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Four hour water cut tomorrow

There will be a four hour disruption of water supply to several areas in Colombo and suburbs serviced by the Ambatale water purification plant tomorrow (December 6) from noon to 4 p.m. on account of a temporary disconnection of electricity by the CEB to facilitate urgent maintenance work.

The areas affected are the Colombo MC area, Peliyagoda UC area, Wattala-Mabole UC area, Ja-Ela UC and Pradeshiya Sabha areas, Kelaniya PS area, Wattala PS area, Mahara PS area, Dompe PS area, Biyagama PS area and Export Promotion Zone, Dekatana and Malwana, Kesbewa UC area, Boralesgamuwa UC area, Maharagama MC area, Kotte and Kolonnawa MC areas, Kotikawatta and Mulleriyawa PS areas, Dehiwala-Mt. Lavinia MC area Kaldemulla, Soysapura and Thelawala in the Moratuwa UC area and Battaramulla, Hokandara and Malabe in the Kaduwela Pradeshiya Sabha area.

AGM

The 15th Annual General Meeting of Zahira College Colombo Group of ‘80 will be held today at 6.30 p.m. at Al Makthoom Auditorium, Zahira College. Group of ‘80 President, Alavi Mukthar will preside.

Concert

The annual concert of Kinds of Lanka Nursery School, Colombo will be held tomorrow at 3.00 p.m. at the YMBA, Borella, Colombo. ITN Board of Director Hashim Omar will be the chief guest.

Foundation laying ceremony

The foundation laying ceremony for the M.H.M. Ashraff Memorial Building at Colombo/Sir Razick Fareed Madhya Vidyalaya (Navodhya School) will be held on December 9 at 9.00 a.m.

Western Provincial Council Chief Minister, Prasanna Ranathunga, will be the chief guest. Colombo District MP Shafeek Rajabdeen will be the guest of honour.

Get-together

A get-together and farewell to the principal organised by Carey College Old Boy’s Union will be held at the Global Tower, Roof Top, Marine Drive, Wellawatte, Colombo 06 on December 5 from 7.00 p.m.

Navy calls for applications

The Sri Lanka Navy has called in application for the recruitment of officer cadets to the sailor, supplies, naval engineering and the electro/electronic engineering divisions.

Further information can be obtained from Sri Lanka Navy Senior Staff Officer (recruitment) on 011-4632222, said a press release issued by the Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters.

Schoolboy's body found in river

M. T. M. Hanafi

The body of a schoolboy aged 15, was found in the Kelani river in Biyagama at 3.15 p.m. yesterday.

The body has been identified as that of Ihalage Piyal Kumara of 43/75, Sooriyathanna, Udupila, Delgoda. The boy was a grade 10 student of Biyagama Central College.

The school principal helped police to identify the body.

Fined for beating woman with cane

Christie Fernando Chilaw special correspondent

An accused who pleaded guilty to the charge of thrashing a woman with a cane with the intention of causing injury or with the knowledge that it could cause an injury, when she was in his custody and protection, was imposed a fine of Rs.1,000 and in default, six months simple imprisonment by the Chilaw High Court Judge Ms. H.C.J. Medawala.

In this case, between July 31 and July 30, 2002, in Dankotuwa, in the jurisdiction of Chilaw High Court, the accused who was in the custody and protection of a female, had beat her with a cane in a manner to harm or cause injury to the victim.

The accused pleaded guilty to the charge preferred against him.