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  • LTTE men bundle undergraduate into three-wheeler and escape

    LTTE men, regardless of provisions of the cease-fire (CFA) agreement on Sunday (8) abducted an undergraduate student of the UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYAWARDENEPURA, NUGEGODA while he was in NALLUR KACHCHERI area, JAFFNA after he was bundled into a three-wheeler.

  • LTTE minors surrender in their hundreds

    Unspeakable cruelty and suffering, torture, violent training, brutal harassment, restricted movement and forced detention meted out by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to their youth conscripts, teenagers and minors, have prompted hundreds of them to sever relations with LTTE during past three years and surrender to Security Forces for safety and protection.

  • Military Chiefs take stock of violent acts in the East

    Vice Admiral Daya Sandagiri, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) & Commander of the Navy, Lieutenant General Shantha Kottegoda, Commander of the Army and Air Vice Marshal Donald Perera, Commander of the Air Force on Wednesday (04) morning flew to Batticaloa with a view to assessing current security developments and speaking to a cross section of members of the armed forces, now serving in those areas.

  • One more EPDP member falls prey to LTTE pistol man

    An unidentified gunman, suspected to be from the LTTE, has shot and killed one more Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) member and injured two anothers in the general area of BATTICALOA Wednesday (18 May 2005) around 9.15 a.m.

  • -œWELCOME BACK -

    Successfully completing the first-ever UN peacekeeping assignment en masse, the first batch of troops of the Army's Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) arrived in their mother country, Friday (6) morning to a warm welcome at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo.

  • RANAVIRU APPARELS GETS NEW LIBRARY

    The fully-equipped new library complex at Yakkala Ranviru Apparels factory, managed by Army\'s Directorate of Rehabilitation, was ceremonially opened today (14) by Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army Lt. Gen L. P Balagalle, who graced the occasion as Chief Guest also to coincide with award of merits to Best Machine Operator and best Supervisor.

  • WHEELCHAIR TENNIS TURNS A NEW TURN

    As General Henry Lee puts it, \"A citizen, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen\". So is the case with brave soldiers of the Sri Lanka Army, who sacrificed their today for our tomorrow and safeguarded the territorial integrity of this island-nation. Many Sri Lankans cherish their memories very well and recall heroic deeds of their military brethren with due respect to them. The Army, as a professional outfit, always seeks avenues to help the disables in its outfit and promotes their skills other than those needed for warfare.

  • Four Tigers Felled in Clashes Delivered

    VAVUNIYA: FOUR DEAD BODIES of LTTE terrorists including one female dead body were handed over to the ICRC by Security Forces in WANNI Tuesday (8) at about 12.00 noon at the OMANTHE Entry/Exit point.

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