His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena, grace the occation as the Chief Guest of “Mathin Nidahas Ratak – A Country Free of Drugs and Alcohol” programme which took place at the Duraiappa Stadium in Jaffna today (9).

On receipt of intelligence tip off, naval personnel attached to SLNS Dakshina in Southern Naval Command in coordination with Galle Police carried out a raid on a den which was used to produce forged documents close to the Galle Lighthouse.

Naval personnel attached to the Naval Deployment Vettilaikerni in Northern Naval Command arrested 5 fishermen who engaged in illegal harvesting of sea cucumbers yesterday (6).

President of the National Defence University of Pakistan, Lieutenant General Nazir Ahamed Butt called on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters today (7).

As yet another project of the Sri Lanka Navy’s community service programmes carried out with the intention of preventing Chronic Interstitial Nephritis in Agricultural Communities (CINAC), a Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant was installed and ceremonially declared open at Sampathnuwara Maha Vidyalaya today (6).

The newly built jetty at the Naval Dockyard, expanding its existing berthing facilities, was declared open by Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Travis Sinniah on 4th September 2016.

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne donated a laptop computer and a printer to HPM Prabath Jayasundara, a student of Orubendi Weva Maha Vidyalaya in Mahiyanganaya, at the Naval Headquarters today (6).

Naval personnel apprehended 3 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing practices at two separate locations yesterday (5).

On receipt of information, naval personnel attached SLNS Thambapanni located in Puttalam in the North Western Naval Command, seized a set of equipment used to distil illicit liquor in Pinkattiya area yesterday (4).

On receipt of intelligence tip off, the naval personnel attached to SLNS Gajaba located in Mannar in North Central Naval Command, apprehended 5 Sri Lankans along with an Indian transferring 2.24 kg of heroin in Pallimunai area this evening (3).