Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid with the beneficiaries of the Indian Housing Project while on a visit to the Northern province last Tuesday. Among other Indian funded projects, the construction of a cultural centre will commence at a location adjoining the Jaffna Public Library.

Dhamma school books were presented to needy students of Napawala, Kapu-welikanda Sri Sumanarama Temple Dhamma School by Deputy Chairman of Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Dushmantha Mithrapala recently. Here Dush-mantha Mithrapala presents a set of books to a student. Principal of Dhamma School Balangoda Saddhasara Thera, Pradeshiya Sabha members Sammoon Lebbe, Mohamed Farhan and area grama niladharini Nilani Hettiarachchi were also present at the ceremony.

The passing-out ceremony of the National Youth Brigade was held at the Bogambara grounds, Kandy under the patronage of Youth Affairs and Skills Development Minister Dullas Alahapperuma and Higher Education Minister, S.B. Dissanayake recently.Here Minister Dullas Alahapperuma exchanges pleasantries with Youth Brigade mem-bers.

The General Knowledge Club of Royal College led by Deelaka Ranasinghe emerged champions in the All-Island Inter-School Quiz competition organised by the Education and Career Fair 2013 at the SLECC recently. From left: Nimsara Seneviratne, Deelaka Ranasinghe (Capt.) Kavindu Kiriwandeniya, Chamika Pasan and Ranga Baminiwatte with the trophy.

The Nithya Kalai Kaveri Centre for Fine Arts, which trains students in Bharatha Natyam, cel-ebrated its tenth anniversary this year, by staging Nrithya Samarpanam, their maiden performance at the Tower Hall recently. Here a dance perfor-mance by the pupils of the centre’s Directress, Renuka Devi Poorajah.