THE famous Power House road in Jaffna, remained hitherto closed for public owing to security reasons is now open for public transport, the Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna announced. The opening came into effect this morning (8) with recommencement of a bus service. This public road will cut short access distance to the Jaffna main bus stand and facilitates civilians and businessmen living on sideways.
“PLANS to increase the Army’s UN Peace Keeping Mission contingent quota to 5000, from its present 900 in number at one given time are underway on a directive given by HE the President Mahinda Rajapaksa once a proper estimate on related multiple technical needs, associated with such an increase is complete. Our troops will remain prepared to leave at short notice, no sooner than the UN green light is given,” so said Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army during a brief address he made at Mankulam Task Force-3 Headquarters, this morning (5).
ARMY swimmers, just a couple of days before they showed colours at the annual Wellawatta swimming competition, made another record during the Ambalangoda Dharmaasoka Swmming Meet. Overall Championship Trophy for the male category was clinched by Sri Lanka Army along with the Trophy for Defence Services during the event. The swim covered a distance of two miles.
163 OFFICERS and Other Ranks in the Army serving 521, 522, 523 and 524 Brigades in the Jaffna peninsula enthusiastically donated blood to Jaffna Teaching Hospital across the peripheral Varani hospital, situated under the 52 Division in Jaffna on Wednesday (7). Medical officers and officials at Blood Bank, Jaffna Teaching Hospital have projected the need to sustain blood quantity at the hospital to the 52 Division ...
THE SECOND Court Martial hearing charges against General Sarath Fonseka resumed its sittings Friday (9) afternoon at Navy Headquarters. The tribunal comprising Major General Milinda Peiris (President), Major General S.W.L. Daulagala and Major General M. Hathurusinghe will re-commence its hearings on .....
COMMANDER of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya extending his New Year greetings to troops based in the North and East inducted a programme to dispatch stocks of New Year sweetmeats during a symbolic gesture held at Army Headquarters premises this morning (10). Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, pioneer of the project, the first in Army history handed over parcels containing those sweetmeats to representatives of island-wide Security Forces Headquarters in Jaffna, East, Kilinochchi, Mullaittivu and various other remote installations in the Army, as a part of the symbolic inauguration.
ONE hundred and eight former LTTE combatants after their successful rehabilitation turned a new leaf in their lives and joined their parents and guardians in Jaffna on Wednesday (7). Bureau of Commissioner General Rehabilitation (BCGR) during hand-over ceremony at Thelippalai Rehabilitation Centre ensured that those 108 rehabilitated youngsters rejoin their loved ones after intense BCGR training in different vocations such....
THERE were no Avurudu holidays for the soldiers all these years. Instead of the sound of fire crackers that herald the auspicious times of the New Year, what they heard were the sounds of guns and artillery fire. While the rest of the country looked forward to a new beginning with fresh hope, our war heroes were away from their families and friends fighting a bitter battle to save the country from the clutches of terrorism.
MAJOR GENERAL S.A.P.P. Samarasinghe, Commandant, Sri Lanka Medical Corps (SLMC) during a simple military ceremony on April 7, raised the 5 Sri Lanka Medical Corps at Panagoda. Major K.K.M. Kannangara, Commanding officer in the newly raised 5 SLMC flew the Corps Flag and attended to the religious ceremonies. The new office complex of the 5 SLMC was declared open later on after lightning the traditional oil lamp.
COMMANDER of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, all Senior Officers and Other Ranks take this opportunity to wish all Sri Lankans a very happy and prosperous Sinhala and Hindu New Year which dawns in a very peaceful environment after absence of nearly three decades. Let us all join hands together to take our country on the road to prosperity. May all your expectations bear fruit and all your dreams come true!
