The real beezness!

This astonishing image of a buzzing ball of cactus bees spinning over the hot sand on a Texas ranch has helped its creator to win the coveted Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. (Daily Mail)

Army’s 73rd anniversary celebrated

Sri Lanka Army’s 73rd anniversary was celebrated in Colombo today under the patronage of Army Commander Lt. Gen. Vikum Liyanage. 66 band members of the Army Band joined the 73rd anniversary parade of the Sri Lanka Army and 77 officers representing all the regiments and 652 officers who were awarded for gallantry in the 73rd anniversary parade of the Sri Lanka Army. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Air Force win Sri Lanka Rugby 7s Men’s title

Air Force SC clinched the Sri Lanka Rugby 7s Cup title, beating Havelock SC 24-10 in the final played at Race Coutse Grounds on Sunday. Army SC meanwhile, beat Navy SC 22-10 in the Women’s final, though the Navy Men’s team beat CR & FC in the Men’s Plate final. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Marking Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday

In view to commemorate Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday, the Board of Trustees of the Borella Jumma Mosque organized an Inter-Religious Ceremony and distributed dry ration packs to needy families on the mosque compound. It was held yesterday (9) under the patronage of the President Board of Trustees, M.R.M. Awthad. Pix by Nisal Baduge

Stop police brutality on women, children

Lawyers and several civil organisations today staged a silent protest at the Galle Face main agitation site, demanding the government to stop police brutality on women and children. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

Special stamp released on ‘World Post Day’

The four-day ‘Colombo Stamp Show 2022’organised by the Philatelic Bureau of the Postal Department was held from October 6 to 9. A special stamp and a first day cover were released to commemorate ‘World Post Day’ yesterday which was the final day of the Show, under the auspices of Minister of Transport, Highways and Media Bandula Gunawardana. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Those died during struggle remembered

An event to remember those who died in the strugle (Aragalaya) was held yesterday near the Buddha statue at the Vihara Mahadevi Park. The Citizens of People’s Struggle organized the event. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

Vap Poya Day...

Devotees at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo are seen taking part in religious observances on Vap Full Moon Poya day which falls today. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

Vegetable harvest...

Following a concept of the Colombo Mayoress, Rosy Senanayake, and the expertise and guidance of the Librarian of Colombo Public Library, Waruni Gangabadarachchi, an abundant yield of vegetable was obtained from the library compound. A vegetable cultivation program was recently launched to educate the public on how to grow their own vegetable in order to face the future food scarcity. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

'Kedella' Art of Living exhibition 2022 at BMICH

The ’’Kedella Art of Living 2022’’ exhibitions organized by Asia Exhibitions and Conventions (Pvt) Ltd will be held until tomorrow (9), scheduled from 10.00 am to 9.00 pm at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) Colombo. The exhibition will consist of approximately over 200 stalls to attract more visitors from every occupation. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

Sisudiri scholarship award ceremony

A scholarship award ceremony conducted yesterday by the senior management of the Citizens Development Business Finance PLC under the theme ’CDB Sisudiri Season 14’. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

Commemorating fallen war heroes

Sri Lanka Army is to celebrate its 73rd Anniversary on October 10th in a grand gesture and a series of programmes had been organised to mark the event. A special ceremony to commemorate the fallen war heroes was held under the auspices of the Commander of the Army Lt. Gen. Vikum Liyanage at the Battaramulla War Heroes Memorial last evening. Pix by Nisal Baduge

’Praana’ hits the big screens

The Praana (Seeds) Sinhala movie premiered at the Liberty Cinema theatre in Kollupitiya. The Sri Lankan trilingual thriller movie was directed by Sanjaya Nirmal and produced by Janaka Perera. Leading film artistes Shyam Fernando, Niranjani Shanmugaraja, Darshan Dharmaraj are playing leading roles, whereas Nita Fernando and King Ratnam play supportive roles. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

Rugby 7s kick off

The revamped club Rugby 7s tournament will kick off at the Race Course Grounds without powerhouse Kandy SC, with the remaining club teams joined by Western Barbarians in Segment A of the renamed Sri Lanka. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisingehe

Police post at Port City opened

A police post was opened at the Port City today with the patronage of the Senior DIG in-charge of the Western Province, Deshabandu Tennakoon. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

World Teacher’s Day celebrated

As the whole world celebrates the World Teacher’s Day today, Sri Lanka too takes this opportunity to heap its appreciation on teachers and principals at a ceremony called ’’Guru Pratibha Prabha 2022’ held at the Education Ministry under the patronage of Education Minister Susil Premajayantha.

Colombo stamp show

The Philatelic Bureau of the Postal Department today officially introduced two stamps and an envelope at the Colombo stamp show held at the Postal Department Colombo.

Liftoff!

SpaceX successfully launched its first female-led mission, Crew-5, to the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday, taking along a Russian cosmonaut who is the first from the country to board an American spacecraft amid global tensions over the war in Ukraine amid the first to take off from US soil since 2002.

Korean National Day celebrated...

The National Day of the Republic of Korea was celebrated yesterday under the patronage of the Korean Ambassador. Education Minister Susil Premajayantha was the chief guest at the event. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

Teachers deserve bouquets

Parents are seen buying flower bouquets in Colombo for their children to offer to their teachers in view of World Teachers’ Day that falls tomorrow. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

Stop suppression on union leaders...

A protest was held at the oil installation in Kolonnawa by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) joint trade union, demanding the government to stop the suppression on the union leaders who brought to light the thefts and atrocities. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

Rehabilitate people who robbed US$51mn...

Catholic nuns of St. Anthony’s Convent, Borella, today staged a protest in front of the convent demanding the rehabilitation of the people who robbed US$51 million from the country. They also demand Namal Rajapaksa should withdraw his proposal to rehabilitate the youth engaged in the Aragalaya. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

Let’s defeat separatist constitutional conspiracy

The members of the Patriotic National Movement today staged a Sathyakriya in front of the Independence Square today under the theme of ’’Let’s defeat the separatist constitutional conspiracy’. Pix by Nisal Baduge

A real fairy tale property!

A Victorian fairytale castle overlooking the Devon coastline has gone on the market for an undisclosed sum. Watermouth Castle, near Ilfracombe, has been run by the same owners for 45 years and is billed as one of the top tourist destinations in the county. Situated by Watermouth Harbour - once a haven for smugglers - the Grade II* Listed Castle is situated in a stunning position with breath-taking views. (Daily Mail)

All Island School games 2022

The All Island School Games 2022 were officially launched at the Education Ministry with the main sponsors Nestomalt this evening. The All-Island School Games were not held for the last two years due to the COVID pandemic in the country. The Gampaha district had been selected to host the events. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

Expedite Voluntary Compensation process

The Voluntary Compensation Applicants’ Union of the State Engineering Corporation of Sri Lanka today staged a protest in front of the Engineering Corporation drew the attention of the President, the Prime Minister and the subject minister to speed up the Voluntary Compensation process to protect the Corporation. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Tear gas, water cannons used to disperse uni students

The police fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse the protesting university students in Kelaniya today who were protesting against the incumbent government. The protesters demanded the release of protesters arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act during the Aragalaya at the Galle Face. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Dry rations for elders

On the occasion of World Elders Day, Ragama 181b Thewatta Grama Niladari Seva Piyasa distributed dry food packs for low-income elderly citizens in the area. The event held at the Lourdes stadium in Ragama. Pix Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

Give us modern houses with deeds

Several estate workers today staged a protest in front of the Fort Railways Station, demanding the government to demolish their 150-year-old line rooms and provide modern houses with deeds. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi

Forerunner to upcoming 73rd Army Anniversary

As part of the upcoming 73rd Army Anniversary and Army Day (October 10), a special service was held at All Saints’ Church in Borella today. Commander of the Army Lt. Gen. Vikum Liyanage was the chief guest and senior officers and fellow officers were invited by Army Christian Solidarity that participated in this event with a group of people. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana