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  • 66 Division Marks World Red Cross Day Doing More Community Projects

    2018-05-10 17:28:40

    66 Division Marks World Red Cross Day Doing More Community Projects

    66 Division, together with 661 Brigade troops organized a ‘Shrmadana’ campaign and a distribution of Jack saplings to mark the World Red Cross Day on Tuesday (8). The 15 (V) Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR) troops conducted the programme in....

  • SFHQ-J Initiative Gets More Incentives to Jaffna Students

    2018-05-10 17:06:09

    SFHQ-J Initiative Gets More Incentives to Jaffna Students

    Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J), taking one more welfare initiative on behalf of the student community in the peninsula coordinated the distribution of a stock of push bicycles, scholarships and cash gifts after a close survey selected the most needy ones in consultation with teaching staff.

  • Army Boxers (Male & Female) Emerge Champions in DS Games

    2018-05-10 16:20:59

    Army Boxers (Male & Female) Emerge Champions in DS Games

    Sri Lanka Army male and female boxers showed their colours in the just-concluded ‘Defence Services Games - 2018’ Boxing Championship, organized by the Sri Lanka Air Force Boxing Association held at Sri Lanka Air Force Base boxing court in Katunayake during 9-10 May.

  • Jaffna Badminton Tournament Finals Held on Grand Scale

    2018-05-10 16:18:07

    Jaffna Badminton Tournament Finals Held on Grand Scale

    The grand finale of the badminton tournament of the Security Force Headquarters – Jaffna (SFHQ-J) got underway at the SFHQ-J Indoor gymnasium on Friday (4). All establishments under command to the SFHQ-J participated in this tournament after absence of so many years, thanks to the initiative.....

  • Second Phase of SLMA's New Auditorium Construction Begins

    2018-05-09 19:33:49

    Second Phase of SLMA's New Auditorium Construction Begins

    A simple ceremony in accordance with Chinese traditions marked the inauguration of the construction phase II of the Chinese-funded new auditorium complex at Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA) on Tuesday (8). Major General Rukmal Dias, Commander, Security Forces - Central (SF-Cen)...........

  • Army Male & Female Golfers Do Well in DSG Championships

    2018-05-09 19:32:49

    Army Male & Female Golfers Do Well in DSG Championships

    Army female and male Golf players secured both the Championship and the Runners-up slot respectively in the Defence Service Games - 2018 Golf tournament, played in the picturesque surrounding in Nuwaraeliya turf during 7-8 May. Army Golf Committee took the lead in organizing the event......

  • 'Army Eastern Games - 2018' with 35 Track & Field Events Draw to a Close

    2018-05-08 22:49:12

    'Army Eastern Games - 2018' with 35 Track & Field Events Draw to a Close

    The three-day long Army Eastern Games - 2018, one of the most distinctive events in the sports calendar of the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) concluded at the SFHQ-E grounds, Welikanda on Saturday (5). The event, organized with a view....

  • 64 Division-organized Tamil Course Ends with Certificate Awarding Ceremony

    2018-05-08 22:43:18

    64 Division-organized Tamil Course Ends with Certificate Awarding Ceremony

    The certificate-awarding ceremony for 25 Army personnel who followed a 4-month long basic Tamil language course for the best interest of soldiers serving the 64 Division of the Security Force Headquarters ....

  • Cricket Tournament, Meant to Promote Spirits of Harmony Held in Muttur

    2018-05-08 12:20:38

    Cricket Tournament, Meant to Promote Spirits of Harmony Held in Muttur

    A Cricket Tournament at Kinniya Public Grounds on Saturday (28) aimed at strengthening spirits of harmony and reconciliation among different ethnicities drew to a close amidst a large gathering......

  • Northern Province Remembers Fallen War Heroes

    2018-05-08 11:51:03

    Northern Province Remembers Fallen War Heroes

    In remembrance of Fallen War Heroes of the Tri-services and the Police, a commemoration ceremony organized jointly by the office of the Northern Governor's Office and Ranaviru Seva Authority in coordination with the Security Force Headquarters – Jaffna.....