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  • Troops Help Remove Boulder

    2020-10-07 07:45:57

    Troops Help Remove Boulder

    A platoon of 581 Brigade troops in Kotagala assisted the Disaster Management Centre and Road Development Authority staff to remove a huge rock boulder that has fallen on Hatton-Nuwara Eliya road at Ranpadeniya a few days ago.

  • 52 Division’s Beach Cleaning Project Attracts Civil Organizations in Jaffna

    2020-10-07 07:30:57

    52 Division’s Beach Cleaning Project Attracts Civil Organizations in Jaffna

    522 Brigade troops of the 52 Division HQ of the Security Force HQ-Jaffna on account of the forthcoming 71st Army Anniversary on Tuesday (6) launched a mega cleaning project along Ketpeli coastal beach up to Kilali lagoon on the guidelines given....

  • Newly-constructed ORs' Mess in 62 Division Headquarters Opened

    2020-10-07 07:25:57

    Newly-constructed ORs' Mess in 62 Division Headquarters Opened

    The newly-constructed main kitchen and the mess for Other Rankers in the 62 Division Headquarters in Welioya were declared open by Major General Dhammika Jayasinghe, Commander, Security Forces - Wanni amidst chanting of ‘Seth Pirith’ and....

  • 21 SLSR Troops Do Community Work

    2020-10-07 07:20:57

    21 SLSR Troops Do Community Work

    On the Instructions of the General Officer Commanding of the 56 Division Major General Wasantha de Abrew, troops of the 21 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) under the 563 Brigade, carried out a Shramadana campaign to clean the Kokeliya....

  • Army-Led Mega Environment Conservation Projects Get Underway in East

    2020-10-07 07:00:57

    Army-Led Mega Environment Conservation Projects Get Underway in East

    A broad-based awareness project for environment conservation in the east, launched by the Security Force HQ - East on the conceptual themes, 'Ekwa Surakimu Nagenahira' (Let’s Preserve East Together) and ‘Ekwa Surakimu Polonnaruwa’....

  • 64 Division's GOC Makes Familiarization Visits

    2020-10-07 06:50:57

    64 Division's GOC   Makes Familiarization Visits

    Brigadier Ajith Pallawala, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 64 Division made formal visits to the 641 Brigade and 14 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) camp in Oddusudan on Monday (5).

  • More COVID-19 Infected Persons Reported - NOCPCO

    2020-10-07 06:45:57

    More COVID-19 Infected Persons Reported - NOCPCO

    A total of 739 persons were confirmed positive to COVID-19 within the course of the day on Tuesday (6) after the new cluster broke out on Sunday (4). Among them, 729 persons were locally identified from Gampaha-Minuwangoda Garment factory and....

  • 92 kgs of Smuggled Turmeric Roots Found in Arippu

    2020-10-07 06:30:57

    92 kgs of Smuggled Turmeric Roots Found in Arippu

    54 Division troops on intelligence conducted a search in the general jungle area of Arippu, Mannar and came across a stock of 92 kgs of turmeric roots, kept hidden inside bushes around 7.30 pm on Tuesday (6).

  • SLAGSC Troops with Seva Vanitha Members Gift Students at Colpetty

    2020-10-07 05:00:57

    SLAGSC Troops with Seva Vanitha Members Gift Students at Colpetty

    To coincide with the World Children’s Day, Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps (SLAGSC) troops awarded incentives to students learning at Colpetty St Michael College on Friday (2) where children from needy families are receiving education.

  • Army-initiative Gets Fully-Equipped IT Laboratory to Welioya School

    2020-10-06 18:46:08

    Army-initiative Gets Fully-Equipped IT Laboratory to Welioya School

    An initiative, launched by the Security Force Headquarters-Wanni with sponsorship provided by the head office branch of the Commercial Bank resulted in inauguration of a well-equipped IT laboratory for the benefit of students at remote...