2021-07-21 10:21:46
The Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva this morning (20) invited Major General Thilak Hangilipola of the Gajaba Regiment (GR) to his office and appreciated the latter for his committed and illustrious duties for well over three decades in the Army on the eve...
2021-07-21 08:00:46
Troops of the 58 Division are currently engaged in a search operation to trace a girl who had fallen off the Devon waterfalls in Pathana, Dimubula on Sunday (18). Initial reports alleged that the girl, Pavithra (19) from Lindula, Thalawakelle with three of her friends had been on a visit to the waterfall...
2021-07-17 06:46:05
Just a few hours after the Military Secretariat announced the appointment of the new Chief of Staff in the Army, Major General Priyantha Perera was invited to receive his appointment letter from the Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva at the Commander's office...
2021-07-16 18:43:56
The Sri Lanka Army’s Directorate of Agriculture and Livestock, in another very promising nation-building project that goes hand in hand with the government’s ‘Saubhagyaye Dekma’ (vistas of prosperity) policy statement and also the Army Chief’s ‘Thuru Mithuru - Nawa Ratak’ cultivation and beautification...
2021-07-16 05:46:05
One more session of the Task Force in the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID 19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) at Battaramulla was held this afternoon (15), headed by General Shavendra Silva, Head of the NOCPCO, Chief of Defence Staff...
2021-07-14 11:00:45
The general public above 30 years of age in the Western Province are able to get the first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine at the Colombo Vihara Maha Devi Park open theatre, beginning Thursday (15 July 2021), the...
2021-07-12 15:17:16
The Army-managed and the Seva Vanitha-organized vaccination project, giving a further boost to the island-wide national vaccination programme on the directive of HE the President this morning (12) inaugurated one more phase by inoculating the country’s teacher community in the Western Province....
2021-07-10 06:32:29
The family members of the world-renowned athlete and long distance runner, late Corporal Ranatunge Karunananda who drew global attention in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo for completion of men’s....
2021-07-10 04:44:06
Sportsmen and Women who are tipped to participate and win in the forthcoming 32nd Olympic Games – 2020 in Tokyo during 23 July - 8 August together with the 1st Army Officer participating as a judge this afternoon (9) called on General Shavendra Silva, Chairman of the National Sports Selection....
2021-07-10 02:20:59
The Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU), a stimulant and a driving force that looks after the well-being and welfare of the next of kin of fallen/ wounded and those serving War Heroes of the Army and civil staffers while operating as a parallel welfare wing, run by spouses of senior Army Officers....