Degree in Aviation to Be Introduced to University Curriculum
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The Island Home News Friday 25th February, 2011 3 DEVELOPMENT FORTUNE SATURDAY MAHAJANA JATHIKA VASANA Draw No: 1271 JAYODA JAYAVIRU SUPIRI VASANA JANA JAYA Date 22-02-2011 FORTUNE SAMPATHA SAMPATHA SAMPATHA SAMPATHA GOVI SETHA Main Draw Date:10-02-2011 Date 12-02-2011 Draw No: 98 Date: 16-02-2011 Date: 10-02-2011 Zodiac -Sagittarius Date: 22 -02 - 2011 Date: 12-02-2011 Date: 24-02-2011 Date:7-02-2011 Winning Nos: Draw No. 724 Bonus No 28 Date 16-02-2011 Draw No. 550 Draw No.202 03 - 15 - 39 - 47 Draw No. 2361 Draw No. 588 Draw No. 858 Draw No. 793 Draw No. 2199 Lucky No. 03 Super No. 02 Second Chance Winning Nos: Winning Nos : Super No. 06 Bonus No. 65 L-02-43-48-65 Zodiac symbol - Scorpio Winning No: Winning Nos: W-05-21-29-47 Winning No: D- 32-40-58-70 07 - 14 - 18 - 31 24-25-43-59 Winning Nos: L-3-2-3-2-7-6 Q-2-5-9-7-2 I - 28-31-35-42 02 - 06 - 19 - 38 J- 34- 49- 62- 65 UNP strongman Bodhi passes away UNP strongman Ranil Wickremesinghe. Bodhi Ranasinghe At the time of his Degree in Aviation to be introduced passed away in his sleep demise, he was the at his residence early UNP’s chief organizer yesterday morning. for Colombo East and The 57-year-old Mr. a staunch ally of Ranasinghe was a Sajith Premadasa, to university curriculum Working Committee whose campaign he member of the UNP and managed. BY AZRA AMEEN AND PABODHA familiarize the students on the trav- and the national carrier SriLankan latest runways to facilitate the land- its events manager. He was Bodhi Ranasinghe was el and aviation industry. Airline to double the number of ing of all types of aircraft operating also the one-time an old boy of St Thomas’ HETTIGE “The initiative will enable us to tourists, Jayarathne said. Six mil- in the world. 40 per cent of passen- campaign organizer for College Mt. Lavinia. Discussions are being held with produce experts in the aviation lion tourists have used the national ger transport and 60 per cent of the Ministry of Higher Education to industry in our country and will carrier during 2010. cargo would be transported by air,” introduce a new degree on Aviation bring about equal opportunities for The ministry is also planning to Jayarathne said. to the university curriculum, students facing financial challenges increase the number of destinations Speaking at the ceremony PM apologises to Minister Civil Aviation, Priyankara to be involved in the industry,” the and introduce new facilities for the Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority, Jayarathne said at the ceremony to minister said. comfort of the customers in order H.M Nimalsiri said that the avia- launch the ‘Guwansara’ website on There would be a higher demand to make the national carrier, the tion industry was picking up after Gota for DNA error Wednesday (23). Guwansara, the for the professionals involved in avi- best airline in Asia. the 30 years of war and had already ation in the future as the Ministry “The second international air- become one of the five growth BY SAMAN intoxicated government. first Sinhalese website about avia- “These draconic laws tion, was launched as a step to has taken steps to upgrade the port in Sri Lanka, at Maththala, engines of the Sri Lankan economy. INDRAJITH Bandaranaika International airport will be opened next year with the Prime Minister of the emergency regula- D. M. Jayaratne yes- tions give powers to terday apologized to Defence Secretary Defence Secretary Rajapaksa to acquire any Gotabhaya property,arrest and PSMs suspend Rajapaksa on behalf detain any person at his of DNA MP Anura D. M. Jayaratne will. This is a serious Trade Union Kumara threat to democracy and Dissanayake, for political freedom of the bringing his name people. Now, the conflict action up in his absence, is over and two years have lapsed since the The Joint Council of Professions during an adjourn- ment debate on wiping out of terrorism Supplementary to Medicine said it had from this land. Why can- temporarily suspended strike action emergency regula- tions in Parliament. not the government do following discussions with Health away with these dictato- Minister Maithripala Sirisena yester- Prime Minister Anura Kumara Jayaratne said that rial laws?” he asked. day morning. Prime Minister The officials had said that they had he regretted that the DNA MP had mentioned Rajapaksa’s Jayaratne said that the gov- submitted a second Cabinet Paper for ernment would do away the approval of PSM promotions in name when he was not pres- ent in Parliament and the with the emergency regula- spite the approval given in early tions when their need was January. apology was made on behalf of the House. served. They are needed now JCPSM President Ravi Kumudesh to facilitate ongoing investi- said on Wednesday (23) that they would DNA MP Dissanayake, earlier commencing the gations against the LTTE hold talks with the membership in the cadres still at large and in morning at 9.00 and stage a picket at 12 debate, said that Rajapaksa was a political appointee and custody. noon. He said the Council had given Jayaratne said that the the Minister time till Friday (25) to described the latter’s appoint- ment to the high post of DNA MP wrongly mentioned remedy the situation. Failing which, Defence Secretary’s name. It they would launch a continuous strike. defence secretary as a threat to the democracy of the coun- was not permissible to bring Kumudesh said the Ministry had in names of those who are failed to implement the Cabinet try.“Rajapaksa wields immense power and the not present in Parliament. “I approved circular apologize to the Defence AMP/10/1379/415/061 which sanc- emergency regulations are being used for the benefit of Secretary on behalf of this tioned special and class one promo- The launching ceremony of Education First English Town online English Language Skills Development House for the mistake com- tions for PSMs. Instead they had sub- Project for undergraduates, in collaboration with the US embassy, Education first and Ministry of Higher the ruling party and to sup- press the Opposition parties mitted by Opposition MP,” mitted a second Cabinet Paper on the Education, was held at Hotel Cinnamon Lake Side on Tuesday (22). US Ambassador in Sri Lanka Patrica which rise against the power- he said. same issue overriding even the Butenis and Minister of Higher Education S. B. Dissanayake Exchange copies of the Agreement. Minister’s authority, Kumudesh added. Nandimithra Ekanayake, Deputy Minister of Higher Education(extreme left) was present. (Pic by Kamal (DJ) Bogoda) LOSS OF SHARE CERTIFICATES BERUWELA WALK INN PLC The following Shareholders have requested the Company Secretaries Govt. must of the above Company to issue duplicate Share Certificates for their undernoted shareholdings as the Original Share Certificates are lost or Sajith blames govt. for misplaced. be mindful Name of the Shareholders No. of Shares K.M. Kaliappapillai & Company Limited 17,000 of its own increasing CoL Mercantile Corporation Limited 5,000 Notice is hereby given that if no claims are made or no objections are BY SAMAN INDRAJITH By Ratnapura Corr. supportive of the government majorities. But in spite of wield- lodged with us within 14 days of publication of this notice, Duplicate External Affairs Minister Prof. G. The UNP’s Hambantota when it carried on the fight ing such overwhelming power in Share Certificates will be issued to the above named shareholders and L. Peiris told Parliament yesterday that District parliamentarian Sajith against a ruthless terrorist outfit, all central, provincial and other the Original Share Certificates shall be deemed to have been cancelled. the regrettable situation of illicit fish- Premadasa on Tuesday said that because Sri Lanka was the only local bodies, the government was Company Secretaries for Beruwela Walk Inn PLC ing, carried out in Sri Lankan waters, the government had let down the country for them to live in. “We not able to bring down the cost of VARNERS INTERNATIONAL (PRIVATE) LIMITED by fishermen from the other side of people of the country miserably never criticized the government essential items. The frustrated Palk Straits, had led to the apprehen- by not arresting the spiraling cost when it spent billions of rupees to people were suffering as they Corporate Secretaries sion of the Indian fishermen. of living. purchase weapons. During the war could not make ends meet due to Level 14, West Tower, World Trade Center, Prof. Peiris said, in a statement to Addressing a meeting at when our armed forces faced the exorbitant prices of essential Echelon Square, Colombo 1. the House, that the government must Dehiowita town on Tuesday, in drawbacks in the battle field we food items. Only the upper class Tel: (+9411) 2394350-2/(+9411)5544711 be mindful of the difficulties faced by support of the UNP candidates never criticized them but encour- could enjoy life, he said. 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