To coincide with the Deepavali festival that falls tomorrow (18 October), a colourful Deepavali celebration was organized by the Dakshina Naval Preschool in Galle. The preschool teachers and children celebrated this festival of lights with great joy, giving prominence to the religious activities.

Sri Lanka Navy has opened a stall at the Saranankarabimani Exhibition – 2017 organized by the Sri Saranankara National School in Bingiriya in view of celebrating its 85th anniversary.

Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 14 persons for engaging in illegal activities at separate locations in the island over the last couple of days. Accordingly, these suspects were arrested for illegal possession of timber, transferring Kerala Cannabis and engaging in illegal fishing practices.

The Navy renders its fullest assistance to the joint national effort for elimination of drugs launched under the direction of His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena to create a country free of drugs.

On completion of 3 months of strenuous training, 8 Clearance Diving Officers (CDOs) of the Sri Lanka Navy passed out on 13 October 2017 at the Diving School of the Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee.

On completion of repair work, the Sri Lanka Navy handed over 6 more Indian fishing trawlers back to India yesterday (13 October 2017).

Under the guidance of the Commander Northern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Jayantha de Silva, the naval personnel of the Northern Naval Command rendered assistance for the conduct of two Katina ceremonies in the north recently.

Commander Janitha Buddhika assumed duties as the new Commanding Officer of the Sri Lanka Navy’s Fast Gun Boat, SLNS Ranawickrama yesterday (13 October 2017).

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah called on the Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam at the Foreign Ministry today (13 October 2017).

The National Engineering and Technology Exhibition - 2017 was inaugurated under the patronage of the Minister of Special Assignments Hon. Dr. Sarath Amunugama at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall today (13 October 2017).