Popular Indian singer S P Balasubrahmanyam laid the foundation stone for an eye hospital worth Rs 150 million in Vavuniya yesterday (Sept 4).
A portion of the funding would be borne by a rehabilitation centre in London.
The foundation laying ceremony had taken place in the Omanthai area in the district.
The Vavuniya District Secretary, former Northern Provincial Health Minister Dr P Sathyalingam, the Deputy Inspector General of Police for Vanni, and the Officer-in-charge of the Omanthai Police were present.
The term of the Northern Provincial Council ended in October last year.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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