Defender of the Nation
Defender of the Nation
The second round of the Caltex Rugger tournament on Friday (16 July) evening at the Army Headquarters grounds saw waves of victory blew off in favour of CR & FC. The Army secured 9 points against 37.
In what was seen as another gesture of fast strengthening bonds of goodwill and co-operation between members of the public and the Security Forces in the Jaffna peninsula, particularly after the ceasefire agreement was signed, the Security Forces after fully de-mining an abandoned cultivable land of 18,01775 sq. meters in Maravanpulo, Chavakachcheri, returned the land for public use this weekend, July 17 during a brief ceremony.
Norwegian Ambassador for Sri Lanka Mr. Hans Brattskar paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General S. H. S Kottegoda at the latter’s office in Army Headquarters on Friday (16).
JAFFNA: TROOPS ON A ROUTE CLEARING PATROL AT THE GENERAL AREA CHAVAKACHCHERI, JAFFNA recovered a hand grenade on Thursday (15) evening. The grenade was defused by the Army Bomb disposal team.
DEFENCE SECRETARY Gotabhaya Rajapaksa wants the UNP to stop playing politics with the ongoing war effort against the LTTE.
TRINCOMALEE: The Tiger (LTTE) terrorist, gunned down by the Army troops this morning (19) in MANACHCHENA, east of NEELAPOLA in TRINCOMALEE was confirmed to be the LTTE’s intelligence wing leader for TRINCOMALEE, named SOUNDRARAJAN alias THANGAN.
Chief Justice Mr. Sarath N. De Silva was received warmly in Jaffna by legal luminaries when he recently visited there to lay foundation stone for a new Court Complex.
The Seva Vanitha Unit (SVU) at Ministry of Defence (MOD) on Tuesday (20) re-invigorated its commitment to continuously care for the differently-able War Heroes of the Armed Forces and the Police, Next of Kin of those who perished or went missing in action and all others still serving.
THE GALLANTRY AWARDS CEREMONY of the Sri Lanka Army Armoured Corps was held at its headquarters at the Mattakkuliya Rock House Camp under the patronage of its Commandant and Security Forces Commander North Maj. Gen. G.A. Chandrasiri on Tuesday. Here Maj. Gen. Chandrasiri pinning the Ranasura Padakkama on a war hero during the ceremony. Picture by Saman Sri Wedage (Courtesy: Daily News)