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  • Jaffna Teaching Hospital Authorities Turn to Army for Blood


    More than 200 officers and other ranks as well as members of the civil staff serving the 55 Division Headquarters at Vettalaikerny, Jaffna, in response to a request  gave away their blood for the use of Tamil civilians under treatment at Jaffna Teaching Hospital during a mobile project on account of Poson Full Moon Day (23).  The Army was compelled......
     
  • Grand Poson celebrated in Security Force Headquarters Wanni

    Troops serving Security Force Headquarters Wanni (SF HQ (W)) organized a ‘Osupan Dansela’ (herbal drinks) on account of Poson festival on Full Moon Day (23) in Mundimurippu. Major General Boniface Perera, Commander, Security Forces Headquarters, Wanni (SFHQ - W) invited to the inauguration of the Dansela on Poson day morning joined with others to invoke merits and blessings an War Heroes both alive and dead.
  • 54 Division Organizes a Mega Musical Show


    In connection with Poson festival, 54 Division Headquarters in Mannar organized a mega musical show on the instructions of its General Officer Commanding (GOC), Brigadier M.A.M Dias on Saturday (22). The musical show backed by the popular local band ‘Prabaha with Sruthi’ thrilled both civilians and Army personnel alike throughout the evening when Tamil singer Gokularajan popularly known as ‘Gokulan’ and Sinhala vocalists rent the air with their latest Tamil and Sinhala hits.
  • Army Gives Support to Kovil Festival


    19 Battalion Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) troops serving 553 Brigade of 55 Division Headquarters extended their fullest support for conduct of the one-week (June 17 - 24) long annual festival at Unawakkei Kannaki Amman (Mulliyan Kovil) Hindu temple in Vettalakerni, Jaffna. Troops prior to the festival cleaned up the temple premises and......

  • SFHQs in Kilinochchi & Jaffna Conduct Elaborate Poson Programmes & Dansel


    Different commemorative programmes, in connection with Poson festival, organized by Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) and  52 Division and 521 Brigade of Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J), took place for two days (June 23 & 24) in their respective areas. The new protective wall of the Bo tree......
     
     
  • Army Admin Staff Enlightened on Documentation


    To coincide with the Army’s ongoing re-structuring programme after absence of about 30 years, measures are afoot to improve the quality of proper management of documentation in the organization, as directed by Directorate of Personnel Administration and Adjutant General Branch of the Army. A recent full-day workshop, organized by......
     
  • Bangladesh High Commissioner Meets Kilinochchi Commander


    Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner for Bangladesh Mr. Mohammed Sufir Rahaman during a tour to the north dropped in at Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) in order to receive an update on the current situation in the area from the Security Force Commander - Kilinochchi, Major General Udaya Perera.

  • University Students Take Gifts to Bogaswewa School-Goers


    Students and pre-school kids in newly resettled villages, Bogaswewa, Selalihinigama and Namalgama received gift parcels, sponsored by university students, attached to the Colombo University Rotary Club on Monday (24) during a brief ceremony coordinated by the Army. These gift parcels containing school accessories, exercise books, bags and the suchlike were organized by team of students.......

  • New Fabricated Billets Given to Soldiers


    Four new pre-fabricated residential quarters, erected to meet with existing shortage of billets for troops in Vavuniya were vested in the soldiers on Monday (24) during a brief ceremony, headed by Major General Boniface Perera, Security Force Commander - Wanni as the Chief Guest for the inauguration.
  • Tri-service War Heroes Receive New Houses in Welioya


    ‘Ranaviru Piyasa Sampath Nuwara’, the model housing complex, dedicated for residential purposes of tri-service War Heroes in Welioya area under Security Force Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) was formally inaugurated on Monday (24) after delivering deeds to 52 recipients of new houses with 80 perch land blocks during a ceremony. The housing project, brought to fruition, following a novel concept of the Secretary Defence and Urban Development......