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Navy hands over Ceremonial Guard at President House to Air Force
 

Sri Lanka Navy officially handed over the customary duty of Ceremonial Guard at the President House to the Sri Lanka Air Force with effect from 01 January 2018....

2018-01-03

Navy nabs 3 persons engaged in illegal fishing
 

Naval personnel attached to the North Western Naval Command arrested 3 persons engaged in illegal fishing activities using unauthorized fishing nets, in the seas off Ippantivu, Kalpitiya yesterday (02 January )....

2018-01-03

Navy renders assistance to bring injured mariner ashore for treatment
 

Sri Lanka Navy rendered assistance to bring an injured mariner ashore for treatment today (02 January). ...

2018-01-02

Navy pledges its commitment to achieve prosperity in sustainable agriculture
 

Commencing the proceedings of the Year 2018 on an auspicious note, Naval personnel took the oath of allegiance to public service on 02nd January 2018, the first working day of the year, at a ceremony presided over by the Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Navy Rear Admiral Neel Rosayro at the Naval Headquarters....

2018-01-02

Navy assists to arrest 7 persons attempting to sell Valampuri conch shells
 

Based on information received by the Navy, a group of Coast Guard personnel attached to SLCG Waruna in coordination with the officials of Wattala Police nabbed 04 persons with a high-value ‘Titan’ Valampuri conch shell, during a raid conducted in Wattala area yesterday (01 January)....

2018-01-02

Commander of the Navy pays homage to Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in the New Year
 

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe together with Mrs. Sandya Ranasinghe paid homage to the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura today (01 January). They invoked the blessings of the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi on the Navy and entire nation on this special day that marked the first day of year 2018 and Duruthu Poya....

2018-01-01

Southeastern Naval Command organizes blood donation drive to commemorate 67th Navy anniversary
 

As part of one of the many magnanimous efforts to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy, the Southeastern Naval Command had organized a blood donation drive at the naval base SLNS Mahanaga yesterday (30 December)....

2017-12-31

69 Indian fishermen repatriated
 

Sri Lanka Coast Guard facilitated the repatriation of 69 Indian fishermen today (31 December)....

2017-12-31

Navy arrests 13 Indian fishermen for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters
 

A Fast Attack Craft attached to the Northern Naval Command arrested 13 Indian fishermen along with 2 trawlers for engaging in illegal fishing in the Sri Lankan territorial waters northeast of Katchativu Island this morning (31 December). ...

2017-12-31

New house handed over to Able Patrolman MSL Abewardana
 

As part of the Navy Welfare Unit’s magnanimous initiative to build houses for naval personnel who do not possess such facilities, a newly constructed house was handed over to the Able Patrolman MSL Abewardana today (30 December)....

2017-12-30

Navy nabs 12 persons for illegal fishing
 

Naval personnel attached to Southern and North Central Naval commands apprehended 12 persons at two locations yesterday (29 December) who engaged in illegal fishing activities using unauthorized nets. ...

2017-12-30

Navy arrests 39.06 Kgs of Cannabis
 

Following an information received by Navy, Naval personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command arrested 4 persons with 39.06 Kgs of Cannabis, at the Kakarativu island in Jaffna peninsula yesterday (29 December)....

2017-12-30

Navy removes debris clogged underside Wakwella Bridge
 

Naval personnel attached to the Southern Naval Command today (29 December) pressed into action to remove logs and branches of trees clogged underside of the Wakwella Bridge in Galle, restricting the downstream of water....

2017-12-29

Navy distributes saplings to schools in Colombo
 

Under the able guidance of the Commanding Officer Navy Hospital Complex Welisara, Commander (C) Antony Weerasinghe, the hospital staff launched another altruistic drive of distributing saplings of various kinds to the schools in Colombo in recent months. ...

2017-12-29

School supplies offered to grade 5 scholarship achievers
 

Sixty (60) grade 5 scholarship achievers belonging to naval families were offered school supplies during a ceremony held at the Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake Auditorium of SLNS Parakrama today (28 December)....

2017-12-28