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  • Army's Contribution to National Tree Planting Drive Begins


    To coincide with the government’s National Tree Planting Day (Nov 15), the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya planted a tree sapling inside the Army Headquarters premises in a symbolic gesture Thursday (15) morning. The main Army ceremony in this connection........
  • Inter Regiment Athletic Meet of the Year Held on Grand Scale


    The 49th Army Inter Regiment Athletic Meet-2012, organized by the Army Athletic Committee, came to an end on Thursday (15) evening with all the pomp and ceremony of a sports event of international standards. Those keen sports men and women of 24 Regiments and 7 Women’s Corps displayed highest professional sportsmanship during the three-day tournament.
  • Army to Turn Manik Farm Area to an Orchard & Cultivation Zone


    Displaying its full compliance with the national tree planting campaign, ‘Deyata Sevana’, the Army on Friday (16) undertook another mega cultivation project at Settikulam Manik Farm in Vavuniya after planting more than 1000 fruit saplings of hybrid nature. A 10- acre extent of less fertile land in the former ‘Relief Village’ area taken over by the Army is to be thus transformed to be an orchard, filled with fruit species, like pomegranate, guava, mango, cashew, lime, etc.....
  • Commander in His Presentation to the Visiting Ugandan President Shares His Experiences as Wanni Commander During Humanitarian Operations

     
    His Excellency the President of Uganda, Mr Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, now in Sri Lanka at the invitation of his Sri Lankan counterpart was enlightened about the sequence of military achievements that led to the successful completion of the Wanni humanitarian operations by the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya on Wednesday (14) during a special meeting at Hotel Hilton.
     
  • Resettled Families Given Cement & Roofing Sheets


    More than 150 families who came for resettlement in Kelebogaswewa village area under Vavuniya South Divisional Secretariat were given incentives by way of cement and roofing sheets, following a programme launched by Ministry of Resettlement. During a tour undertaken by Minister of Resettlement......
     
  • 211 Brigade Anniversary Marked With Community-Oriented Projects


    211 Brigade Headquarters under Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) to coincide with its 28th Anniversary had several community-oriented projects. During Nov 3, 4, 5, the 211 Brigade Headquarters in coordination with several non-governmental organizations conducted educational seminars targeting......
     
  • SFHQ-J Organizes Rugby Training for Students


    A training camp on Rugger playing / coaching, organized by the Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J), in collaboration with the Sabaragamuwa Stallions Club was conducted at Duraiappa Stadium Jaffna on Saturday (17). With the aim of raising Rugger standards among Jaffna players and improving their coaching practices, the SFHQ-J initiated.......