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President to open war heroes village

Nimal Wijesinghe Anuradhapura Additional District group correspondent

The Ranaviru Nagaraya (War heroes city) at Ippologama in Anuradhapura district will be opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on November 22.

The Ranaviru Nagaraya consisting 1,509 housing units has hospitals, schools and kindergartens, cooperative shops, community centres, electricity, drinking water supply and a permanent road network within the city.

The war heroes city has been constructed on the instructions of the President as a tribute to war heroes.

ARWC on Nov. 6

The Asian Regional Working Conference (ARWC) on Women and Water will be held from November 6 to 8 at the Hotel Club Palm Bay in Marawila.

The chief guest on this occasion will be Executive Director of Nederlandse Vrouwenraad and President of the Women for Water Partnership Dr. Alice Bouman Dentener. The Women for Water Partnership is a worldwide movement of 18 major women's umbrella organizations in South America, Africa, Asia and Europe. Over 130 international and Sri Lankan delegates are scheduled to participate at the Asian Regional Working Conference on Women and Water.

Child dies after drinking surgical spirits

Asela Kuruluwansa

A three and a half year old child who had accidentally drunk some surgical spirits died after admission to the Kandy General Hospital yesterday.

The child from a family of Nawalapitiya had drunk the spirits on Tuesday night and was admitted to the hospital in a serious condition.

Kandy Hospital Police OIC Sub Inspector W.M. Navaratna Banda was conducting investigations.

Public seminar

The Trade Finance Association of Bankers (TFAB) has organized a public seminar on ‘Increasing Opportunities in International Trade - Are You Risk Covered?’ to be held from 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 14 at Grand Ballroom, Galadari Hotel, Colombo 1.

Exhibition

A photography competition and exhibition organized by the Ceylon Bible Society on November 19 and 20. The theme for the exhibition is ‘Light upon our community life’ and is open to all Sri Lankan citizens under the age of 35 years. For details visit www.ceylonbiblesociety.org or contact on 0112565583/4.

IT centre

An Information Technology Centre for the benefit of visually handicapped undergraduates will be opened at the Colombo University at 9.00 a.m. today, November 5.

This centre set up under a program sponsored by the Kollupitiya Leonard Cheshire Disability Centre will provide facilities for visually handicapped students to study computer technology from the initial stage and master microsoft office packages, internet use, website creation and Data-filing management. The facility open to undergraduates at the Colombo Campus initially will be extended to external visually handicapped students as well later.

Change of service venue

The venue for the service of ‘Praise and Worship’ conducted every second Sunday of the month at the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour, has been changed for this month only and will be held this Sunday, November 8 at 10.30 a.m. at St. Luke’s Church, Borella (opposite Aquinas), Maradana Road. The speaker and minister will be Dr. Vijaya Corea.

Book launch

The Purawalar Puthaka Poonga has organised a book launch where four books will be released on Sunday, November 8 at 4.30 p.m. at the Tamil Sangam Auditorium, Colombo 6.

Special prayers

The Marathady Thaika Mosque at Clifton Lane, Colombo 9 has organised.

Thowba and Baiaath to be held on Friday November 6 after Mahgrib Prayers at the Mosque. Supreme Head of Aroossiyyathul Quadhiriyyah.

World Sufistic Order Dr. Thaika Shuaib Alim will conduct the Thowba and Baiaath.

Batch Night

The 12th Annual General Meeting and the Batch Night of ‘90/95 Old Boys Group of Prince of Wales’ College, Moratuwa will be held on November 7 at the Janaka Reception Hall, Horethuduwa, Moratuwa. The AGM will be at 5.30 p.m.

Correction and Clarification

Reference to our Page One story in the Daily News of November 3 headlined “Australia seeks Lankan Labour” Immigration and Emigration Commissioner P.B. Abeykoon states that the Australian Government is exploring the possibility of recruiting, unskilled labour from Sri Lanka among other countries. There has been no decision as to the numbers to be recruited.