Just a day before the 64th Independence Day celebrations at Anuradhapura, Chief of Defence Staff, tri-service commanders, Inspector General of the Police and Director General, Civil Defence Force, inspected the final rehearsals of the military parade, scheduled to accord the salute to the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces. Respective commanders, IGP closely watched the flow of the parade and gave necessary instructions for improvement in conversation with related commanding officers and others......
Veththalaikerny-based 55 Division Headquarters recently organized a one-day awareness workshop on HIV and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) with a view to educating civilians and school children in newly resettled areas. Dr. A. Krisvan, Consultant, AIDS Prevention Unit in Colombo and Dr. Ganesalingam, Consultant, AIDS Prevention Unit in Jaffna delivered lectures in Tamil language. Dr. N. Edirisinghe delivered lectures in Sinhalese language for the benefit of soldiers serving the 55 Division.....
Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal W.D.R.M.J. Goonetileke and Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, now in Anuradhapura in order to inspect military arrangements in place in connection with the forthcoming 64th Independence Day, inspected military parade rehearsals on Wednesday (01).
Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, now in Anuradhapura to fine tune the military parade being prepared for the 64th Independence Day celebrations, took time off and visited the ‘Abimansala’, Wellness Resort for dependent War Heroes on Thursday (2) afternoon. It was a miracle, yet a reality for the Commander to see the incredible physical and mental progress that has been acquired by those disable War Heroes after they moved into.....
The 64th National Independence Day ceremony that re-affirmed the commitment for strengthening of Sri Lanka’s sovereignty, development and peaceful co-existence, took place Friday (4th February) morning at Anuradhapura with pomp and pageantry. The annual national spectacle, held for the second time in the sacred ancient capital of Anuradhapura was dignified by the presence of His Excellency, the President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the First Lady........jpg)
President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is also the Commander-in -Chief of the Armed Forces, hours before the National Independence Day celebrations at Anuradhapura on Saturday (4), immortalized the memory of all fallen War Heroes by laying the ground level foundation stone for the.......jpg)
President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the second day (February 5) of the 6th 'Deyata Kirula' exhibition at Oyamaduwa, Anuradhapura after opening the day to the public visited the stalls, put up by tri-services. Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army greeted the President Mahinda Rajapaksa on his entering the Army stall, replete with a host of Army equipment, ordnance and other exhibits.