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Navy apprehends 31 individuals engaged in illegal fishing
The Navy, during special operations conducted in the past week, had nabbed a group of individuals along with their fishing accessories, for engaging in illegal fishing.
...2020-08-21
Officer Cadets of 63rd intake receive letters of appointment
Fulfilling one of their desires to pursue a career among the men in blue, a new batch of Officer Cadets of the 63rd intake received their letters of appointment from Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, during a ceremony held at the Admiral Somatilake Dissanayake Auditorium, Navy Headquarters on 19th August 2020.
...2020-08-21
Navy enables manpower to build new house for low-income family
Filled with overwhelming compassion towards less fortunate community, Sri Lanka Navy undertook another social responsibility initiative to build a complete house for a low-income family in Urumalai, Talaimannar. The occasion to transfer the ownership of the property to the family members was presided over by Commander North Central Naval Area on 17th August 2020.
...2020-08-20
Navy seizes another stock of smuggled turmeric at Mannar and Norochcholai beaches
The Navy managed to seize another stock of dried turmeric, weighing about 807kg, attempted to be smuggled into the country, in the beach areas of Daluwa in Norochcholai and Vankalai in Mannar on 18th August 2020.
...2020-08-19
Maldivian Defence Adviser pays courtesy call on Commander of the Navy
Lieutenant Colonel Ismail Naseer, Defence Adviser of High Commission of the Republic of Maldives in Colombo paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne at the Navy Headquarters on 17th August 2020.
...2020-08-18
Navy takes lead again in beach cleaning campaigns
With a view to maintain the pristine condition of the beautiful coastal belt around the island, Sri Lanka Navy has been conducting beach cleaning programmes with great passion. On the sidelines of these initiatives, the Navy carried out another series of beach cleaning drives in the northern and southern beach sides during the past week.
...2020-08-17
Navy General Hospital introduces new medicine-delivery mechanism
The Navy, with effect from 17th August 2020, is to introduce a new mechanism to deliver medicine at the doorstep of patients who are receiving treatment from the clinics run by Navy General Hospital, Colombo.
...2020-08-16
Naval Detachment ‘Arippu’ gets new wardroom facility
Commander Northwestern Naval Area ceremonially opened a newly built wardroom at the Naval Detachment ‘Arippu’ belonging to the Northwestern Naval Command, on 15th August 2020.
...2020-08-16
30 more individuals leave Naval Quarantine Centres
Another group of 30 who remained at the Boossa and Kalpitiya Naval Quarantine Centres left for their homes in the past week, on successful completion of their quarantine process.
...2020-08-16
Two-storeyed pilgrims’ hall of Muhudu Maha Viharaya declared open after Navy completed construction in record time
The newly constructed two-storeyed pilgrims’ hall (Vishrama Shala) of Muhudu Maha Viharaya in Pothuvil, Ampara, for the accommodation of devotees venerating this historic temple, was declared open on 15th August 2020.
...2020-08-16
Navy-constructed Sangha Council Building of Amarapura Sect declared open
The new Sangha Council Building of Amarapura Sect was declared open by the Prime Minister, Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa in Wellawatta on 15th August 2020 and the occasion was also joined by Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne.
...2020-08-16
Navy assists apprehension of suspect with a gun
The Navy which is constantly on the lookout for illegal activities that could disrupt law and order in the island apprehended a suspect for illegal possession of a 12 bore shotgun, on 14th August 2020.
...2020-08-15
Navy assists apprehension of 04 suspects with illegal drugs
Augmenting its anti-drug operations that are in place to wipe-out the drug menace from the country, Sri Lanka Navy rendered assistance to apprehend 04 suspects including a woman for possession of illegal drugs, during the past week.
...2020-08-15
Bangladesh Defence Adviser pays farewell courtesy call on Navy Commander
Commodore Syed Maksumul Hakim, Defence Advisor of High Commission for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Sri Lanka paid a farewell courtesy call on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne at the Navy Headquarters on 14th August 2020.
...2020-08-15
Australian Department of Defence donates stock of PPE to Navy
The Department of Defence of Australian Government handed over a stock of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth Rs. 23.4 million to Sri Lanka Navy, during a simple ceremony held at the official residence of the Australian High Commissioner in Colombo today (14th August 2020).
...2020-08-14
