A Pumpkin Farmers Festival, organised by Sarvodaya Development Finance and Coexist Foundation, was held last Friday along Greenpath to in a move to help pumpkin farmers who are struggling with a bumper harvest.
An organiser of the event told the Sunday Times that many farmers facing the problem of not being able to get a reasonable price for their produce were even giving them away free of charge. In spite of this piles of pumpkins can still be seen around the country, he said.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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