New Year gifts to needy children...

The distribution of New Year gift parcels to children under the care of 336 Child Development Centres nationwide in celebration of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year commenced this morning in the Colombo, Kalutara and Gampaha districts. This effort covered 336 centres, including 40 in the Central Province, 57 in the Eastern Province, 16 in the North-Central Province, 23 in the Northern Province, 19 in the Sabaragamuwa Province, 25 in the Southern Province, 14 in the Uva Province and 106 in the Western Province, ensuring this year's gift parcels reached their intended recipients.