St. Mary’s dominate at Kabaddi
St. Mary’s College, Kegalle won the Overall Kabaddi Championship at the 28th Sabaragamuwa Province Schools Athletic Meet held at the Embilipitiya Mahaweli Grounds. The St. Mary’s Under-17 kabaddi team emerged champions in the Sabaragamuwa Province while their Under-20 team occupied the first runner-up position in their category.
Govt. given 1 month to resolve ‘political victimisation’ issues: CTU
Teacher trade unions have given a month for the Government to look into the issue of plans by the Ministry of Education (MoE) to grant relief to some 1,000 persons reportedly affected by ‘political victimisation’. The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) says their trade union action was called off temporarily, to give time for the Special [...]
Environment Protection among Schoolchildren
The Government is concentrating on promoting , the concept of protecting the environment. The Kirama Dhammanada Secondary School environmental leaders were awarded their badges at a ceremony held at the school auditorium with the participation of Environmental Officer Ms R. Nirmala and Principal M. Siriwardana. Pix by W.A Nelka
KOICA Scholarships for 9 Govt. Officers
The orientation programme for participants at this years’ Master’s Degree scholarship programme of the Korea International Corporation Agency (KOICA), was held last week at the KOICA, with the congratulatory speech by KOICA Country Director Lee Dong Ku inaugurating it. At the orientation programme participants were made aware of KOICA and its projects in Sri Lanka, [...]
Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children from India
The Government of India (GoI) will continue to support Diaspora children by providing financial assistance for specific Professional and Non-Professional Undergraduate Courses. The GoI is implementing a “Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children [SPDC]” since 2006, under which, assistance is provided to Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and Non-Resident Indian (NRI) to pursue Undergraduate Courses at [...]