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Help her live

Siri Wawwage Matara Roving Corr

Kavisha Madumali, a 16 year old girl of Kapugama, Devinuwara is permanently disabled and receiving treatment at the Karapitiya hospital orthopaedic clinic following a road accident she suffered while crossing the road along the pedestrian crossing on her way to school sometime ago.

This is the second tragedy that had struck her family within a span of 16 years. Her father who was a casual labourer had died 16 years ago after falling from a coconut tree.

Kavisha's mother W.R. Dayawathie Rajapaksa says she is unable to cater to her daughter's medical needs due to her family's financial plight. Kavisha who received four months indoor treatment at the Karapitiya hospital had to still attend the hospital's orthopaedic clinic every fortnight.

Medicines and other accessories prescribed by the clinic had to be bought from private pharmacies and this involved a large sum of money her family could not support.

Her family was undergoing untold suffering owing to the daughter's plight. She said she would welcome any financial support from kind donors and well-wishers' help her daughter out of her predicament.

Their address is No. 2/71, Devgampura, Kapugama, Devinuwara.

Hotel school to boost tourism industry

Ariyapala WANSATHILAKE - Kurunegala Central Special

Building a hotel school will be a premier event of the Kurunegala District to expand the tourism industry in the Sath Korale, said Wayamba Chief Minister Athula Wijesinghe at a media conference held at the Chief Minister's office yesterday.

The Provincial Council and the Tourism Ministry will build two storeyed hotel school at the Kurunegala Heraliyawa industrial park at a cost of Rs. 100 million.

The Tourism Ministry will provide all infrastructure facilities to this school. About 900 pupils will be enrolled for a six month course annually. Those who passed the G.C.E. O/L examination can apply for the course, the Chief Minister said.

Errant drivers arrested

S.M. Wijayaratne -Kurunegala Corr.

The Kurunegala Police Traffic Division arrested 30 persons who drove vehicles under influence of liquor during the New Year festive season.

Kurunegala Police Traffic Division OIC, SI Jayasekara said, regular check-ups would continue further to apprehend drunken drivers as they are responsible for the high rate of road accidents in the police area.

SLSM deputy Lekakhadhikari

Subodharama Maha Viharaya and Abhinavaramaya, Raddoluwa Viharadhipathi Ven. Panditha Seeduwe Sumanawansa Thera was re-elected Deputy Lekakhadhikari of the Samastha Lanka Shasanarakshake Mandalaya (SLSM) at the Mandalaya’s AGM and election of office bearers held at the Public Trustees Department recently. Buddhist Affairs Commissioner General Chandraprema Gamage presided.

Infrastructure developed

P.P.G. Sugathadasa-Thihagoda group correspondent

The Mulatiyana Pradeshiya Sabha will develop infrastructure facilities in the area.

The project includes the improvement of 68 rural roads, nine small bridges, three side walls, two bathing spots, three community play grounds and three community halls.

Govt employees must work for development

Ariyapala WANSATHILAKE-Kurunegala Central Special

North Western Province Chief Secretary Kusum Hettige said Government employees must get together to develop their respective areas and they should deviate from confrontational policies to slove problems faced by the people.

She said these addressing officials at the kachchery yesterday.

Stray dog menace on the increase

Nimal WIJESINGHE-Anuradhapura Additional District group correspondent

The menace of stray dogs in the Anuradhapura city and the suburb is on the increase.

It has been estimated that nearly 5,000 stray dogs are roaming about in the city posing a grave threat to motor traffic and pedestrians in addition to creating a health hazard.

When inquired from Anuradhapura Mayor Dr. Kithsiri Lanka Caldera he said, in terms of a Government circular there was no room for the destruction of stray dogs except to control their breeding. As such the Anuradhapura MC jointly with Government health authorities have embarked on a sterilisation program for dogs in the city and the suburb.

Two killed in accidents

Edward WEERASINGHE- Kelaniya group correspondent

Two persons killed in two accidents occurred in the Wattala Police area on Monday. A cyclist who was riding from Wattala towards Negombo was knocked down by a container lorry and died on the spot at Averiwatta junction, Wattala. He was identified as Selvanayagam Shantha Ramasamy (17) of Maskeliya.

In another accident on the same day at the same place another person who was knocked down by a three-wheeler died on admission to the Colombo North General Hospital, Ragama. The body is lying at the Hospital mortuary for identification.

Substandard seeds

Ariyapala WANSATHILAKE-Kurunegala central special correspondent

Beetroot farmers of Polpitigama, Irudeniyawa and Pallekale in the Yapahuwa electorate are facing difficulties due to substandard seeds supplied to them by a private seed importer.

Every farmer spends about Rs. 150,000 to purchase seeds, agro-chemicals, fertiliser and maintain the plant nurseries but could not achieve satisfactory results.

Man dies falling from tree

M.A.R. Manukulasooriya- Hiriyala Group Correspondent

A 48 years old father of two who climbed up a coconut tree to pluck coconuts fell off from the tree and died.

The victim was D.M. Wickremasinghe of Ganewatta in the Wellawa Police area.

At the inquest it was revealed that the deceased was a coconut plucker and that when he was climbing a coconut tree at a coconut land he slipped his feet and fell from the tree.

Awards ceremony

The Performance Awards Ceremony of the People’s Bank Western Zone II will be held at the Jana Kala Centre, Battaramulla on April 25 at 4.00 p.m. People’s Bank Chairman W. Karunajeewa will be the Chief Guest.

Bodhi Poojas

A series of Bodhi Poojas will be held at 100 Buddhist temples in the Kurunegala District to invoke blessings on newly elected Parliamentarians of the District today.

Suspects fined

Mahanama VITHANAGE-Malwana group correspondent

Fourteen suspects including two women were fined Rs. 132,000 by Pugoda Additional Magistrate Aravinda Perera for possessing kasippu and goda.

Kirindiwela police prosecuted.

Schools reopen today

Sinhala and Tamil medium schools will reopen today for the second school term. The second term for Muslim schools began on Monday. All schools closed for the first term vacation on April 5.

The first school vacation was shorter than previous years. All scheduled academic activities have to be carried out from the beginning of the second school term to get the benefit of the brief school vacation, an Education Ministry spokesman said. (DA)

A first

Asela KURULUWANSA

A muslim has been elected from the SLFP to represent the Kandy district for the first time after a lapse of 50 years.

He is Faiszer Mustapha who came seventh in the UPFA list obtaining 44,678 preferential votes. Faiszer Mustapha who is the Akurana SLFP organizer was Tourism Promotion Minister in the previous UPFA Government.