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Army’s new Chief of Staff takes Office
Maj. Gen. Senarath Bandara of Gemunu Watch assumed office as the 57th Chief of Staff of the Army at the Army Headquarters, yesterday (Jan 18).
649 persons left hospitals yesterday after complete recovery from the virus
The total Coronavirus positives identified during the last 24 hours ending at 06.00 a.m. today (January 19) stands at 674 and the total cases in the country increased to 53,749, the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) stated.
New Director of Army Media assumes duties
Brig. Nilantha Premarathna of Sri Lanka Artillery Regiment assumed office as the 19th Director of Media yesterday (Jan 18) at the Army Headquarters in Sri Jayewardenepura.
SLAF receives Indian Air Defence Equipment
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) received Air Defence equipment and INDRA Mk-II Radar Spares from India under the patronage of Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, His Excellency Gopal Baglay, during a ceremony held at the SLAF Base Katunayake on Saturday (Jan 16).
Army constructed a new house for a needy family in Jaffna
The Army’s 9 Sri Lanka Light Infantry Regiment troops in Jaffna built a house for a needy family in Uduvil Jaffna and handed it over to the family in a simple ceremony.
Countering Transnational Organized Crimes
The Sri Lanka Navy’s (SLN) Northwestern Naval Command captured over 8,700 kilos of smuggled dried turmeric and nabbed 12 foreign nationals, during a special operation conducted in Sri Lankan waters off the Kudiramalei Point on 08 Jan.
Pandemic Control Operations
Tri-Forces and Police are conducting operations to contain the spread of Coronavirus in the island by untiringly engaging in identifying the virus hit patients and sending their close contacts for quarantine to the Tri-Forces managed quarantine centres established around the country.
Anti-drugs Operations
The Sri Lanka (SL) Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and Police Narcotic Bureau conducted anti-drugs operations last week and arrested a total of 32 persons, including drug peddlers, following effective interoperability among the security services and the Police.
Arrested Arms and Ammunitions
The Sri Lanka (SL) Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and STF were on alert on illegal weapons and ammunition during the past week. Operations in search of illegal firearms were underway in keeping with the government's vision to curb underworld activities.
A total of 15,218 PCR tests conducted yesterday (17) - NOCPCO
The total Coronavirus positives identified during the last 24 hours ending at 06.00 a.m. today (January 18) stands at 763 and the total cases in the country increased to 53,075, the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) stated.
Sri Lanka’s total recovery from the virus rose to 44,745 persons - NOCPCO
The total Coronavirus positives identified during the last 24 hours ending at 06.00 a.m. today (January 17) stands at 719 and the total cases in the country increased to 52,312, the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) stated.
A total of 15,146 PCR tests conducted yesterday (15) - NOCPCO
The total Coronavirus positives identified during the last 24 hours ending at 06.00 a.m. today (January 16) stands at 695 and the total cases in the country increased to 51,596, the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) stated.
SLN’s new Chief of Staff appointed
His Excellency the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Rear Admiral Sumith Weerasinghe as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), with effect from today (Jan 15).
CSD’s new DG receives letter of appointment
Maj. Gen. Nandana Senadeera (Retd) has been appointed as the Director General of the Civil Security Department.
DSCSC’s Commandant meets Defence Secretary
Commandant of the Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) Maj. Gen. IHMNN Herath made a Courtesy call on the Defence Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne (Retd) at the Defence Ministry, today (15 Jan).
Sri Lanka’s total recovery from the virus rose to 43,746 persons - NOCPCO
The total Coronavirus positives identified during the last 24 hours ending at 06.00 a.m. today (January 15) stands at 670 and the total cases in the country increased to 50,901, the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) stated.
A total of 14,329 PCR tests conducted yesterday (13) - NOCPCO
The total Coronavirus positives identified during the last 24 hours ending at 06.00 a.m. today (January 14) stands at 692 and the total cases in the country increased to 50,231 the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) stated.
Rain falls above 75 mm can be expected at some places - Met. Dept.
Meteorology Department in its weather report issued today (Jan 14) states that showers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern, Central and Uva provinces. Fairly heavy rain falls above 50mm can be expected at some places.
Former glory of Deegawapiya Stupa at the naked eye view will be a reality soon – Defence Secretary
Unlike futile attempts launched previously, we will see the former glory of Deegawapiya Stupa this time, pledged Defence Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne (Retd) while addressing media at the Defence Ministry yesterday (Jan 13).
Media briefing held by the disabled soldiers on the salary anomalies
A press release issued by the Ministry of Defence pertaining to the media briefing held by the disabled soldiers on the salary anomalies is as follows: