Introduction of Taekwondo as a martial art to Jaffna youths took place at the Duraiappah stadium last Sunday (14) with the support of Army Taekwondo Association and Korean Taekwondo instructors. A large crowd of school children, Mayoress for Jaffna Mrs Y.Pathgunarasa, Additional Director of Provincial Education Mr V.T Selvarathnam and Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe, Commander, Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna, the Chief Guest on the occasion witnessed the display of the introducing team.
Baseless allegations are levelled against Sri Lanka continuously and the government responded to them as they have a hidden agenda, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said yesterday. The Defence Secretary made this observation as chief guest at a ceremony to launch the website of Strategic Initiatives for the Protection of Sri Lanka (SIPOS) (www.outofwar.com) at the BMICH yesterday. He said that the accusers were fully aware of the genuine scenario and they yet level charges since their aim is to achieve their ends..jpg)
The most thrilling year’s military spectacle, ‘Searchlight Tattoo’ of the Army, the forerunner to the Army’s 62nd anniversary celebrations is to be ceremonially opened Friday (19) evening at 5.00 p.m. at Anuradhapura Public Ground. The Tattoo to be declared open by Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army as......
Skilled manual labour provided by Thandikulam-based 611 Brigade troops serving under Security Forces Headquarters, Wanni, added special significance and value to religious sentiments as they, with the support of outside donors, completely renovated two ancient Hindu Kovils (Temples) and opened them for veneration on Wednesday (17).
Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, now in Anuradhapura paid a surprise visit to the newly opened ‘Abimansala’ (Wellness Resort) Friday (19) afternoon, just a few hours before the inaugural opening of the Army’s ‘Searchlight Tattoo’ at Anuradhapura public grounds and freely interacted with resident dependent War Heroes. The state-of-the art, ‘Abimansala’ on the banks of the ancient......
The year’s most attractive military spectacle, ‘Searchlight Tattoo’ of the Army, the precursor to the Army’s forthcoming 62nd anniversary celebrations was ceremonially opened Friday (19) evening at 5.00 p.m. at Anuradhapura Public Ground. The ‘Searchlight Tattoo’ was declared open to the public by Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army who graced the inauguration as Chief Guest. The ‘Searchlight Tattoo’ will continue till Sunday (21) evening.
Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, now in Anuradhapura paid a surprise visit to the newly opened ‘Abimansala’ (Wellness Resort) Friday (19) afternoon, just a few hours before the inaugural opening of the Army’s ‘Searchlight Tattoo’ at Anuradhapura public grounds and freely interacted with resident dependent War Heroes. The state-of-the art, ‘Abimansala’ on the banks of the ancient......
The latest phase of the Defence Ministry (MoD) initiated district-wise house construction project for War Heroes saw its fruition in Galle District on Saturday (20) with the ceremonial opening of 26 more new houses by His Excellency, the President Mahinda Rajapaksa as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, in the company of Secretary Defence, Chief of Defence Staff, Tri service chiefs and a large gathering of invitees including close relatives of tri service War Heroes.
The year’s most attractive military spectacle, ‘Searchlight Tattoo’ of the Army, the precursor to the Army’s forthcoming 62nd anniversary celebrations was ceremonially opened Friday (19) evening at 5.00 p.m. at Anuradhapura Public Ground. The ‘Searchlight Tattoo’ was declared open to the public by Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army who graced the inauguration as Chief Guest. The ‘Searchlight Tattoo’ will continue till Sunday (21) evening.