SVAB Entertains Inmates At 'Mihindu Seth Medura'
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Inmates at Attidiya ‘Mihindu Seth Medura’ where disable War Heroes are housed were entertained to a special treat by members of the Seva Vanitha Army Branch (SVAB) on Monday (23). Mrs Manjulika Jayasuriya, President, SVAB spoke to all the inmates and shared their concerns on various matters of relevance to them, their families and other assistance. She also found solutions to a few issues then and there in consultation with senior officers who accompanied her.
Driving licences, issued to Army personnel by the Army are to be digitalized to suit international standards and issue of them, is to be streamlined in keeping with a new set of conditions and procedures as per instructions, given by the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya....
Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna (SFHQ – J) recently appreciated achievements, displayed by students at G.C.E Advanced Level examination in a special ceremony that awarded more financial grants for highest studies. At the Kokuvil Hindu College auditorium, the ceremony awarded 12 scholarships to those who achieved best results in the recent examination for their further studies. Kokuvil-based Kavaloor Jeganathan Foundation sponsored those scholarships, together with a stock of..... 
A foreign diplomatic delegation, including US Deputy Assistant Secretary, South and Central Asian Affairs recently met Major General A.W.J.C. de Silva, Commander, Security Forces Headquarters, Kilinochchi with a view to receiving an update on various development and security roles of the troops. The team, comprised of Dr Alyssa Ayres, US Deputy Assistant Secretary, South and Central Asian Affairs, Mr Thomas Melia, US Deputy Assistant Secretary, Democracy, Human Rights and Labour.....
A reputed Yoga guru conducted a 3 day long workshop for troops and members of the civil staff serving the 643 Brigade area following an initiative taken by Colonel K.D.C.J. Thilakarathne, 643 Brigade Commander. The workshop, meant to raise mental courage, cohesion, tranquillity and harmony among some 200 plus officers and other ranks, attached to 17 Sri Lanka Artillery, 30 Sri Lanka National Guard and 31 Sri Lanka National Guard.....
651 Brigade troops under 65 Division with the sheer idea of raising living standards of the people in 651 Brigade areas distributed a large stock of carpentry and masonry tools, electrical appliances, sewing machines, etc among civilians recently during a brief ceremony at Mulankavil People’s Ground in Kilinochchi. Kelaniya 306 B 2 Lion Club sponsored all donations, including the gift of five push bicycles to Army troops serving the 651 Brigade area.
Army troops serving the 52 Division recently donated a large stock of school accessories and gift parcels to 160 selected students from low-income group families in Varani, Jaffna. Those school-goers living in the 522 Brigade area were gifted with packets containing, school accessories, books, clothes and a school bag, all to the value of Rs 1500.00 each during the brief ceremony at Vidaththathapalai Kamalasani Vidyalaya.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday (26), joining the 5th Anniversary celebrations of Sri Lanka’s one and only Defence Services College (DSC) for children of War Heroes during a brief ceremony, gifted one more new five-storeyed building to its students for further expansion of their studies. The DSC, founded in 2007 for the benefit of children of tri-service and Police families......
Scores of students, civilians and the disabled during a mammoth event, organized by the Army for promotion of goodwill, harmony and reconciliation among all three major ethnicities in Trincomalee, received accolades, incentives and varied forms of humanitarian assistance on Saturday (28). The occasion at Trincomalee Vivekananda Vidyalaya auditorium assumed greater significance with the participation of the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya as the Chief Guest.....