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  • Curtains Come Down on ‘Army Athletics Championship’

    2017-10-05 22:56:45

    Curtains Come Down on ‘Army Athletics Championship’

    The closing ceremony of the 54th ‘Army Athletics Championship’ and award of trophies to winners in the event took place Thursday (5) evening at Diyagama Stadium, Homagama. Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake graced the occasion as the Chief Guest at the invitation of the Chairman, Sri Lanka Army Athletics Committee, Major General Sudath Perera.

  • Special ‘Hindu’ Pooja Invokes Blessings on Army Anniversary

    2017-10-04 22:20:15

    Special ‘Hindu’ Pooja Invokes Blessings on Army Anniversary

    The sacred ‘Abishekam’ Pooja, a religious ritual in Hinduism, held at Sri Ponnambalam Vaneshwarar Kovil, Colombo 13 on Wednesday (4) afternoon invoked blessings on the forthcoming 68th Army Day (Oct 10). The 'Abishekam' Pooja ceremony, organized by Sri Lanka Army Hindu Association, symbolically blessed the Army Flag after taking it into the inner chamber of the Kovil, amidst religious rites and rituals.

  • Jumma Mosque Prayers Shower Blessings on 68th Army Anniversary

    2017-10-04 15:52:10

    Jumma Mosque Prayers Shower Blessings on 68th Army Anniversary

    Islamic religious observances in connection with the forthcoming 68th Army Day commemoration were performed at Colpetty Jumma Mosque, Colombo 3 Wednesday (4) morning with the participation of Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army and a representative gathering of Army Officers and Other Rankers.

  • Christian Service Invokes Blessings on Forthcoming Army Anniversary

    2017-10-03 23:30:31

    Christian Service Invokes Blessings on Forthcoming Army Anniversary

    A special Christian service, one more segment of the series of multi-religious ceremonies, organized in connection with the forthcoming 68th Army Day (October 10), blessed the forward-march of the Sri Lanka Army in a solemn ceremony, held this afternoon (3) at All Saints’ Church, Borella.

  • ‘Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi’ Blessings Invoked on 68th Army Anniversary

    2017-10-02 17:12:48

    ‘Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi’ Blessings Invoked on 68th Army Anniversary

    The second main religious flag blessing ceremony in connection with the forthcoming 68th Army anniversary and the Army Day (Oct 10) got underway at Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, Anuradhapura this morning (2) amid a representative gathering of Officers and Other Rankers, headed by none other than the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake.

  • 68th Army Anniversary Religious Ceremonies Inaugurated in Kandy

    2017-09-28 22:17:39

    68th Army Anniversary Religious Ceremonies Inaugurated in Kandy

    The inaugural religious ceremony, the precursor to a series of commemorative events lined up in connection with the forthcoming Army Day (Oct 10) and 68th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Army took place this morning (28) at Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of Tooth) in Kandy where sacred relics remain enshrined for veneration.

  • Jaffna People Vested with New Health Facilities Thru Army Expertise

    2017-09-25 12:15:14

    Jaffna People Vested with New Health Facilities Thru Army Expertise

    The most sought service provider to the Nation, the Sri Lanka Army on Sunday (24) made a monumental contribution to the people of Jaffna by vesting them with Army-constructed health facilities in the Waddukkodai and Kayts Regional Hospitals and the Regional Medical Officer’s (RMO) office complex at Marathankerny, Jaffna.

  • Army Commander in Seoul Meets US Army Chief of Staff & Pacific Command

    2017-09-20 12:27:55

    Army Commander in Seoul Meets US Army Chief of Staff & Pacific Command

    Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army, currently in Seoul, South Korea attending the Pacific Army Chiefs’ Conference (PACC) sessions had a cordial interaction with General Mark A. Milley, Chief of Staff of the Army, United States of America on Wednesday (20) on the sidelines of ongoing four-day sessions of the Conference.

  • Commander Among Delegates in PACC Sessions in Seoul

    2017-09-19 12:57:24

    Commander Among Delegates in PACC Sessions in Seoul

    Top Army officers from Indo-Asia-Pacific region, including the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, now in Seoul, are attending the four-day Pacific Army Chiefs’ Conference (PACC), themed ‘Unity of Effort: Building Civil-Military Partnerships in Land Force Response to Non-Traditional Security Threats’.

  • 'Exercise Cormorant Strike’ Reaches ‘Critical Engagement’ Phase Before Distinguished Guests

    2017-09-14 12:44:25

    'Exercise Cormorant Strike’ Reaches ‘Critical Engagement’ Phase Before Distinguished Guests

    The Army-pioneered mock Exercise 'Cormorant Strike VIII - 2017’ Thursday (14) morning saw its one of the most exiting accomplishments, technically identified as the ‘Critical Engagement’ of the Exercise at Kuchchaveli, Trincomalee where a simulated multi-pronged joint amphibious attack on enemy hideouts was carried out.