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08-01-2019
NORTH: Troops in the general area of NEELUMWILA recovered unusable four anti personnel mines on Monday (7).
Major General Mahinda Mudalige, General Officer Commanding 24 Division at the invitation of the Chief Incumbent at Buddhangala Aranya Senasana, Ven. Deegawapiye Susima Thero on Saturday (23 ) as the Chief Guest ceremonially declared open the newly-constructed concrete road patch that leads from the temple entrance to its nearby rock after naming it as ‘Buddhangala Samadhi Buddha Prathima Mawatha’ in Ampara. More >>
A total of 262 Army personnel including 12 Officers of the Security Forces-Central (SF-C) on Friday (29) on a directive given by Major General Ruwan de Silva, Commander, SF-C spearheaded a much-needed 'Shramadana' (self-help) project to rid heaps of environmental pollutants and garbage that had been lying along Nallathanni road that leads to the sacred 'Sri Pada' summit. More >>
Following patronage, extended by No 306A, 1 Colombo 4 Lions Club, 213 Brigade troops of the 21 Division renovated the Puleliya School Library and handed it over to the school authorities on Saturday (30). More >>
A selected set of Officers and Other Ranks representing all formations under the Security Force Headquarters - Wanni were trained on “Kiyoshiryu Budo” a self defence martial art. The Budo Martial Art style was initially introduced by Major General Jagath Gunawardena as the then General Officer Commanding of the 57 Division to train Emergency Response Team soldiers with blessings of the Commander of the Army.
