Over 550 boys and girls are participating in the three-day Junior National Table Tennis Tournament, currently underway at the Kandy Municipal Council Stadium at Katukele.
There was a major upset in the Under-15 Boys' Pre-quarter-final event when the bottom seeded Chandupa Alahakoon of Kingswood College was beaten by the much smaller Vidyartha College lad Hansaka Wijesiri.
It went to a five setter in which Hansaka triumphed 13-11.
Alahakoon in fact was leading by two sets to one at one point.
Hansaka used his top spin judiciously and excelled in the smash.
Wijesiri, Devmith Weerasena, the top seed from Lyceum International, Danushka Wiesinghe (Kingswood), Vihandi Randima, Hiruna Warusavithane, Chanul Dulsen (Dharmasoka), Senura Silva (Ananda) and Chanaka Sri Bandara (St. Mary's Kegalle) have entered the quarter-final of the Boys' Under-15 event.
In the Girls' Under-15 event, Kaveesha Kavindi of Dharmasoka beat Anushka de Silva of Ladies' College to make her entry to the quarter-final. Top seeded Kaveesha will take a lot of beating.
Ayla Chitty, Ishara Warnakulasuriya (Ladies'), Maduka Rehantha (Parajapathi Gothami, Ambalangoda), Prabodha Mallawa (Kegalu MV), Maneesha Shalindi (Karandeniya Central) and the Under-12 top seed Bimandi Bandara (Hillwood) have entered the quarters.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
The deadline for online applications to the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination has been extended until July 12, the Department of Examinations said.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Cabinet has approved a proposed amendment to the Constitution that a referendum would be required to extend the Presidential and Parliamentary term beyond five years.
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