Defender of the Nation
Defender of the Nation
Sri Lanka Army\'s Amateur Wrestlers beat their opponents in the recently concluded National Amateur Wrestlers Tournament-2004 that went on the boards during the weekend (Aug 7-8) at Ragama Basilica College\'s Vijaya Kumaratunga hall.
Cricket teams of the Sri Lanka Military Police (SLCMP) and Sri Lanka National Guards (SLNG) on Wednesday (11) vied with each other for supremacy in the Inter-Regiment Cricket Tournament that took place at Saravanamuttu (Tamil Union) grounds at Borella.
The Sri Lanka Army received high praise for its dedicated role in humanitarian de-mining in the north of the country when a high -ranking U.S. delegation after visiting de-mining areas recently met the Commander, Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna Major General M. D. S Chandrapala to present him with a token of their appreciation.
As the Nation was plunged into shock, anguish and horror in the aftermath of the assassination of Hon. Foreign Minister Mr LAKSHMAN KADIRGARMAR late night on Friday (12), an intensified security network of the Security Forces and the Police is now on in COLOMBO and elsewhere to trail the suspected LTTE sniper who murdered him while he was at his home compound on BULLER’S Lane, COLOMBO 7.
Mrs Sonia Kottegoda, President, Army Seva Vanitha (ASV) branch, under whose able guidance many welfare projects are being implemented by the ASV for Army personnel and their family members, recently modernized and renovated the School complex at Panagoda Army Cantonment and also its Ranketi Day Care Centre. It was the latest project undertaken and completed by the ASV at a cost of about Rs 800,000 (eight lakhs)
Death anniversary of fallen War Hero Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa who made the supreme sacrifice thirteen years ago along with other fellow- war heroes in an LTTE explosion at Araly point in Kayts, was commemorated at the monument in Araly point with the participation of members of the Armed Forces and the Police on Monday (08).
Lieutenant General S. H. S Kottegoda, Commander of the Army and Mrs. Kottegoda with their family members were in Anuradhapura last weekend to pay their respect to Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi and receive blessings on being appointed as Commander of the Army.
The Sri Lanka Navy during early hours on 16th August 2004 spotted a trawler moving under suspicious circumstances off Chalai close to Mullaitivu. The Navy craft, which detected this trawler, mounted surveillance on the suspected trawler during which it observed a fiberglass dinghy moving alongside the trawler.