SLAGSC Trounces Rival, SLASC in Final Rugby Encounter at Diyagama
The final tussle of the Army Inter Regiment Rugby Championship tournament, played at Diyagama, Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium, pushed Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps (SLAGSC) Regiment players to a resounding victory beating the rival, Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (SLASC) with 31-08 points. Judged by merits of performances in previous tournaments, 17 Rugby teams were placed under two categories.....


A colourful Guard of Honour, presented by troops of Pakistan Army at Pakistan Army’s General Headquarters at Rawalpindi Monday (2) morning greeted and honoured Sri Lanka’s visiting Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, currently in Pakistan at the cordial invitation of his Pakistan’s counterpart, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. Soon after Lieutenant General Jayasuriya was welcomed at the entrance to the military complex, General Headquarters..... .jpg)



Fellow-soldiers and officers serving under the Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna (SFHQ-J), mindful of the noble sacrifice of the War Heroes who turned permanently disable during humanitarian operations, joined hands together and made a symbolic financial contribution to the Seva Vanitha Army Branch’s “Brave Hearts” project.........
50 school children residing in the Periyapandivirichchan (east) Grama Seva sector in 611 Brigade area under 61 Division Headquarters in Mannar, recently received gift parcels of exercise books and stationery, organized by Brigadier A Kariyakarawana, General Officer Commanding, 61 Division. Those uniform-clad students of Vilathikulam.......................
The successful culmination of Jaffna’s first-ever ‘Army Searchlight Tattoo’ with a record spectators of more than 25,000 on the final day on Sunday (25), reaffirmed the fact that ordinary people of all walks of life, including the majority of Jaffna youngsters, do expect a turn-round in their future fortunes, contrary to what is being advocated by certain extremist elements. To coincide with the government’s policy of taking major events of special importance to village level..............
The final tussle of the Army Inter Regiment Rugby Championship tournament, played at Diyagama, Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium, pushed Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps (SLAGSC) Regiment players to a resounding victory beating the rival, Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (SLASC) with 31-08 points.
4 (V) Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps (SLAWC) woman soldiers serving Isinbessagala area under 211 Brigade Headquarters in the Security Forces Headquarters, Wanni (SFHQ-W) launching an awareness programme among villagers took steps to recommence studies at Isinbessagala Sri Sobhitha Kanishta Vidyalaya which was on the verge of closure with 5 students attending it.
Troops of the Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna barely 24 hours after use of Alfred Doraiappa Stadium in Jaffna for their ‘Searchlight Tattoo’ (March 23-25), commenced a mammoth cleaning and renovation programme in order to improve its structural outlook. Soldiers of the Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineer Regiment..............
The Gemunu Watch (GW) Seva Vanitha Unit on Saturday (24) staged the musical concert, ‘Sara Sihina’ with popular Bhathiya and Santhush duo with the objective of raising funds for GW War Heroes who remain handicapped after injuries in the war. The musical evening at St Joseph College indoor stadium in Colombo was graced by Commander of the Army..............