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They will Now Ride to School in Kilinochchi on New Push Bicycles

34 students of low-income group families in Kilinochchi on Friday (21) received 34 push bicycles and uniforms as gifts, thanks to the generosity of Ms Rani Bihar of Australia during a brief ceremony at Kilinochchi ‘Harmony Centre’.

The event, headed by Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe, Commander, Security Force Headquarters, Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN), Ms Rani Bihar, the donor, General Officers Commanding in all Divisions, Brigade Commanders, parents and relatives of all recipients, saw distribution of those bicycles, each worth about Rs 10,000/= which in turn encourages those children to attend school well in time without awaiting for public or private transport.

After the ceremony, Major General Perera opened a new library near the ‘Gamini Kularathne’ statue at Elephant Pass after offer of a bouquet at the foot of the monument.