Commander Joins New Year Celebrations in 3 SF

Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army who was in Mullaittivu a few days ago had the chance of participating in the 3 Special Forces (SF) - organized Sinhala and Hindu New Year at its playground in Mundimurippu on Frinday (19).

60 More Students Visit Palaly Airport

Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) facilitated one more batch of 60 students for a visit to the Palaly airport recently as a gesture of goodwill and reconciliation. Following a request made to Major General Darshana Hettiarrachchi, Commander, Security Forces - Jaffna (SF-J), the students at Puthur Somaskanda Vidyalaya...

Idaikurichchi Subramaniyam College Playground Gets New Face-lift

The Army renovated and redone playground at Jaffna, Idaikurichchi Subramaniyam Vidyalaya, following sponsorship, extended by an expatriate in Varani was vested in the students on Wednesday (17) during a simple but ritual-rich ceremony at the ground premises.

141 Brigade Troops Assist Repair of Damaged Roofs

141 Brigade troops of the 14 Division of the Security Forces-West on Friday (19) assisted repairs of roofs of a few homes, damaged following a mini cyclone that swept the general area of Udugama - Kiridiwela.Troops removed fallen trees and tree branches....

West Troops Help Extinguish Mini Fire in Paper Bag Factory

Troops of the Security Forces - West assisted to extinguish a mini fire, erupted in a paper bag factory in Depanama, Pannipitiya this morning (18) after the Police and fire-fighters turned to the troops for support.A group 8 troops from the 142 Brigade and an Officer with....

New Log Commander Assumes Office

Major General D.K.G.D Sirisena, the newly-appointed, Commander, Logistic Command Headquarters at Salawa assumed duties on Wednesday (17) during a simple ceremony at his Office amidst religious observances. A Guard Turnout followed by a Guard of Honour saluted him on arrival at the premises. A customary troop address culminated the day's ceremony...

Devotees at Amman Kovil Pooja Served with Refreshments

Kilinochchi troops extended their assistance for conduct of the annual Kovil Pooja at Kanakambigai Amman Hindu Kovil on Friday (19). Troops at the Security Force Headquarters offered refreshments to the devotees. On the instructions of the Commander, Security Forces - Kilinochchi, Major General Vijitha...

They Join New Year Dawn Distributing Spectacles

Mr Kapila Silva of Ananda College 82 group and members of his family, marking the dawn of the Sinhala and Hindu New Year with a difference went to Jaffna and patronized the free distribution of about 300 spectacles among needy people in Ariyalai and Sandilippai during separate ceremonies.

582 Brigade Troops Join ‘Dengue’ Cleaning Programme

Responding positively to a request, made by the ‘Suhada Ekamuthuwa’ at Wadduwa seeking assistance for a Dengue control programme, a group of 20 Army personnel of the 582 Brigade under the 58 Division participated in a Shramadana to clean Weragama road in Wadduwa where incidence of Dengue...

Driver Remanded Over Accident in Wattappalai

The driver of the mini lorry that crashed and killed one soldier on duty at Wattappalai Army sentry point on Tuesday (16) evening was remanded until 25 April 2019 by Mullaittivu Magistrate Court after he was arrested by the Mulliyaweli Police and produced in the Court.