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Quick Look
New Archbishop
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Archbishop Dr. Malcolm Ranjith as the
New Archbishop of Colombo, said a special communique of the Apostolic
Nunciature in Sri Lanka.
Archbishop Oswald Gomis has tendered his resignation upon reaching
retirement age.
Murder of student Suspect in Court
NCP Corr.
A father of four arrested by Mihintale Police in connection with the
alleged sexual abuse and murder of Harshanika Lakshani Gunaratne, a
six-year-old girl of Netiyagama will be produced before Anuradhapura
Chief Magistrate Ruchira Weliwatta today.
The suspect Kiribandage Ratnapala of Netiyagama is warded at the
Anuradhapura Hospital under prison guard.
Two females in ‘fowl play’
A. Keerthisinghe Alawwa special corr.
Alawwa police arrested two women in connection with the robbery of
1,880 fowls from a poultry farm in Boyawalana in the Alawwa police area.
The fowls are valued at nearly Rs. 500,000, police said.
The two women were produced before the Warakapola Magistrate Court in
this connection and released on Rs. 500,000 bail.
Ceremony to honour President, Service Chiefs
A ceremony to pay tribute to the President, Defence Secretary,
Security Forces Chiefs, IGP and Civil Defence Force Director General in
recognition of their services towards eradicating the terrorist menace
organised by former parliamentarian K.B. Lilantha Perera will be held
near the K.B. Christie Perera statue at K.B. Christie Perera Mawatha,
Colombo 13 on June 20 at 10 a.m.
Mihindu perahera
The annual Mihindu perahera of Narammala Vidyarthalankara temple,
Dampelessa, will be held on June 19.
The perahera will leave Vidyarthalankara temple at 8 p.m. will parade
Narammala town and reach Prawachanalankara temple Narammala at midnight.
Krishnamurthi talk
A recorded public talk on ‘Is it possible to live in peace?’
delivered by the late Indian sage J. Krishnamurti will be replayed at
the Public Library Auditorium, Colombo 7 on Sunday, June 21 at 10.30
a.m.
The event is organised by the Krishnamurti Centre, Sri Lanka Inc.
OBA to felicitate war heroes
The ‘96 Group of the Old Boys’ Association of Kalutara Vidyalaya will
organize a ceremony to felicitate war heroes who are old boys of
Kalutara Vidyalaya, both those in service, disabled, departed or retired
members the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Civil Defence Force to
protect sovereignty of Sri Lanka.
The old boys who served and are serving in the Forces are serving
requested to forward their particulars including their name, rank, unit,
phone numbers, private and official addresses before June 25 to Nuwan
Prabath Silva, No. 69, Kaleel Place, Katukurunda, Kalutara. Contact: 071
6082280, 071 4276343, 071 4771122 or 071 5350025 for details.
Poson perahera
Poson perahera of the Purana Thotagamu Raja Maha Rathpath Vihara,
Telwatta will be held on June 20.
AGM
The 107th Annual General Meeting of the Swami Vivekananda Society
will be held on June 21 at 10 a.m. at the Society Hall.
President A. R. Surendran will preside.
Family mass
St. Joseph’s College Old Boys’ Union Family Mass organized by
Josephian Group of ‘86, will be held on June 21 at 8.30 a.m. at the
College Chapel. This will be followed by breakfast and fellowship.
E-Diploma in Human Rights
The Centre for the Study of Human Rights (CSHR) of the University of
Colombo E-Diploma course will commence shortly. For information: Centre
for the Study of Human Rights (CSHR), Faculty of Law, University of
Colombo, Colombo 3. Tel. 0112500879/0112503017. e-mail: cshr@sltnet.lk.
Website: www.cshr.org
Student dies of dengue
Asela Kuruluwansa
Meanwhile, a 13-year old girl attached to the Gelioya Pannaratana
Vidyalaya died of dengue fever on Monday bringing the total number of
dengue deaths in Kandy district to 23.
She was identified as Kawmini Narthana Dassanayake, a Grade 8
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