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  • IPKF Soldiers Killed in 'Operation Pawan' Remembered at Palaly


    Soldiers of Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) who paid the supreme sacrifice during their mission in Sri Lanka between July 1987 - March 1990 were remembered at a brief, but solemn ceremony on June 5 2015 at the newly-erected IPKF monument in Palaly.
     
     
  • One More Batch of Other Rankers Qualify in Tamil Language


    34 more other rankers in the Army serving the Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) completed the latest Tamil language course, conducted for them and joined an entertainment programme at AIPT school, Barathipuram on Sunday (7). Those course attendees staged a drama using Tamil language and......
     
  • Sri Gnanavairavar Temple Inside Palaly HSZ Holds Its Festival


    Hundreds of Hindu devotees offered Poojas to the deity of Sri Gnanavairavar Temple in Vasavilan South inside the Palaly High Security Zone (HSZ) on Friday (05). Devotees earlier did not enjoy access to hold the Pooja to the temple in the last 27 years since it was inside the HSZ. On the directives of the Commander Security Force Jaffna......
     
  • 58 Tamil Employees Get New Jobs in Apparel Industry


    9 Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) Regiment under the Security Force Headquarters-Killinochchi organized another welfare project with the cooperation of Tri Star Apparels (Pvt) Ltd to enhance the living standard of poverty stricken people in the area. On the request of the officers of the 9SLE Regiment, Tri Star Apparels (Pvt) Ltd conducted a series of.......
     
  • Carpentry Tools Donated


    Two low-income group families from Wellankulam, following coordination done by the 651 Brigade of the Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN), received sets of carpentry tools free of charge from a donor in Australia. The donation of those tools was meant to help improve the livelihood of a carpenter who was desperately......
     
     
  • SFHQ-E Commemorates 'Poson' with Series of Activities


    Poson’ festival of the 24 Division under the Security Force Headquarters-East was organized on a grand scale at Buddhangala Raja Maha Viharaya with the assistance of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva on Wednesday (03). The exhibition of sacred relics of the Lord Buddha and the two chief disciples was declared open by the Commander of the Army at the Buddhangala Raja MahaViharaya......
     
  • Pakistan Army Chief Gifts a Rare Replica to President After Formal Meeting



    General Raheel Sharif, Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Army, currently in Sri Lanka at the invitation of his Sri Lankan counterpart, during a courtesy call on HE the President Maithripala Sirisena Monday (8) morning at the Presidential Secretariat, gifted the President with a replica of the world’s oldest gun as a souvenir of goodwill, excellent relations and close cooperation that exists between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
     
  • Mullaittivu SF Headquarters 6th Anniversary Marked


    Multi-religious ceremonies of Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic and Christian faith preceded the 6th Anniversary commemorative events of the Security Force Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) which fell on June 5. Anniversary arrangements, organized on the directions of Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe, overlooking Commander of the SFHQ-MLT......
     
  • Officers' Presentation Skills Given a Boost


    With the intention of promoting professional capacities and syndicate presentation skills among officers serving the Security Force Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) areas, a programme was launched during June 4-5, following directions given by Major General Boniface Perera, Commander, SFHQ-W. Accordingly, the best Brigade in each Division was picked up and its officers were provided the chance of.....