Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J), District Secretariat for Jaffna and Sri Lanka Police in the peninsula joined hands together to mark the forthcoming Sinhala and Hindu New Year through a series of traditional, entertaining and sports events. A cycle tour with the participation of 51, 52, 55 Divisions of the SFHQ-J and Forward Maintenance Area (FMA), Kankesanthurai riders....
Nearly 200 civilians affected with various eye ailments and other sight weaknesses in Vakarai area in the 233 Brigade area under 23 Division of the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) had the rare chance of getting treatment during a mobile eye clinic organized recently at Vakarai Hospital. 233 Brigade troops under the supervision of the Brigade Commander took the lead in this regard with assistance.....
Two consultant cardiologists, Dr Richard Saldena and Dr Krishan de Silva of Nawaloka Hospital, Colombo, together with several medical officers and nurses attended on over 300 Jaffna civilians, suffering from cardiac ailments during two separate medical clinics, held at Urumpirai and Kolombuthurai areas, served by 511 Brigade and 512 Brigade in the Jaffna peninsula.
A routine refresher course for Company Commanders serving under the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) got underway at Welikanda SFHQ-E for 18 continuous days. Major General Lal Perera, Commander, SFHQ-E as the Chief Guest on the closing day of the course on Friday (4), delivered a brief address and wished them good luck with their future assignments.
About 65 students from Jaffna Technical College joined hands together voluntarily with soldiers of the Ottahapulam-based 511 Brigade to clean up the Atchuvely Provincial Hospital during a recent Shramadana campaign. Brigade Commander and soldiers, appreciative of those young men’s initiative in helping the troops for a public cause, invited them to share lunch with the troops on the beaches at Thondamanaru.
Troops of the Security Forces Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) in the past couple of days carried out myriad social service projects with the motive of further strengthening gestures of goodwill, harmony and reconciliation. 2 Gajaba Regiment (GR) troops serving the 221 Brigade and 22 Division offered a lunch treat to the inmates at the ‘Karuna’ Elders’ Home at Linganagar...........
Spreading the wings of humanitarian assistance to the affected community in Ampara area, the 24 Division Headquarters under the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) was generous in donating 24 artificial limbs among needy civilians in the area, some of who have been affected in the war and turned disable.
Jaffna, Mullaittivu and Kilinochchi Security Force Headquarters (SFHQs), feeling the pulses of the young and old cricket fans in respective areas, facilitated them to watch T20 World Cup finals on multi-media LED screens, provided by the Army at those SFHQs. Facilitation of watching the finals in wide screens in fact brought about a change of mood of all cricket lovers who thronged to those areas with high spirits....
Selecting most vulnerable 133 civilians, school teachers and children from Sorampatthu, Kevil, Vetthalaikerny, Aliyawalai, Nagarkovil East, Nagarkovil South, Udutthurai, Champianpaththu, Ittavil and Kilalay areas, in which de-mining has been going on since the completion of the war, the Security Force Headquarters, Jaffna (SFHQ-J) under its Disaster Mitigation Project, conducted two separate awareness programmes.....jpg)
Giving prominence to traditional games, 54 Division under Security Force Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) organized a New Year festival, under the direction of Major General K.M.U Wijeratne, General Officer Commanding, 54 Division on Monday (7) at Division Headquarters premises. Major General Boniface Perera, Commander, SFHQ-W graced the event as the Chief Guest which included many varieties......
