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  • Jaffna St Benedict's Teachers Give Profuse Thanks for Army Hospitality in Colombo


    "The endeavour you took for us has united us more strongly than ever before and you inspired me to undertake this tour. My words are inadequate to express thanks and we were awe-struck with amazement the way you organized and implemented our visit to Colombo and we are thankful to you for your excellent hospitality as we collected a lot of experience in sharing, caring and understanding. Our interactions with principals at both Ladies' College and Bishop's College enlightened us and offered a lot of advice on student as well as teacher handling. We saw ourselves how students with their own initiatives were holding sports meets...........
     
  • Jaffna & Wanni Commanders Attend 'Colours Night' at Their Alma Mater


    Kandana, De Mazenod College had its ‘Colours Night - 2014’ recently with Major General Udaya Perera, Commander, Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) as the Chief Guest and Major General Boniface Perera and Air Vice Marshal Ranil Gurusinghe as Guests of Honour, together with Captain H. Ekanayake of Sri Lanka Navy......
     
  • 24 Div Organizes Eye Clinic for Civilians &Grade 5 Seminar for Students


    With the support of Dr. Mrs Weerasuriya and a team of medical staff, the 24 Division Headquarters under the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E), conducted an eye clinic on Saturday (5) at Ampara area. More than 160 civilians affected with various eye ailments were examined and given medical consultations during the full-day clinic......
     
     
  • SFHQ Kilinochchi Wants Kids to Sleep Well


    With the express objective of facilitating the kids below ten years of age for a sound sleep that would in return help them in conduct of their primary education, the Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) with the sponsorship of Sleeping Children Around the World (SCAW), received through Rotary Club of Kelaniya, launched........
     
  • Army Karatekas Do Well in National Games


    Sri Lanka Army Karatekas, participating in the National Karate Tournament in the 40th National Games Festival, just concluded, won 4 Gold medals, 5 Silver medals and 7 Bronze medals at Sports Ministry Ground. A team of 16 Karatekas of the Army representing Sri Lanka Corps of......
     
  • Army Chief Hails Commandos' Unmatched Sacrifices at CR Headquarters



    All ranks of the Commando Regiment (CR) of the Army on Thursday (10) morning gathered together at their Ganemulla CR Regimental Headquarters to extend a warm welcome to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake who was making his first visit to the headquarters after assumption of office as the Commander.
  • First 'Elle' Tournament in Jaffna Ends in Impressive Manner


    The first of its model, ‘Elle Carnival’ with 28 island-wide Elle teams of reputation, including woman teams after a mammoth showdown in their tournament at Jaffna Duraiappa Stadium, ended with an impressive note amidst a large gathering on Sunday (6).
  • Army Chief Hails Commandos' Unmatched Sacrifices at CR Headquarters


    All ranks of the Commando Regiment (CR) of the Army on Thursday (10) morning gathered together at their Ganemulla CR Regimental Headquarters to extend a warm welcome to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake who was making his first visit to the headquarters after assumption of office as the Commander.