Defender of the Nation
Defender of the Nation
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Admiral Daya Sandagiri and Army Commander Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka with a view to taking stock of the ground realities, visited Mannar Saturday (14) morning in the company of several Senior Officers. During the tour both service chiefs spoke to a cross section of the Security Forces personnel deployed in the area and inquired into their welfare, etc. Admiral Daya Sandagiri and Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka returned to Colombo Saturday (14) evening.
Members of the Armed Forces and Police personnel joined hundreds of Hindu devotees who were celebrating Thai Pongal Day in Jaffna and elsewhere throughout Saturday (14) as it marks an important day of offering related to their agricultural harvests.
The Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) adorned military garbs on Wednesday (12) morning when military chiefs joined university dons to award credentials to those who graduated from the Army Command and Staff College (ACSC) at Batalanda.
Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shantha Kottegoda, Mrs. Sonia Kottegoda, President Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU) and a representative group of ASVU were in down south on Sunday (09) with the intention of exploring further possibilities of extending humanitarian assistance to affected families of the Armed Forces and displaced civilians.
Chief of Staff (COS) , Sri Lanka Army, Major General G.S.C. Fonseka and Director General, General Staff (DGGS) and Commandant Sri Lanka Volunteer Force Major General N. Mallawarachchi recently visited tsunami devastated areas in Jaffna and met a cross section of troops deployed in the peninsula.
A large consignment of medicine and essentials collected by Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) for distribution among Jaffna based tsunami victims were delivered to the Jaffna health authorities by Mr. S.M. Chandrasena, Deputy Minister for Women’s Development and Social Welfare who was recently in Jaffna.
Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shantha Kottegoda and Mrs. Sonia Kottegoda visited patients undergoing treatment at the Military Hospital, Colombo on Tuesday (04 January 2004) morning.
The Papal delegate Rev. Mario Zenario, Vatican Apostolic Nuncio, and a Norwegian delegation headed by Norwegian Ambassador Mr. Hans Brattskar, arrived in Jaffna yesterday (04 January 2005) on an official visit to see the loss and damage of the disaster.
In order to learn about the extent of damages and ongoing remedial measures, the newly appointed District Coordinator of Relief Work for Vavuniya district Major General P.S.B. Kulatunga who is also the Commander, Security Forces Headquarters Wanni Tuesday (4) visited Pulmoddai and Kokilai areas.
It is a Portugese medical team this time in the north with medical supplies for tsunami victims in Jaffna peninsula. The five-member team, headed by Dr Tony Anthonio now in Sri Lanka following the SOS appeal of the government for humanitarian assistance flew to Jaffna on Sunday (9) with their consignment of medical relief.