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Cigarette dealer fined

Panadura Group Corr.

Panadura Magistrate Thushara Rajasinghe imposed a fine of Rs. 40,000.00 on a trader in Keselwatta, Panadura who pleaded guilty of possessing and selling imported unauthorised cigarettes.

Police Sergeant Geekeeyanage of Panadura North Police produced the suspect before Court.

Moragoda to attend legal confab

Justice and Law Reforms Minister Milinda Moragoda will lead Sri Lanka’s delegation to the 57th session of the Asian-African legal Consultative Organization, which will convene in Putrajaya, Malaysia this week.

The delegation will include Solicitor General W.P.G. Dep, PC.

The AALCO was founded in 1955 following the birth of the Non-aligned Movement, on the proposal of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

The aim of the Organization is to assist countries in asia and Africa to co-ordinate and assert their views on the formation of rules of international law.

The Organization has played that important role in major international conferences such as those dealing with the Law of Treaties, the Law of the Sea, protection of the environment, refugees and internally displaced persons.

Prize-giving of “The Light of Asia” contest

The prize-giving of the annual “Light of Asia” Contest conducted by the YMBA Colombo will be held on Saturday August 22 at 3 p.m. at the YMBA Main Hall, Borella.

The chief guest on this occasion, Prof. Narada Warnasuriya, Prof. of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardenapura will give away the prizes.

School to be upgraded

B.W. Eheliyagoda Kegalle special correspondent

Kegalle Zonal Education Authorities has selected Kegalle Swarna Jayanthi Maha Vidyalaya to be developed as a well-equipped modern school.

Terrorist hit roads renovated

Nimal Wijesinghe

Rural roadways abandoned owing to the terrorist attacks are being renovated and opened for use in Anuradhapura district.

Arrangements have been made to commission the Maha Wilachchiya Silawathurai road which is 35 kilometers in length.

The Chief Minister speaking to the Daily News said:

“The re-settlement of displaced people in Silawathurai area is now going on.

Water supply scheme

Ginigathena special corr.

A new pipe borne water supply scheme for the upper division office of the Wanaraja Estate at Dickoya in the Ambagamuwa (Ginigathena) DS Division in the Nuwara Eliya district will be implemented by the Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat.

Community Development and Social Inequity Eradication Minister P. Chandrasekaran has funded Rs. 50,000 from his Parliamentary decentralised budget.

Youth found dead

Kegalle special corr.

A 28 year old youth H. B. Aruna Nisantha Kumara from Pitihuma in the neighbourhood of Kegalle town was found dead below a rock in “Kurulu Kelle” closer to his home in the same neighbourhood. It was reported Aruna Nisantha Kumara was flying a kite at about 4 p.m. on August 12, near “Kurulu Kelle” but he had not come back home even after 9 o’ clock in the night. The worried parents in the night itself with neighbours set-forth in search of the disappeared youth. The searching party came across the body of the youth Aruna Nisantha Kumara lying sprawling his hands and feet in the jungle ground.

Police suspect of foul-play and investigations are to be continued.

SLAMAC silver jubilee

The Sri Lanka Malay Confederation, the umbrella body for 23 affiliated Malay Associations in Sri Lanka will be celebrating its silver jubilee today, August 18 at Salon Lilac, Galadari Hotel from 6 pm onwards.

Apart from the invitees, Malays who wish to attend the function may please contact the Asst. Secretary General: Sdr. Rinaldin Rahman on 0777311501 for reservation or Secretary General Sdr. Yunus Raheem on 0714767224.

Buddhist talk

Asoka Devendra will deliver a public Buddhist talk in English on “An Overview of the five hindrances” at a meeting of the Servants of the Buddha Society to be held on Saturday, August 22 at 4.30 pm at the Maitri Hall, Lauries Road, Bambalapitiya.

NWP Council to solve teachers' problems

S.M. Wijayaratne Kurunegala Corr.

The North Western Provincial Council has decided to conduct mobile service programs at electoral level to give solutions to the problems of Government school teachers in the Kurunegala and Puttalam districts of the NWP.

These mobile service programs will be conducted with the participation of school principals, Divisional Directors of Education and Zonal Directors of Education.

All school teachers have been requested to put forward their problems with regard to their promotions, transfers, salary anomalies and receiving due grades in writing to the Chief Minister through their respective principals.

32 mobile service programs are planned to be held during this year. A sum of Rs. 1.5 million has been allocated for the cause.