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Katina at Saranath next month
Arrangements are being made to hold the annual Katina Cheevara Dana Ceremony on Nov 13 and 14 at the Mulagandha Kuti Vihara Maha Bodhi Society of India, Holy Isipathana Deer-Park, Sarnath, a release issued by the organizers said.
The Mulagandha Kuti Vihara at Sarnath – Varanasi is known all over the world for the ‘Sacred Relics of the Buddha’ enshrined in it. These Relics of the ‘Blessed One’ were found from Dhammarajika Stupas in Chir Tope, Taxila (Undivided India) and Bhattiprolu village in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh (South India) by Archaeologists in the first half of the 19th Century.
The Sacred Relics are exhibited once a year for 3 days during the Anniversary Ceremony of the Vihara on Kartika Purnima (Full Moon Day in November).
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Navy seizes local multi-day fishing trawler on the high seas for smuggling narcotics
A special operation mounted by the Sri Lanka Navy on the high seas, west of Sri Lanka led to the interception of a local multi-day fishing trawler and apprehension of 06 suspects today (14th November 2024), for smuggling narcotics.
It is suspected that the trawler is carrying about 60kg of narcotics. The trawler along with the suspects and narcotics are being escorted ashore by the Navy for further investigation and onward legal action.
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Avoid taking photos /filming polling-related activities, and refrain from uploading them on social media platforms -EC
Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Rathnayake requests all social media account holders and administrators to refrain from photographing or filming polling stations, marked ballot papers, and sharing them on social media platforms as such actions constitutes a violation of election laws.
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