The Commander of the Army has approved the cessation of appointments / attachments and new appointments / attachments of the under mentioned Senior Officers with effect from dates stated against their names.
Deputy Minister of Defence and Minister of Buddha Sasana, Public Security, Law and Order Hon. Rathnasiri Wickremanayake arrived at the Army Headquarters (AHQ) Thursday (24) morning on a formal visit.
AMPARA: ON INFORMATION GIVEN BY A CIVILIAN IN KALMUNAI AREA, the Police have recovered a claymore mine along with a detonator and 50 meters of flexible wire hidden inside a bush from PANDIRIPPU-NAYAPATTAMUNA road around 11.30 a.m. on Saturday (24).
VAVUNIYA: LTTE TERRORISTS SHOT and killed two Army soldiers on picket duties at KURUMANKADU on VAVUNIYA-MANNAR road Saturday (24) around 2.15.p.m..
The two soldiers, Private K.G. RUKMAN WARNAKULASOORIYA and Private D.M DISSANAYAKE died due to LTTE pistol firing.
A cordon and search operation is in progress.
The dead bodies were taken to the VAVUNIYA hospital.
The VAVUNIYA Police are conducting investigations.
Lighting of 84,000 coconut oil lamps, recital of devotional songs, display of colourful and creative lanterns became the magnificent spectacle for thousands of Jaffna civilians on Poson Day (21) who thronged Naga Vihara and the grounds at Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya in Jaffna to commemorate arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.
Mr. Alexey Shebarshin, Ambassador for Russia with Mr. Alexander N. Komissarov, Second Secretary for the Russian Embassy was recently on tour to the Jaffna peninsula in order to take account of the ground realities.
BATTICALOA: ARMY TROOPS ON A ROUTE CLEARING patrol recovered a claymore mine (2.5Kg), one electric detonator and a five meter long flexible wire around 11.15 a.m. on Thursday (22) in CHENKALADY.
The Army Bomb Disposal Team defused the claymore mine after SLMM visited the scene.
The ERAVUR Police are conducting investigations.
BATTICALOA: POLICE PERSONNEL ON DUTY AT THE JAYANTHIPURA Police post recovered a hand grenade (Type SFG 87) when they arrested a person named MARIYANAGAM SAHAYARAJA (24) suspected to be a LTTE terrorist.
The BATTICALOA Police are conducting investigations.
JAFFNA: LTTE FIRED SMALL ARMS AT TROOPS during a route clearing patrol around 5.30.p.m. at PASIYOOR on Thursday (22).
Troops returned fire at the fleeing LTTE terrorists.
Troops conducted a cordon and search operation in the area.
In order to share a word with his soldiers, deployed in Wanni areas and inspect security arrangements there, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army Lieutenant General L.P.Balagalle recently made a formal tour to the areas under Security Forces Headquarters in Wanni.
