Wild jumbos destroy rural school’s Volleyball court fence
Students of Ralapanawa Vidyalaya in Nawagaththegama came in for a shock when they returned to start their new school term this week. A herd of wild elephants had passed through the school, destroying the fence around their Volleyball court. The damage is especially heartbreaking, given that, the students have won many Volleyball championships. The fence [...]
Students Insurance payment doubles this year- MoE
The ‘Suraksha’ students insurance launched last year, will be strengthened this year with twice the amount paid for medical treatment. The current payment of Rs 100,000 for hospital admission, permanent disability and demise of a parent, serious injuries caused by accidents etc. will be increased to Rs 200,000, said Director of Education- (Health & Nutrition), [...]
182 New Govt. schools between 2013-’17: Report
There has been an increase in the number of schools in the country from 2013 to 2017, while the number of schools teaching Science subjects too increased during this period, stated the Progress Review of Education in Sri Lanka. According to the Progress Review, schools teaching all subjects increased from 10,012 to 10,194, while schools [...]
Engineering (GATE) 2019 Graduate Aptitude Test applications close on September 21
The High Commission of India (HCI), Colombo, announced that the Graduate aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) 2019 is will be held between February 2 and 10, at different centres in 6 foreign countries including Sri Lanka. GATE qualification is essential for students to enrol for various Postgraduate programmes in Engineering / Science in institutes such [...]
Teacher-Transfers sans protocol sows discontent- CTU
The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) last week charged that National and Provincial school teachers are being transferred haphazardly, bypassing protocol set out in the National Transfer Policy (NTP), causing much discontentment among those transferred. CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin said the teachers claim that the unlawful transfers by officials victimises them, causing much hardship and [...]
State Literary Awards on Tuesday 11 at BMICH
The State Literary Awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday (11) at the BMICH, under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena, with Minister of Higher Education & Cultural Affairs, Dr Wijayadasa Rajapaksa in attendance. Creative and Academic/Research works in 2017, in Sinhala, Tamil and English, including originals and translations of Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Plays, [...]
Rs 2,500m ‘Korean Tech’ Voc.Train.Inst.
The Government will shortly open a new Vocational Training Institute, ‘Korean Tech’, in Orugodawatte, to provide Technical, Vocational Education & Training for Sri Lanka’s youth, with an investment of Rs 2,500 million. ‘Korean Tech’ funded by the Korean government, is slated to open in January 2019, and will recruit 2,000 selected candidates annually, for 8 [...]
Free Army IT Course for NE schoolchildren a hit
The inaugural batch of students successfully completed the IT course offered by the Ranaviru Information Technology Training Institute (RITTI) in Clappenburg, Trincomalee, recently. The maiden Course, offered free of charge by the RITTI, had 52 schoolchildren from low income families, representing all ethnic groups in the region, follow it, the Information Dept said. The candidates [...]
Kandy Attorneys receive “Arbitration ” Course Certificates
Minister of Higher Education & Highways, Laksman Kiriella was the Chief Guest at a ceremony organised by the Kandy Bar Association (KBA), to award Certificates to Attorneys who had completed a programme in “Arbitration “. The KBA President, speaking at the function, said that, to implement the orders of Arbitration, one had to go to [...]
Multi-tasked rural A/L student worth emulating
Unlike most teenagers, 18-year-old G.A. Thanuja Nimashika, an Advanced Level student at Vimala Gnana MV, Tantirimale, assists her father at his motor garage. While being confident and hopeful of entering university, she continues her work at the garage. She has a word of advice for her peers. “Don’t feel embarrassed to learn new skills. They [...]
Late Bishop Edmund Pieris 29th death anniversary commemorated
The 29th Death anniversary of Rt Rev Edmund Pieris, the first Sinhala Bishop of Chilaw, was commemorated recently by students of Radaguru Edmund Peiris College, Chilaw. Students paid their respects by laying floral wreaths at the base of the late Bishop’s statue in Chilaw town, with Fr Dilan Marious Fernando of the Chilaw Diocese in [...]