New Year Festival Spirits Attract AHQ Officers & Other Rankers at Panagoda

4 Sri Lanka Artillery grounds at Panagoda Army Cantonment came alive on Tuesday (10) when hundreds of all rankers serving the Army Headquarters (AHQ) throughout the day shared Sinhala and Tamil New Year festive spirits by participating in a wide variety of traditional and fun-making games, typical of this forthcoming age-old festival of the Sun.

Army Blind Cricketer Receives a New House from Minister

Hon. Sajith Premadasa, Minister of Housing and Construction as a special tribute to the invaluable contribution of visually-impaired War Hero, Staff Sergeant J.P.D Ravindra of the Gajaba Regiment (GR) who has sacrificed his future for the defence of the motherland during battles against LTTE terrorists in Puthukkuddiyirippu...

Army-built 30 more New Houses for Jaffna IDPs Opened in Brief Ceremony

Construction of new houses by the Army for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Jaffna peninsula, a project that was initiated by the incumbent Commander of the Army when he was the Jaffna Commander....

Commander Greets New Chancellor at Sri J’pura University

Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army this afternoon (6) paid a courtesy call on the newly-appointed Chancellor of the Sri Jayawadenapura University, Most Ven. Dr Iththepane Dhammalankara Mahanayaka Thero....

55 Division Coordinates Free Supply of Spectacles to 415 Marathankeni Civilians

A programme to distribute free spectacles for needy people in Jaffna area took place at the 10 (V) Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR) headquarters in Marathankeni, Jaffna through the sponsorship of.....

Army Blind Cricketer, Guest of Honour at State Ceremony in Ranminithenna

The visually-impaired War Hero, Staff Sergeant J.P.D Ravindra of the Gajaba Regiment (GR) who sacrificed his future for the sake of the motherland during battles against LTTE terrorists in Puthukkuddiyirippu.....

Commander Meets Ragama ‘Ranaviru Sevana’ Inmates

Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army taking time off from his hectic schedule paid a surprise visit to the Ragama ‘Ranaviru Sevana’ on the eve of the New Year on Thursday (5) where a total of 120 battlefield-affected War Heroes.....

Commander Graces Inaugural Ceremony of Maiden Big Match of DSC

Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army this morning (4) formally inaugurated the maiden cricket encounter (Big Match) between the Colombo Defence Services College.....

'10th Defence Services Games' Opened

The 10th ‘Defence Services Games (DSG) - 2018’ was officially declared open by Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) at the invitation of Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, President, Defence Services Sports Committee....

US PACOM Sergeant Major Enlightened on NCOs' Career Development

Sergeant Major Anthony Spadaro, the Command Senior Enlisted Leader (SEL) for US Pacific Command (PACOM), together with Sergeant First Class Kevin Sanetiez, Operations Non Commissioned Officers.....