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  • SFHQ-J Organized Eye Camp Examines Over 500 Civilians


    Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna (SFHQ-J) in collaboration with Lions Club, Atchuvely conducted an eye camp for civilians and distributed more than 400 pairs of spectacles free of charge among them. 511 Brigade serving the SFHQ-J organized the eye clinic at Atchuvely Central College in Jaffna on Sunday (12) with......
  • Company Impressed with Great Ideals Behind 'Abimansala' Makes Thumping Contributions to Commander

    One of Sri Lanka’s leading vehicle dealers, ‘Diesel & Motor Engineering Company Ltd’, highly impressed with the establishment of the state-of-the-art wellness resort, ‘Abimansala’ at Anuradhapura for rehabilitation and recreation of totally dependent War Heroes, displayed its appreciative recognition of the project by donating Rs 20 million in cash towards the construction of the second resort (Abimansala-2) at Wilpitawatta, Kamburupitiya in the south.
  • Army Commander-Appointed Court of Inquiry Probing into LLRC Report Observations in Progress


    A Court of Inquiry, appointed by the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya to inquire into the observations, made by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) in its report on alleged civilian casualties during the final phase of the humanitarian operations and probe as regards Channel-4 video footage irrespective of its authenticity or otherwise, is now in full progress. The five-member Court of Inquiry appointed on 2 January 2012 by virtue of the powers.....
     
  • Army Establishes Its New Directorate for Agriculture and Livestock


    The Army, attaching equal importance to the government’s ongoing national campaign for self-sufficiency in essential vegetables, dairy products and grain varieties, established a separate Directorate for Agriculture and Livestock within the establishment. The new Directorate, established on......

  • 22 Division Hqrs Take Children to See 'Deyata Kirula'


    Two hundred school students and civilians living in Kiliweddi and Paddithidal relief centres had the rare chance of visiting the recent ‘Deyata Kirula’ mega exhibition at Oyamaduwa, Anuradhapura, thanks to the arrangements made by 22 Division Headquarters.  The arrangement, initiated on the instructions of......

  • Tri Service Commanders Join Sri Lanka's Inaugural 'CISM Day Run' For Service Personnel

    Sri Lanka’s first joint tri-service marathon run, organized under the aegis of Brussels-based International Military Sports Council (Conseil International du Sport Militaire), more widely known as ‘CISM Day Run,’ kicked off early this morning (19) at Colombo Independence Square, with the participation of 300 tri-service personnel, headed by respective tri service Commanders. One hundred personnel from each service, Army, Navy and Air Force.....

  • Company Impressed with Great Ideals Behind 'Abimansala' Makes Thumping Contributions to Commander

    One of Sri Lanka’s leading vehicle dealers, ‘Diesel & Motor Engineering Company Ltd’, highly impressed with the establishment of the state-of-the-art wellness resort, ‘Abimansala’ at Anuradhapura for rehabilitation and recreation of totally dependent War Heroes, displayed its appreciative recognition of the project by donating Rs 20 million in cash towards the construction of the second resort (Abimansala-2) at Wilpitawatta, Kamburupitiya in the south.

  • INGO Offers 63 More Water Pumps Among Farmers in 61 Division Area


    Alliance Development Trust, an International Non Governmental Organization, concerned about promotion of agricultural work and living standards in 61 Division area under Security Forces Headquarters, Wanni (SFHQ-W), recently donated 63 water pumps to 63 farming families living in Palampiddi, Periyamadu, Kirisuddan, Mullikulam and Tachchinamarathamadu areas.
  • Maiden Harvest at OCDC Farm Reaped; More Seasonal Varieties to be Grown


    The maiden harvest of vegetables in the 6-acre farming land, belonging to the newly-opened Officers’ Career Development Centre (OCDC) at Buttala, designed exclusively for warfare and defence management studies, was symbolically handed over to the OCDC Commandant Brigadier K.P.A Jayasekara during a recent brief......
     
  • All Ethnicities Join Hands to Mark Independence Day in Kantale


    222 Brigade Headquarters in Jayanthipura, Kantale area under 22 Division carried out a series of sport tournaments and other community-oriented projects in connection with the recent 64th National Independence Day. A cricket tournament in Ichchalanpattu Divisional Secretariat area, a handball tournament in the same area, a blood donation campaign and a grand prize and certificate awarding ceremony were included in the Independence Day commemorative arrangements.