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Newborn’s body in abandoned well

S. A. L. Niroshan Ratnapura District special corr.

The body of a newborn infant was found in an abandoned well in Wegapitiya, Balangoda on Tuesday by the Balangoda Police. Balangoda Magistrate Namal Balalla who held the inquiry into the death directed police to send the body to the Ratnapura Hospital for further investigations.

Police said the baby would have been two or three days old.

Computer centres for Eastern schools

M.I. Farook Batticaloa district group corr

The Education Ministry has taken measures to set up 45 computer centres at schools under the purview of the Eastern Provincial Council.

This program will be implemented to set up 1,000 computer learning centres countrywide.

Rewards for outstanding policemen

Indika POLKOTUWA

Nearly 1,500 police officials who had helped to successfully raid illicit drugs and anti-narcotics operations under the Mathata Thitha program received Rs. 8.70 million from the Police Rewards Fund as rewards.

These officers are attached to 20 police stations in the Kandy Police Division and other special operations units.

Student mobile phone thieves nabbed

Indika POLKOTUWA

A six member gang including two students of a popular Dambulla school responsible for breaking into a mobile telephone outlet in Dambulla twice was arrested by officers of the Matale Crimes Unit yesterday. Police said investigations revealed that the gang had robbed a large number of mobile phones and prepaid cards from this outlet during the two burglaries. The two student suspects are due to sit the G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination this year.

Tank to be renovated

Matale District Group corr.

The Agrarian Services Department has taken action to renovate the Kalundewa Unapanduruyaya tank in Dambulla. Over 150 acres can be irrigated under this tank in both seasons after completion.

The cost is estimated at Rs. 1.7 million.

Farmers' week

The Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services Ministry will hold the National Farmers' week this year from October 11 to 16. 125 awareness programs will be conducted during the week to educate farmers on the use of carbonic manure instead of chemical fertilizer and 12,500 farmers of the Kurunegala District will be educated.

The Agriculture and Agrarian Services Department will give away agricultural equipment worth Rs. 5.5 million among 400 farmers in the Kurunegala District.

Suspect in cheating case remanded

Sarath MALALASEKERA

Colombo Fort Additional Magistrate Ruwan Dissanayake yesterday further remanded Nirosha Ashantha Amadoru, who is alleged to have cheated a leading travel firm in Sri Lanka, for a sum over Rs. 9.3 million by way of issuing air tickets on a forged documents till September 29.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) producing the suspect told court earlier that the suspect was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while he was attempting to leave the country after committing the alleged fraud.

The Additional Magistrate directed the CID to submit a comprehensive report in connection with their ongoing investigations into the fraud on the next date. The case will be called again on September 29.

CBS annual sale

The annual sale and good news fair of the Ceylon Bible Society will be held on September 26 of the Christian Reformed Church premises Galle Road, Wellawatte from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.

AGM

The 51st Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka Housewives' Association (SLHA) will be held on Saturday, September 26 at the Grand Oriental Hotel (GOH), Lotus Room, Colombo 1 from 9.00 a.m. onwards.

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The 8th Annual General Meeting of The Burgher Association will be held on Saturday, September 26 at the Dutch Burgher Union Hall, No. 114, Reid Avenue, Colombo 4 commencing 5.30 p.m. Election of Office-Bearers to the Executive Committee will take place at this meeting. The AGM will be followed by "Come September" a Member's get-together. For more information contact Trevor Ludowyke: on 0777-570071.

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The Annual General Meeting of the Peoples Movement for the Rights of Patients (PMRP) will be held on Saturday, September 26 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the CSR hall (Fatima Church premises) 281, Deans Road, Maradana.

The keynote talk will be given by Asia Pacific Coordinator for Health Action International and a patron of the PMRP Dr. K. Balasubramaniam. He will focus on how to obtain quality drugs and nutritious foods at affordable prices. Former Dean of the Medical Faculty and another patron of the movement Professor Carlo Fonseka will also speak.

Monthly lecture

The monthly lecture of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka will be held at 5 p.m. on Monday, September 28 at the Gamini Dissanayake Auditorium of the Mahaweli Centre, No. 96, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 07. The title of the lecture is "Buddhist Ecclesiastical Law" presented by Dr. Wickrama Weerasooria. The lecture is open to the public.