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Some of the children from the Vanni now in Colombo prepare for an art exhibition organised by the D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo.One hundred children from the Vanni arrived in Colombo on Monday (Oct 2) to participate in the exhibition together with an equal number of children from the families of war heroes. The exhibition was held at the National Art Gallery as part of a fund raising programme to re-build the Omanthai railway station. (Picture by Nishan S. Priyantha) |
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Our photographer Kamal Bogoda captured this scene at Fort yesterday after the police fired tear gas and baton charged unemployed undergraduates who caused havoc in the city centre demanding a meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa. |