High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha paid respects to Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Mahanayake Thero of Malwatte Chapter and Most Venerable Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Mahanayake Thero of Asgiriya Chapter in Kandy, yesterday.
During his visit the High Commissioner informed the Mahanayake Theros of the outcomes of the State Visit of the Prime Minister of India to Sri Lanka last month, and sought their blessings for various ongoing and proposed bilateral initiatives that will result in benefits for the people of both countries.
The High Commissioner gifted a range of essential items to the Malwatte and Asgiriya Maha Pirivenas. These included computers, tables, chairs, almirahs, beds and study material.
The gesture aims to help enrich the academic and spiritual pursuit of the venerable Theros and young resident monks at both the institutions.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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