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Home News The Island 2 Friday 31st December, 2010 GUNAWARDENA – M. D. L. (Lalitha) (Retired Teacher) Beloved wife of late D. L. Gunawardena (Attorney – at – law, Ampara), loving mother of Jagath (Attorney – at – law) and Sarath, Mother – in – law of Surangi (Bishop’s College, Colombo), expired. The cottage leaves residence No. 15/4, Stanley Tilakaratne Mawatha, Nugegoda at 4.00pm Sunday 2nd for Cremation at 5.00pm General Cemetery Kohuwala. JORDAN ADA MURIEL (nee Van Twest). Dearly beloved wife of R. J. N. Jordan (Maurice), (retired Deputy Commissioner of Prisons); precious mother of Desmond, Errol, Valerie, Charmaine, Bobby, Marina and Chippa, mother-in-law of Irena Jordan, Jill Jordan, Rohantha Gunaratna, Curt Hansen, Adrian Bartholomeusz and Christian Torp, fondly loved grandmother of Ryan, Dana, Joanne, Natalia, Lean, Kavan, Karen, Paul, Dirk, Amy, David, Daniel and Sarah, great-grandmother of Tobias and LilyAngele, beloved daugh- ter of late Richie and Mildred Van Twest, loved sister of late Iris, Renee and George, expired Cortege leaves A F Raymond’s Funeral Parlour at 10.30 a.m. on Friday 31st December 2010. Service & Burial at St. Thomas’ Church, Pitta- DEATHS APPLICATION FOR LICENCE Notice is hereby given in pursuance of the Companies Act No. 07 of 2007 that an application has been made to the Registrar General of Companies for a License directing an association about to be formed under the name “COLOMBO MAIN STREET TRADERS ASSOCIATION” to be registered as a “Limited Liability Company” without the addition of the word “Limited” to its name. The objects of the Association are proposed to be as below: i) To Assist, Guide and Support Colombo Main Street Traders and Importers to facilitate Trading Activities in Sri Lanka with objectives and guide lines. ii) To encourage and create a forum at which Colombo Main Street Traders and Importers could voice, comment, communicate, discuss and determine policies. iii) To encourage Co-operation and Coordination between the Government and or other Governmental, Provincial or Administrative Authority. iv) To encourage and foster Co-operative and mutual understanding among Members and maintain Unity and Mutual respect to up hold the true spirit and value of fair trading. Any persons objecting to this application may submit such objections to the Registrar General of Companies within 21 days from the date of this advertisement by a letter addressed to the Registrar General of Companies, 400, D. R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo-10. Assignments (Private) Ltd Secretaries 69/1, Kynsey Road, Colombo-8. 28.12.2010 Mass Times at S T . A . A . A . A . ANTHONY NTHONY NTHONY NTHONY NTHONY’ S S S S S SHRINE HRINE HRINE HRINE HRINE Kochchikade - Colombo 13 * Daily Mass: 6.00 a.m. - Tamil 12.15 p.m. - Sinhala * T uesday St. Anthony’ s Novena & Mass: 6.00 a.m. - Tamil 11.30 a.m. - Benediction 12.00 noon - English 5.30 p.m. - Benediction 6.00 p.m. - Sinhala 8.30 p.m. - Benediction * First Friday Mass: 6.00 a.m. - Tamil 12.15 p.m. - Sinhala 6.30 p.m. - Tamil * Sunday Mass: Saturday - 6.00 p.m. - English Sunday - 5.30 a.m. & 7.30 a.m. - Tamil - 12.15 p.m. & 5.30 p.m. - Sinhala The following Share Certificates of C. W. Mackie PLC (formerly C. W. Mackie & Co. Ltd.) of 36, D. R. Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo 10 have been reported lost. Name of Shareholders Certificate No. of Distinctive Nos. Shares Nos. 1 . Alavi Ibrahim Macan Markar 232 100 78751-78850 (Deceased) 2. - do - 276 120 1097236-1097382 3. - do - 100232 20 102411-102430 4 . Mrs. Noorul Karima Mohamed 235 60 207861-207920 (Deceased) 5. - do - 281 60 1097743-1097802 6. - do - 1026 480 8713701-8714180 NOTICE is hereby given that if no claim is made within 14 days from the date of publication of this notice, Duplicate Share Certificates will be issued in the name of the above shareholders, the originals of which shall be deemed cancelled. By Order of the Board C. W. MACKIE PLC COMPANY SECRETARY 29th December 2010 LOSS OF SHARE CERTIFICATES Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC (Registration No. PQ 116) under Section 4 of the Recovery of Loans by Banks (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1990. Loan Account No. 469527 W ARADANA P ADMANANADA DE SIL V A Sole proprietor of NANDA STORES At a meeting held on 30th March 2010 the Board of Directors of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC resolved specially and unanimously as follows:- COMMERCIAL BANK OF CEYLON PLC “WHEREAS WARADANA PADMANANADA DE SILVA carrying on business as the Sole Proprietor under the name, style and firm of NANDA STORES as the Obligor has made default in the payment due on Bond No. 2968 dated 23rd August 2006 attested by I. S. Wijesekera, Notary Public of Galle in favour of Commercial Bank of Ceylon Limited now known as Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC and there is now due and owing to the Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC as at 12th October 2009 a sum of RUPEES ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY TWO THOUSAND EIGHTY FOUR AND CENTS NINETEEN (Rs.1,582,084/19) on the said Bond and the Board of Directors of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC under the powers vested by Recovery of Loans by Banks (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1990 do hereby resolve that the property and premises morefully described in the Schedule hereto and mortgaged to the Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC by the said Bond No. 2968 be sold by Public Auction by Mr. L. B. Senanayake, Licensed Auctioneer of No. 99, Hulftsdorp Street, Colombo 12 for the recovery of the said sum of Rupees One Million Five Hundred and Eighty Two Thousand Eighty Four and Cents Nineteen (Rs.1,582,084/19) with further interest on a sum of Rs. 1,278,300/- at 22% per annum from 13th October 2009 to date of sale together with costs of Advertising and any other charges incurred less payments (if any) since received”. THE SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED T O All that divided and defined portion of the land called Ambagahawatta depicted in Plan No. 437 dated 14th November, 1996 made by S. Preethi Weerawardena, Licensed Surveyor together with the buildings, trees, plantations and everything else standing thereon situated at Paragahathota in Wathugedara in Wellabodapattuwa in the District of Galle Southern Province and bounded on the NORTH by balance portion of the same land on the EAST by balance portion of the same land on the SOUTH by land of S. H. Irenis resided and on the WEST by Ambalangoda-Elpitiya High Road and containing in extent One Rood and Two decimal Three Perches (A0 R1 P2.3) as per the said Plan No. 437 and Registered under Volume/ Folio A 185/256 at the Balapitiya Land Registry. AND WHICH said property is described as follows: All that divided and defined allotment of land marked Lot 1 depicted in Plan No. 437 dated 14th November, 1996 made by S. Preethi Weerawardena, Licensed Surveyor of the land called Ambagahawatta together with the buildings, trees, plantations and everything else standing thereon situated at Paragahathota aforesaid and which said Lot 1 is bounded on the NORTH by balance portion of the same land on the EAST by balance portion of the same land on the SOUTH by land of S. H. Irenis resided and on the WEST by Ambalangoda-Elpitiya High Road and containing in extent One Rood and Two Decimal Three Perches (A0 R1 P2.3) as per the said Plan No. 437. WHICH SAID land according to a recent survey plan is described as follows: All that divided and defined allotment of land marked Lot 1 depicted in Plan No. 2614 dated 10th June 2007 made by S. Preethi Weerawardena, Licensed Surveyor of the land called Ambagahawatta together with the buildings, trees, plantations and everything else standing thereon bearing Assessment No. 289 situated at Paragahathota aforesaid and which said Lot 1 is bounded on the NORTH by balance portion of the same land on the EAST by balance portion of the same land on the SOUTH by land of S. H. Irenis resided and on the WEST by Ambalangoda - Elpitiya High Road and containing in extent One Rood and Two Decimal Three Perches (A0 R1 P2.3) as per the said Plan No. 2614. MRS. R. R. DUNUWILLE COMPANY SECRETARY Notice pursuant to Section 9 of the Companies Act No. 7 of 2007 that the following Company was incorporated on 22.06.2010. Name of the Company : NIM Lanka Engineering Pvt (Ltd.) Registered Office: 216, Borella Road, Polwatta, Depanama, Pannipitiya. No of Company : PV 72807. Director BY CYRIL BASNAYAKE, ANURADHAPURA CORR. Global warming, pollution of water due to stagnation and heavy use of agrochemicals have helped the growth of an algae in Rajarata tanks spreading kidney disease, a recent study reveals. A team of scholars led by a blood diseases specialist from the University of Peradeniya, Dr. Dhammika Menike Dissanayake, has found that there are 18 types of a poisonous algae by the name ‘Bluegreen Algae’ which spread the kidney disease. Presenting the findings of the investigation to political and civil society stake- holders on Tuesday at the Anuradhapura Yovun Nikethanaya auditorium, Dr Dissanayake said that more than 2200 kidney patients have already been identified from the North Central Province. Nearly 3000 have suc- cumbed to the disease. The team carried out an investigation to specif- ically determine the rea- son for contracting the disease. It revealed that the drinking of water contaminated with a poison emitted by 15 types of Algae in the irri- gation water was the reason for the malfunctioning of the kidneys. Dr. Dissanayake said that the main rea- son for the spread of these algae was the soaring tem- perature in the environment. She said the tempera- ture in the region had further increased. In 1960 the average tem- perature in Anuradhapura was 31.5 degrees Celsius. This has increased to 32.5 degrees in 2001. The increas- ing temperature, which was a result of environmental degradation, paves the way for the spread and further growth of the Bluegreen Algae. A suitable environment had to be created to overcome this situa- tion. As such, she added that discus- sions are already in progress with the related establishments to take necessary action. Dr. Menike Dissanayake is of the view that immediate action had to be taken to plant trees and restructure the irri- gation network so that the water is purified. Global warming the cause of Rajarata kidney disease – Study Dr. Saman Weerasinghe receives his appointment letter from President Mahinda Rajapaksa last week. Secretary to the president Lalith Weeratunga is also in the picture. President Mahinda Rajapaksa has appointed Dr. Saman Weerasinghe as an advisor to the president last week. Dr. Weerasinghe is the chairman of many multinational and local com- panies and also serves as a consultant in the international section of the Moscow Medical academy. An old boy of Mahinda College, Galle, Dr. Weerasinghe pursued high- er studies in Russia after winning a scholarship in 1980s. He graduated with a 1st Class honours degree from the Moscow Medical Academy in Russia. He served as vice president of Russia-Sri Lanka Friendship Society and also as the International Secretary of the Sri Lanka – Russia Friendship Society. He has done much to strengthen the friendship between Sri Lanka and Russia over last two decades. In June, this year, the Russian parliament awarded an honorary diploma and a medal to him for his contribution to the upliftment of edu- cation, culture and humanitarian services in the Asian region. Appointed Presidential Advisor A special commemorative function jointly organized by Caritas Sri Lanka and the SEDEC Institute to Commemorate International Migrants’ Day was held recently at the SEDEC Auditorium, Kinsey Road, Colombo under the auspices of the Minister of External Affairs, Prof. G. L. Peiris. Lectures and discus- sions on problems, the abuse and harassment faced by Sri Lankan women working as housemaids and initiatives to be taken as solutions in this regard, were a part of the proceedings. Pictured here is Rev. Fr. George Sigamani, National Director of Caritas Sri Lanka and the editor of “Hopes and Dreams”, a study on Migrants, presenting the report to the Minister G. L. Peiris. Vatican Ambassador, Father Monsignor Joseph Spiteri is also in the picture. ‘Hopes and Dreams’ presented to G.L. Senior environ- mentalist and lawyer Jagath Gunawardena’s mother M. D. L. Gunawardena passed away yester- day morning at a private hospital in Colombo. She was 79. She is the wife of late D. L. Gunawardena, a prominent lawyer in Ampara. The cre- mation will take place at General Cemetary Kohuwala on Sunday, January 02 at 5.00pm Technology and Research Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi unveils a plaque after laying foundation stone for a fully fur- nished Cultural Centre in Embilipiya recently. Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Member Kanchana Jayaratne, Embilipitiya Town Council Member Vijitha Punchihewa, Embilipitiya Divisional Secretary H.K.K. Pushpakumara also in the picture. The cost of establishing the Centre is estimated around 12.7 million rupees, the media unit of the ministry said adding that the Minister had laid another foundation stone to construct similar Cultural Centre at Kahawatte on the same day. Jagath Gunawardena’s mother passes away The High Commission of India Colombo has announced the offer of Forty (40) scholarships for Sri Lankan Nationals under the “Scheme of Scholarship for Nationals of Sri Lanka” for undergraduate courses and five (05) scholarships under the “Commonwealth Scholarship/Fellowship plan” for postgraduate cours- es in various Indian Universities, during the forthcoming academic year 2011/12. The High Commission of India selects meritorious young Sri Lankan nationals for these scholarships, in con- sultation with the Ministry of Higher Education, Government of Sri Lanka, for pursuing various under- graduate and postgraduate courses in different universi- ties. The Ministry of Higher Education has invited appli- cations from eligible candi- dates and the last date for submission of duly filled application forms is 17th January, 2011 All scholarships cover full tuition fees for the entire duration of the course and students are also paid a monthly sustenance allowance. The scholarship also covers accommodation and an annual grant for books and stationary. Besides, all ICCR scholars in India are provided full healthcare facilities, first class train fare and an annu- al grant for educational tours to various parts of the coun- try, apart from several other benefits. Further details of the above scholarship and appli- cation form can be down loaded from the Ministry of Higher Education Website www.mohe.gov.lk. Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Scholarships for study in India
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Home NewsThe Island2 Friday 31st December, 2010
GUNAWARDENA – M. D. L. (Lalitha) (Retired Teacher)Beloved wife of late D. L. Gunawardena (Attorney – at – law,Ampara), loving mother of Jagath (Attorney – at – law) andSarath, Mother – in – law of Surangi (Bishop’s College,Colombo), expired. The cottage leaves residence No. 15/4,Stanley Tilakaratne Mawatha, Nugegoda at 4.00pmSunday 2nd for Cremation at 5.00pm General CemeteryKohuwala.
JORDAN ADA MURIEL (nee Van Twest). Dearly belovedwife of R. J. N. Jordan (Maurice), (retired DeputyCommissioner of Prisons); precious mother of Desmond,
Errol, Valerie, Charmaine, Bobby,Marina and Chippa, mother-in-law ofIrena Jordan, Jill Jordan, RohanthaGunaratna, Curt Hansen, AdrianBartholomeusz and Christian Torp,fondly loved grandmother of Ryan,Dana, Joanne, Natalia, Lean, Kavan,Karen, Paul, Dirk, Amy, David, Danieland Sarah, great-grandmother ofTobias and LilyAngele, beloved daugh-ter of late Richie and Mildred VanTwest, loved sister of late Iris, Reneeand George, expired Cortege leaves A FRaymond’s Funeral Parlour at 10.30 a.m.on Friday 31st December 2010. Service &Burial at St. Thomas’ Church, Pitta-
DEATHS
APPLICATION FOR LICENCE
Notice is hereby given in pursuance of theCompanies Act No. 07 of 2007 that an applicationhas been made to the Registrar General ofCompanies for a License directing an associationabout to be formed under the name “COLOMBOMAIN STREET TRADERS ASSOCIATION” tobe registered as a “Limited Liability Company”without the addition of the word “Limited” to itsname.The objects of the Association are proposed tobe as below:
i) To Assist, Guide and Support Colombo MainStreet Traders and Importers to facilitateTrading Activities in Sri Lanka with objectivesand guide lines.
ii) To encourage and create a forum at whichColombo Main Street Traders and Importerscould voice, comment, communicate, discussand determine policies.
iii) To encourage Co-operation and Coordinationbetween the Government and or otherGovernmental, Provincial or AdministrativeAuthority.
iv) To encourage and foster Co-operative andmutual understanding among Members andmaintain Unity and Mutual respect to up holdthe true spirit and value of fair trading.
Any persons objecting to this application maysubmit such objections to the Registrar Generalof Companies within 21 days from the date ofthis advertisement by a letter addressed to theRegistrar General of Companies, 400, D. R.Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo-10.
Assignments (Private) LtdSecretaries
69/1, Kynsey Road,Colombo-8.28.12.2010
Mass Times at
SSSSSTTTTT. A. A. A. A. ANTHONYNTHONYNTHONYNTHONYNTHONY’’’’’SSSSS S S S S SHRINEHRINEHRINEHRINEHRINE
Kochchikade - Colombo 13
* Daily Mass:6.00 a.m. - Tamil12.15 p.m. - Sinhala
* Tuesday St. Anthony’s Novena & Mass:
6.00 a.m. - Tamil11.30 a.m. - Benediction12.00 noon - English5.30 p.m. - Benediction6.00 p.m. - Sinhala8.30 p.m. - Benediction
* First Friday Mass:6.00 a.m. - Tamil12.15 p.m. - Sinhala6.30 p.m. - Tamil
* Sunday Mass:Saturday - 6.00 p.m. - EnglishSunday - 5.30 a.m. & 7.30 a.m. - Tamil
- 12.15 p.m. & 5.30 p.m. - Sinhala
The following Share Certificates of C. W. Mackie PLC (formerly C. W.
Mackie & Co. Ltd.) of 36, D. R. Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo 10 have
been reported lost.
Name of Shareholders Certificate No. of Distinctive
Nos. Shares Nos.
1 . Alavi Ibrahim Macan Markar 232 100 78751-78850
(Deceased)
2 . - do - 276 120 1097236-1097382
3 . - do - 100232 20 102411-102430
4 . Mrs. Noorul Karima Mohamed 235 60 207861-207920
(Deceased)
5 . - do - 281 60 1097743-1097802
6 . - do - 1026 480 8713701-8714180
NOTICE is hereby given that if no claim is made within 14 days from the date of
publication of this notice, Duplicate Share Certificates will be issued in the name of the
above shareholders, the originals of which shall be deemed cancelled.
By Order of the Board
C. W. MACKIE PLC
COMPANY SECRETARY
29th December 2010
LOSS OF SHARE CERTIFICATES
Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC (Registration No. PQ
116) under Section 4 of the Recovery of Loans by Banks
(Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1990.
Loan Account No. 469527
WARADANA PADMANANADA DE SILVASole proprietor of NANDA STORES
At a meeting held on 30th March 2010 the Board of
Directors of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC resolved
specially and unanimously as follows:-
COMMERCIAL BANK
OF CEYLON PLC
“WHEREAS WARADANA PADMANANADA DE SILVAcarrying on business as the Sole Proprietor under thename, style and firm of NANDA STORES as the Obligorhas made default in the payment due on Bond No. 2968dated 23rd August 2006 attested by I. S. Wijesekera,Notary Public of Galle in favour of Commercial Bank of
Ceylon Limited now known as Commercial Bank of CeylonPLC and there is now due and owing to the CommercialBank of Ceylon PLC as at 12th October 2009 a sum ofRUPEES ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTYTWO THOUSAND EIGHTY FOUR AND CENTSNINETEEN (Rs.1,582,084/19) on the said Bond and theBoard of Directors of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLCunder the powers vested by Recovery of Loans by Banks(Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1990 do hereby resolvethat the property and premises morefully described in theSchedule hereto and mortgaged to the Commercial Bankof Ceylon PLC by the said Bond No. 2968 be sold by Public
Auction by Mr. L. B. Senanayake, Licensed Auctioneer ofNo. 99, Hulftsdorp Street, Colombo 12 for the recovery ofthe said sum of Rupees One Million Five Hundred andEighty Two Thousand Eighty Four and Cents Nineteen(Rs.1,582,084/19) with further interest on a sum of Rs.1,278,300/- at 22% per annum from 13th October 2009 todate of sale together with costs of Advertising and any othercharges incurred less payments (if any) since received”.
THE SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO
All that divided and defined portion of the land calledAmbagahawatta depicted in Plan No. 437 dated 14thNovember, 1996 made by S. Preethi Weerawardena,Licensed Surveyor together with the buildings, trees,plantations and everything else standing thereon situatedat Paragahathota in Wathugedara in Wellabodapattuwain the District of Galle Southern Province and bounded onthe NORTH by balance portion of the same land on theEAST by balance portion of the same land on the SOUTHby land of S. H. Irenis resided and on the WEST by
Ambalangoda-Elpitiya High Road and containing in extentOne Rood and Two decimal Three Perches (A0 R1 P2.3)as per the said Plan No. 437 and Registered under Volume/Folio A 185/256 at the Balapitiya Land Registry.
AND WHICH said property is described as follows:
All that divided and defined allotment of land marked Lot1 depicted in Plan No. 437 dated 14th November, 1996made by S. Preethi Weerawardena, Licensed Surveyorof the land called Ambagahawatta together with thebuildings, trees, plantations and everything else standingthereon situated at Paragahathota aforesaid and whichsaid Lot 1 is bounded on the NORTH by balance portionof the same land on the EAST by balance portion of thesame land on the SOUTH by land of S. H. Irenis residedand on the WEST by Ambalangoda-Elpitiya High Road andcontaining in extent One Rood and Two Decimal Three
Perches (A0 R1 P2.3) as per the said Plan No. 437.
WHICH SAID land according to a recent survey plan isdescribed as follows:
All that divided and defined allotment of land marked Lot
1 depicted in Plan No. 2614 dated 10th June 2007 madeby S. Preethi Weerawardena, Licensed Surveyor of theland called Ambagahawatta together with the buildings,trees, plantations and everything else standing thereonbearing Assessment No. 289 situated at Paragahathotaaforesaid and which said Lot 1 is bounded on the NORTHby balance portion of the same land on the EAST bybalance portion of the same land on the SOUTH by landof S. H. Irenis resided and on the WEST by Ambalangoda- Elpitiya High Road and containing in extent One Roodand Two Decimal Three Perches (A0 R1 P2.3) as perthe said Plan No. 2614.
MRS. R. R. DUNUWILLECOMPANY SECRETARY
Notice pursuant toSection 9 of theCompanies Act No. 7of 2007 that thefollowing Companywas incorporated on22.06.2010. Name ofthe Company : NIMLanka EngineeringPvt (Ltd.) RegisteredOffice: 216, BorellaRoad, Polwatta,D e p a n a m a ,Pannipitiya. No ofCompany : PV72807.
Director
BY CYRIL BASNAYAKE,ANURADHAPURA CORR.
Global warming, pollution ofwater due to stagnation and heavyuse of agrochemicals have helpedthe growth of an algae in Rajaratatanks spreading kidney disease, arecent study reveals.
A team of scholars led by ablood diseases specialist from theUniversity of Peradeniya, Dr.Dhammika Menike Dissanayake,has found that there are 18 types ofa poisonous algae by the name‘Bluegreen Algae’ which spread thekidney disease.
Presenting the findings of the
investigation to politicaland civil society stake-holders on Tuesday atthe Anuradhapura YovunNikethanaya auditorium,Dr Dissanayake said thatmore than 2200 kidneypatients have alreadybeen identified from theNorth Central Province.Nearly 3000 have suc-cumbed to the disease.
The team carried outan investigation to specif-ically determine the rea-son for contracting the disease. Itrevealed that the drinking of watercontaminated with a poison emitted
by 15 types ofAlgae in the irri-gation water wasthe reason for themalfunctioning ofthe kidneys.
Dr.Dissanayake saidthat the main rea-son for the spreadof these algae wasthe soaring tem-perature in theenvironment. Shesaid the tempera-
ture in the region had furtherincreased. In 1960 the average tem-perature in Anuradhapura was 31.5
degrees Celsius. This has increasedto 32.5 degrees in 2001. The increas-ing temperature, which was a resultof environmental degradation,paves the way for the spread andfurther growth of the BluegreenAlgae.
A suitable environment had tobe created to overcome this situa-tion. As such, she added that discus-sions are already in progress withthe related establishments to takenecessary action. Dr. MenikeDissanayake is of the view thatimmediate action had to be taken toplant trees and restructure the irri-gation network so that the water ispurified.
Global warming thecause of Rajarata kidney disease – Study
Dr. Saman Weerasinghe receives his appointment letter from President Mahinda Rajapaksa last week.Secretary to the president Lalith Weeratunga is also in the picture.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa hasappointed Dr. Saman Weerasinghe asan advisor to the president last week.
Dr. Weerasinghe is the chairmanof many multinational and local com-panies and also serves as a consultantin the international section of theMoscow Medical academy.
An old boy of Mahinda College,Galle, Dr. Weerasinghe pursued high-er studies in Russia after winning ascholarship in 1980s. He graduatedwith a 1st Class honours degree fromthe Moscow Medical Academy inRussia.
He served as vice president ofRussia-Sri Lanka Friendship Societyand also as the InternationalSecretary of the Sri Lanka – RussiaFriendship Society.
He has done much to strengthenthe friendship between Sri Lanka andRussia over last two decades.
In June, this year, the Russianparliament awarded an honorarydiploma and a medal to him for hiscontribution to the upliftment of edu-cation, culture and humanitarianservices in the Asian region.
AppointedPresidentialAdvisor
A special commemorativefunction jointly organized byCaritas Sri Lanka and theSEDEC Institute toCommemorate InternationalMigrants’ Day was heldrecently at the SEDECAuditorium, Kinsey Road,Colombo under the auspicesof the Minister of ExternalAffairs, Prof. G. L. Peiris.
Lectures and discus-sions on problems, the abuseand harassment faced by SriLankan women working as
housemaids and initiativesto be taken as solutions inthis regard, were a part ofthe proceedings.
Pictured here is Rev. Fr.George Sigamani, NationalDirector of Caritas SriLanka and the editor of“Hopes and Dreams”, a studyon Migrants, presenting thereport to the Minister G. L.Peiris.
Vatican Ambassador,Father Monsignor JosephSpiteri is also in the picture.
‘Hopes and Dreams’presented to G.L.
Senior environ-mentalist andlawyer JagathGunawardena’smother M. D. L.Gunawardenapassed away yester-day morning at aprivate hospital inColombo. She was79. She is the wife oflate D. L.Gunawardena, aprominent lawyerin Ampara. The cre-mation will takeplace at GeneralCemetaryKohuwala onSunday, January 02at 5.00pm
Technology and Research Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchiunveils a plaque after laying foundation stone for a fully fur-nished Cultural Centre in Embilipiya recently.Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Member KanchanaJayaratne, Embilipitiya Town Council Member VijithaPunchihewa, Embilipitiya Divisional Secretary H.K.K.Pushpakumara also in the picture. The cost of establishingthe Centre is estimated around 12.7 million rupees, themedia unit of the ministry said adding that the Minister hadlaid another foundation stone to construct similar CulturalCentre at Kahawatte on the same day.
JagathGunawardena’smother passes away
The High Commission ofIndia Colombo hasannounced the offer ofForty (40) scholarships forSri Lankan Nationals underthe “Scheme of Scholarshipfor Nationals of Sri Lanka”for undergraduate coursesand five (05) scholarshipsunder the “CommonwealthScholarship/Fellowshipplan” for postgraduate cours-es in various IndianUniversities, during theforthcoming academic year2011/12.
The High Commission ofIndia selects meritoriousyoung Sri Lankan nationalsfor these scholarships, in con-sultation with the Ministry ofHigher Education,Government of Sri Lanka,for pursuing various under-graduate and postgraduatecourses in different universi-ties. The Ministry of HigherEducation has invited appli-
cations from eligible candi-dates and the last date forsubmission of duly filledapplication forms is 17thJanuary, 2011
All scholarships cover fulltuition fees for the entireduration of the course andstudents are also paid amonthly sustenanceallowance. The scholarshipalso covers accommodationand an annual grant forbooks and stationary.Besides, all ICCR scholars inIndia are provided fullhealthcare facilities, firstclass train fare and an annu-al grant for educational toursto various parts of the coun-try, apart from several otherbenefits.
Further details of theabove scholarship and appli-cation form can be downloaded from the Ministry ofHigher Education Websitewww.mohe.gov.lk.
Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Scholarshipsfor study in India
