Celebrate Triumph Over Evil
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SOLEMNITY hangs in the air today as we salute those who fought a just fight and laid down their lives for our Paradise Isle, and the thousands who suffered grievous physical injury and mental trauma in the challenge to cleanse our land of the evils of terrorism. Their sacrifice regained our freedom and they reclaimed for us the precious and unique way of life of this serendipitous island that minds its own business. To the strains of the national anthem, resounding in our hearts and souls, we light an oil lamp, light incense, and bow our heads to the warriors who hunted down and killed the despot, South Asia’s Pol Pot, who had declared war on our State. The LTTE terrorism is no more.
SRI LANKA Army in view of the worsening flood levels has attached 10 Army personnel to Colombo and Kalutara District Secretariats for coordination work and other practicalities. Meanwhile, nearly 2000 Army personnel now out in providing relief to flood victims in several badly hit Districts such as Colombo, Kalutara, Puttalam and Gampaha are assisting district administrators at different levels.
PARENTS, spouses and guardians of four hundred and twenty five ex-LTTE combatants assembled at the Veerasingham Hall in Jaffna on Tuesday (18.05.2010) to take their loved ones home after a lapse of many months when the Bureau of Commissioner General Rehabilitation (BCGR) released them on completion of government’s rehabilitation.....
THE Passing Out Parade (POP) of 40th batch of the Commando troops including 20 officers and 655 soldiers THE Passing Out Parade (POP) of the 40th batch of the Commando troops including 20 officers and 655 soldiers took place on Saturday (22) at Uva-Kudaoya Commando Training School with the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya.....
THE AUSPICIOUS foundation-stone laying cum ground breaking ceremony for the Seva Vanitha Army Branch’s (SVAB) brainchild, ‘Abhimansala’, the wellness resort for totally dependent War Heroes following a concept proposed by Commander of the Army took place at Anuradhapura Saturday (15) morning before Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya.....
SRI LANKA ARMY taking a leading role in the supply of immediate relief to worst-affected flood victims in areas including Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara districts participated in distribution of lunch packets among affected families in Katunayake area and Ja-ela Divisional Secretariat area on Sunday (23).
PIRITH to bless country: An all-night pirith ceremony to invoke blessings on the Security Forces, Police and the country was held at the BMICH on Saturday with the participation of 3,000 Buddhist monks. Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa took the casket of Relics of the Buddha to be placed in the Pirith Mandapaya before the ceremony began. President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Ministers and MPs also participated.The religious ceremony was organized on directives of Secretary Defence Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa.....
The Jaffna Vesak festival, ‘Yapa Patunai Daham Amawai’ is to be launched on a grand scale for the first time after eradication of terrorism from the country. A Vesak Zone has been declared covering Jaffna Fort, Duraiappa Stadium and Jaffna library areas and the festival is scheduled to be conducted from 27 - 30 May.