Veteran singer Amitha Wedisinghe, a senior artiste who also served as a music teacher, passed away last Thursday.
Amitha was a top ranked artiste of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), was 82 years old at the time of her demise.
The late Amitha Wedisinghe was known for timeless hits like ‘Senkadagalapura Dalada Budures’, ‘Adara Charika’, ‘Anothaththa Wila’ and ‘Ran Dorin Enna Adaren’.
Her remains now lie at Jayaratne Restpect, Colombo 8 and the cremation will take place at Borella Cemetery on Tuesday February 25 at 3.30pm.
The Colombo–Kandy main road at Pahala Kadugannawa has been closed indefinitely after a deadly rockfall in the area that left six people dead and four others injured.
The Cyclonic Storm “Ditwah” moved further north from Trincomalee today evening leaving a trail of destruction including more than 90 deaths, over 100 missing and tens of thousands displaced, officials said.
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