Defender of the Nation
Defender of the Nation
THE JATHIKA HELA URUMAYA yesterday said that the holding of the elections to the Batticalao Municipality and eight other local bodies was a fine reply to LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran and his henchmen in Colombo.
MANNAR: SRI LANKA AIR FORCE fighter craft conducted three air sorties this morning (12) in the north and east of MADHU at about 7.30 a.m. in support of the ground troops now inching forward.
COMMANDER OF THE ARMY Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka during his official tour in India last week was not without surprises, particularly when he visited Buddhist sacred places in Bodh Gaya, Mahabodhi temple and Saranath. Those sites were packed with devotees at the time of his visit.
The tussle for Championship Trophy in the Inter-Regiment 2002 Volleyball tournament for A & B divisions of the Sri Lanka Army, held at Sugathadasa Indoor stadium on Tuesday (11), saw the Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (A) division and Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (B) division giving a tough time to the Sri Lanka Artillery team and Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps team who finally ended up as Runners-up in both tournaments.
TRINCOMALEE: ON INFORMATION RECEIVED by civilians, Naval troops serving in THORANKADU area, TRINCOMALEE uncovered one T-56 weapon, one T-56 magazine, six hundred and sixty five (665) rounds of T-56 ammunition, twenty four electric detonators and six hand grenades Thursday (13) morning at about 8.30 a.m..
WANNI & EAST: TROOPS SERVING KARAMPAIKULAM, KOILMODDAI, SIVARAYANKULAM, MALIKAITTIDAL, MUNKILMURICHCHAN are busy clearing areas following a spate of clashes that erupted in the past few weeks
The Sri Lanka Army, the single largest organization in the country in terms of its manpower mobilization is to strengthen its Information Technology (IT) infrastructure to keep abreast of fast developing computer technology in the world. The Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology in its efforts to assist the Army’s proposal to this effect is to conduct fifteen IT courses for the benefit of its clerical staff of the Army during 2004-2005.
Officers and Other Ranks of 51 Division on Monday (7 March 2005) promptly and fully complied with an SOS appeal from Doctors and Medical Staff at Jaffna Teaching Hospital to the Army for immediate supply of blood, needed for urgent surgeries.
The Army\'s Arena Cross 2003 at Embilipitiya, where Ruhuna\'s famous natural wetlands for Sri Lanka\'s banana cultivation are found, transformed the area into a sea of motor-race enthusiasts and spectators during this weekend (March 15-16).
Humanitarian assistance recognizes no boundaries, colour or creed, nor does a legitimate army approve any discrimination when it concerns well-being of any segment of the people for whom security is provided at state expense. The Sri Lanka Army, to be in consistent with this policy of goodwill, does extend its helping-hand at all times wherever they chose to serve. Eleven physically disabled civilians, most of who are impoverished and resident in Point Pedro and its suburbs, were this time fortunate to receive wheelchairs, donated by the Army at a simple ceremony, held at the Wallipuram Kovil premises on Friday (27).