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  • Commander, SF -West Inspects Quarantine Centers

    2021-07-04 16:00:03

    Commander, SF -West Inspects Quarantine Centers

    Major General Vikum Liyanage, Commander, Security Forces-West visited several Quarantine Centers on Thursday (1) in order to inquire into day today needs. During the visit, he inspected Quarantine Centers under the 661 Brigade in Meegasthenna and the one under the 613 Brigade in Matara...

  • ‘Shramadana’ Cleans up Church Compounds

    2021-07-04 15:00:03

    ‘Shramadana’ Cleans up Church Compounds

    A Shramadana campaign was conducted by the 515 Brigade troops in Jaffna on Saturday (26) at the St. Joseph Christian Church, Alaveddi and Thayddi St. Anthony’s Church compounds in order to rid both places of garbage.

  • Special Kovil Pooja Blesses Security Forces & Civilians

    2021-07-04 14:00:03

    Special Kovil Pooja Blesses Security Forces & Civilians

    A special Pooja, held at Amman Kovil in Pooneryn on Sunday (27) invoked blessings on the people of Pooneryn and members of the Security Forces for their well-being and protection from COVID-19 epidemic.

  • West Commander on Visit to 141 Brigade HQ

    2021-07-04 12:00:03

    West Commander on Visit to 141 Brigade HQ

    Commander Security Forces-West, Major General Vikum Liyanage, accompanied by the General Officer Commanding, 14 Division - Major General Sujeewa Senarathyapa made a formal visit to the 141 Brigade HQ in Veyangoda on Tuesday (29) .

  • Senior Officer Involved in Habarana Incident Granted Bail at Kekirawa Court

    2021-07-03 13:48:08

    Senior Officer Involved in Habarana Incident Granted Bail at Kekirawa Court

    Major General Mohan Rathnayake, General Officer Commanding, 21 Division HQ who voluntarily arrived at the Police this morning (1) after his involvement in a brawl with a team of Wildlife Department officials in Habarana area on Friday (25) appeared before Kekirawa Magistrate Court and granted...

  • Pakistan's High Commissioner Interacts with KLN Commander

    2021-07-03 11:48:08

    Pakistan's High Commissioner Interacts with KLN Commander

    His Excellency, Major General (Retd), Muhammad Saad Khattak, High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka on Wednesday (30) paid a courtesy call on the Commander, Security Forces Kilinochchi, Major General Harendra Ranasinghe, as a part of his itinerary in Kilinochchi. The Commander Security Forces- Kilinochchi....

  • Major General U.A Karunarathna (Retd) Passes Away

    2021-07-02 14:24:07

    Major General U.A Karunarathna (Retd) Passes Away

    Major General U.A Karunarathna (Retd) of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry Regiment (SLLI) passed away at his residence in Colombo 5 on Thursday (1) following a brief illness. He was 80 years of age. During his military career, he served the office of Deputy Commandant at then Kotelawala Defence Academy, Director, Personnel Administration.....

  • 1,920 Persons Leave 32 Quarantine Centres - NOCPCO

    2021-07-02 13:30:26

    1,920 Persons Leave 32 Quarantine Centres - NOCPCO

    As of this morning (04), a total of 1,262 more persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Among them, two were foreigners and 11 were Sri Lankan expatriates. The rest 1,251 were locally-identified positive cases, including the majority....

  • 52 Division Troops Help the Poor Coordinating Relief Supplies

    2021-07-02 13:00:26

    52 Division Troops Help the Poor Coordinating Relief Supplies

    52 Division troops under the Security Force HQ- Jaffna considering hardships of needy families distributed fifty five dry ration packets among low-income families living in Ariyale area on Wednesday (30). The cost of those relief packs was borne by a philanthropist...

  • SLAGSC Troops Initiate Organic Fertilizer Production at Diyatalawa

    2021-07-02 12:00:26

    SLAGSC Troops Initiate Organic Fertilizer Production at Diyatalawa

    Troops of 1 Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps (SLAGSC) implementing the government’s policy of encouraging organic fertilizer production process in the region has started a project to that effect inside its Diyatalawa detachment on 25 June.