Army troops serving 54 Division in Mannar area rushed and helped contain a fast spreading fire which gutted about 35 temporary shops in Mannar town on Thursday (1) during small hours. Army troops with water bowsers and other water carrying tanks on the instructions of Brigadier M.A.M Dias, General Officer Commanding, 54 Division......jpg)
Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya en route to Weerawila on Thursday (01) inspected the ongoing construction project of the Army’s first eco-friendly luxurious holiday resort at Palatupana, Yala. This conceptual notion of the Commander of the Army is to be made a reality shortly with.....
Army troops serving coastal areas around the country on Monday (5) began rehearsing their contingency plans that should be put into practice in the event of a natural disaster like the Tsunami in December 2004 following directions given by the Directorate of Operations at the Army Headquarters. The rehearsals scheduled for (March 5 - April 27) cover 28 Brigade Headquarters including......
The wellness resort, ‘Abimansala’ for dependent War Heroes at Anuradhapura, the brainchild of the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, is to ring wedding bells shortly for the first time in its short life-span when the War Hero Private C.K Kulathilaka, was to wed after he had met his......
The new community hall, constructed by the UNHCR with the coordination of the 563 Brigade Headquarters in 56 Division at Malmaduwa village was recently opened and handed over to the masses on Tuesday (28) during a simple ceremony. The occasion was attended by......
Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna (SFHQ-J) commanded by Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe, appreciative of the contribution of the MoD Seva Vanitha Branch towards the ‘Api Wenuwen Api’ house construction project for War Heroes, recently donated a sum of Rs 2 million when its Chairperson Mrs Ioma Rajapaksa visited......
At the request of the Jaffna Teaching Hospital authorities, the Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna on Friday (02) organized a blood donation campaign to fulfill requirements of the hospital Blood Bank. It was organized by the troops of 23 Gajaba Regiment, serving in Jaffna, when the Jaffna Blood Bank ran short of blood required by the patients waiting to undergo urgent surgeries.
The Shanthi Community Animation Movement recently funded the establishment of the pre-school ‘Blooming Flowers’ in newly-resettled Kombavil area, following labour support provided by the 11 Sri Lanka Artillery and 682 Brigade troops. Brigadier K.J Wijetilleke, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 68 Division responded to the patronage offered by Rev Fr Ranjith Abeysinghe of the Shanthi Community Animation Movement and mobilized his troops for construction of the new pre-school building.
St. Anthony’s Church at Kachchathivu had its annual feast in this uninhabited sandy isle on Sunday (04) with a record number of devotees. The island, lies about 45 nautical miles away from the center of Kankasanthurai covering an area of about 1.5 sqkm receives devotees from both Sri Lanka and South India. Approximately.....
