President Mahinda Rajapaksa met
newspaper cartoonists at Temple Trees yesterday. Secretary
to the President Lalith Weeratunga, Finance and Planning
Ministry Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera and Defence and
Urban Development Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa
were also present. Picture by Sudath Silva
The inaugural session of the
Children’s Parliament was held at Ruhunu Wijayabha Vidyalaya
in Beliatta. Here, chief guest Hambantota district
parliamentarian and Tharunyata Hetak organization chairman
Namal Rajapaksa being conducted to the venue. Picture by
Sudath Malaweera
A commemorative ceremony to mark the
97th death anniversary of national hero Edward Henry Pedris
was held near the Henry Pedris statue at Havelock Town,
Colombo under the patronage of Ven Prof Induragare
Dhammaratana Thera on Saturday. Here, Premasiri Supermarket
proprietor K D A Hettiarachchi garlands the Henry Pedris
statue during the ceremony.
