Army Commander Lt. Gen Rathnayake visited the Devatagaha Mosque in at Lipton Circus to invoke blessings on the army. The Army is celebrating its 64th anniversary this year, Observances invoking blessings on the army are being held at religious places of worship island-wide. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
The petition filed by the Sri Lanka's Patriotic National Movement appealing to declare the election manifesto of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) contravenes the Constitution was taken up at the Supreme Court today. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
A ceremony was held today at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital in view of the world Children’s day. New day-care centre for children was opened to nominate the day. First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa participated at the ceremony as the chief guest. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
Fire swept over about 40 acres in the Nadukarakanda Forest Reserve in Badulla yesterday afternoon. Police said the fire was spreading due to the prevailing drought and that valuable trees and rare species of plants have been affected already. Pix by Palitha Ariyawansa
Army Commander Daya Rathnayake offers a helping hand to a Buddhist monk during a ceremony held today in Anuradhapura. As a part of the Sri Lanka Army's 64th Anniversary celebration, SL soldiers offered 466 flags belonging to army regiments to bless the troops under the patronage of the Army Commander. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
A series of special religious observances, the precursor coinciding with the forthcoming Sri Lanka Army's 64th anniversary and the Army Day (October 10), for the first time since the inception of the Army in 1949, got underway at the most sacred Sri Dalada Maligawa yesterday. Pix by Army Media
Miss World 2013 Megan Young of the Philippines smiles after being crowed, in Nusa Dua, Bali resort island September 28, 2013. Miss Philippines Megan Young, 23, was crowned Miss World 2013 on Saturday at a tightly guarded ceremony in Bali, Indonesia, after the contest was plagued by protests from Muslim hardliners and fears that extremist groups could try to disrupt the event. REUTERS
The finals of the cricket tournament organised by the Federation for the Visually Handicapped was played between the Ratmalana School for the visually impaired and the injured soldiers of the Ragama Ranaviru Sevana at Shalika Grounds today. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Former Presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka greet each other during the Anniversary function of the former Prime Minister and father of the former President, S.W.R.D Bandaranaike at the ancestral home in Horagolla. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
The passenger ship, ‘Dawn Princess’ with 1,900 on board arrived at the Colombo Port today on a one- day stopover during a 90-day cruise. The passengers will visit the Colombo Museum and Kandy and will depart to Malaysia tonight. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa pose for a photo with US President Barack Obama and First Lady, Michelle Obama during the United Nations General Assembly reception at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York on Tuesday.(Pic Courtesy-The White House)
A tense situation arose in Puttalam when three bundles of marked ballot papers were found in a building of the St Andrew’s College in Puttalam today. More than 2000 voters and candidates of all the political parties gathered outside the college and protested against it. Pix by Hiran Priyankara
MP Duminda Silva held a discussion today at the Kolonnawa Municipal Council on issues arising from the garbage dump at Meethotamulla. Some houses were damaged a few days back when the dump collapsed. Mr. Silva promised to provide a solution to this problem within a month. Pix by Nisal Baduge
A blood donation camp organised by the soldiers of the SLA 61st brigade was held at the brigade’s sports ground in Vavuniya. The camp was initiated by Major General Boniface Perera, it was conducted under the supervision of Brigadier A.M. Daulugala and about 250 soldiers donated blood. Pix by Romesh Madushanka
Government Ministers share a moment after the news conference held to review the concluded election results. During the conference the government said that the election results including that of the North were a victory for the ruling coalition. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
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