ve kidney. Please contact: Nishantha on
0114854846.
Thurstan College OBU seeks directory info
Thurstan College OBU Directory Committee intends
publishing a new OBU Directory within the period of the current
golden era to include the particulars of all old boys who left the
college from inception in 1950. The Directory in use at present was
published six years ago and contains particulars of OBU members
only. The Committee's vision is to include all names of Past
Thurstanites whether holding membership or not and to give the
opportunity to obtain life membership.
A separate Directory secretariat has been set up at
the College OBU office for this mega project. In the circumstances,
you are kindly requested to furnish your personal data including
present residence, office addresses, contact telephone numbers,
college admission number (if available) etc. to: Major Mahinda
Hettiarachchi, Joint Secretary, Thurstan College OBU, Directory
secretariat, Thurstan College OBU Office, Colombo 7, Telephone:
0773595401/0112692559, Email: [email protected].
AGM today
The Annual General Meeting of the Old Girls'
Association of Vihara Maha Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Kiribathgoda will
be held today, at 2. 30 p.m. at the college hall.
SLAS vacancies on Gazette
by Mohammed NAALIR
The Gazette announcing the vacancies prevailing in
the Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS) will be published on
October 16, an Officer attached to the Public Administration and
Home Affairs Ministry said.
He said the Ministry has given one month for those
interested to apply for these vacancies and November 16 is the
deadline.
Moves are in place to hold the open competitive
examination in Colombo as well as in Jaffna considering the
convenience of applicants in the Jaffna peninsula.
