FORMER SERVICE PERSONNEL and Police officers residing in Jaffna after their retirement were awarded a rare opportunity for interaction with serving military officers and submission of grievances, if any, following an initiative taken by 52 Division Commander on the instructions of Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe, Commander Security Forces, Jaffna (SF-J).
THE COUNTRY'S longest concrete road is now being constructed from Mannar to Nawakkuli by the Road Development Authority under the Uthuru Vasanthaya Development Program. The road known as the A32, that goes via Pooneryn and Karathivu is 98.3 kilometres in length. Of the 98.3 kilometres, a 17 kilometre distance from Mannar to.....
FOX HILL Super Cross Races will be held in Diyatalawa on 16th and 17th April 2010 for the 18th year. Sports enthusiasts will be able to watch 13 motor car events and 17 motorcycle races announced Brigadier Ruwan Kulathunga.The Army is proud to announce this event after the victory of war. The main objective of the event is to generate funds for.....
THE Army while embarking on an era of reconciliation, goodwill and development has also prioritized welfare of War Heroes, particularly of those who received multiple injuries in the battlefields and are confined to bed or wheelchairs, expecting lifelong care and society’s affection. The Seva Vanitha Army Branch (SVAB) under the project theme ‘Brave Hearts’ officially gave its kick-off Thursday (18) morning at Mount Lavinia Hotel ......
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A MEDICAL CLINIC to treat IDP families re-settled in Kanakarayankulam area in the North was organized by 56 Division troops on 14th March 2010 at Kanakarayankulam Maha Vidyalaya. It was initiated by Wanni Commander and Competent Authority for Re-settlement of IDPs in the North Major General G.D.H.K. Gunaratne. Eight specialist doctors led by Dr. (Ms) Anula Wijesundera from Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital with about 30 members of the medical staff including nurses extended their support for the project.
Sri Lanka Army calls for applications for vacancies in its medical sector. (click for details)
THE GOVERNMENT has allocated Rs100 million to construct school buildings in the Northern Province under the Uthuru Vasanthaya (Northern Spring) project. Construction of 23 school buildings have been completed. Northern Province Governor Major General G.A. Chandrasiri said after 180 days of the Uthuru Vasanthaya program, around 23 school buildings were completed in the Jaffna Peninsula. “Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa who is also the Northern Development Presidential Task Force Chairman has allocated Rs 100 million to build school buildings,” he said.
SECURITY Forces Headquarters, Jaffna in order to go hand in hand with ongoing normalization of the living milieu in the Jaffna peninsula are doing their utmost to make living worth there by relaxing more and more security measures. The latest noteworthy step came about a few days ago when the Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna (SFHQ-J) after dismantling their High Security Zone (HSZ) in the Valikamam north, Thellippalai area facilitated the re-function of the Thellippalai District Hospital for public use on the instructions of.....
HIGH COMMISSIONER for India in Sri Lanka Mr Ashok K. Kantha last Friday (19) took time off to visit Mullaittivu and Vavuniya, in order to see for himself the progress regarding living conditions of the newly re-settled displaced persons and their needs, if any. The diplomat and his retinue on arrival at Oddusuddan Maha Vidyalaya under 64 Division were received by Major General Athula Jayawardana, Security Forces Commander Mullaittivu and conducted to the school auditorium.....
THE 5TH BATTALION of Vijayaba Infantry Regiment (VIR) War Heroes who made history at Nandikadal lagoon during the last leg of the Eelam War IV marked their 20th Anniversary of founding with a series of religious, sports and military events. The 5th Battalion of Vijayaba Infantry Regiment, raised on 20th March 1990 as a new battalion in the Army appointed Major General (late) P.P Fernando as the first commanding officer of the......
