The annual Duruthu Maha Perahera of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya was held on Thursday. Chairman of the temple Dayaka Sabha Dr. Saman Weerasinghe was invited to place the casket on the tusker by the Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya and Chief Incumbent of the Kelaniya Rajamaha Viharaya, Ven. Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera.The historic Kelaniya Duruthu Maha Perahera first commenced in 1927, due largely to the efforts of Philanthropist Don Walter Wijewardene, son of Helena Wijewardene of Sedawatte.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
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