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Navy apprehends 11 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
 

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Buwaneka located in Nachchikuda in the North Central Naval Command arrested 11 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using monofilament nets in the seas off Muddalampiddi yesterday (12)....

2016-07-13

Pungudutivu team wins the final of Soccer tournament of school children in the Island’s sector
 

Following the directives of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, and the Northern Naval Command commenced several Soccer coaching camps for the school children who are in the Island’s sector of Jaffna Peninsula. ...

2016-07-10

Navy apprehends 6 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Gajaba located in Thalpadu, Mannar in North Central Naval Area, arrested 06 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using unauthorized fishing nets in the seas off Erukkulampiddi Point yesterday (9)....

2016-07-10

Rear Admiral Senarath Jayasinghe retires from 34 years of naval career
 

Rear Admiral Senarath Jayasinghe who served as the Director General Civil Engineering at the Naval Headquarters, today (08) bade farewell to his illustrious naval career which spanned over 34 years. ...

2016-07-08

“NANGURAMA” the annual publication of Sri Lanka Naval Association is offered to Commander of the Navy
 

This year’s edition (2016) of the annual magazine “NANGURAMA”, published by the Sri Lanka Naval Association, was offered to Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne by the Chairman of the Naval Association, Captain (Retd) Ashoka Wijegunawardena at the Naval Headquarters today (7)....

2016-07-07

Launching of “Thani Mansale” song collection
 

A song collection titled “Thani Mansale” written and sung by Lieutenant Commander Mahinda Kuruppuge was launched and the first CD of the collection was offered to Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters on 30th June 2016. ...

2016-07-07

A consignment of Kerala Ganja apprehended in Kalpitiya

Naval Intelligence personnel rendered their assistance to the troops of Police Special Task Force in Puttalam to arrest a consignment of 100 kgs Kerala Ganja while transferring by a cab in the general area of Mohoththuwaram in Kalpitiya yesterday (6)....

2016-07-07

Sixteen Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
 

Sri Lanka Navy assisted Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest sixteen (16) Indian fishermen who were poaching in Sri Lankan waters in two separate locations last night (6). ...

2016-07-07

Navy apprehends 5 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
 

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Gajaba located in Mannar in the North Central Naval Command arrested 5 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using monofilament nets in the seas off Pallemunai yesterday (5)....

2016-07-06

Seventeen Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
 

Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest seventeen (17) Indian fishermen along with 2 Indian fishing trawlers poaching in Sri Lankan waters, East of Point Pedro today (5) evening....

2016-07-05

Six Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters

Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest six Indian fishermen along with an Indian fishing dhow poaching in Sri Lankan waters Northwest of Kudiramalai Point today (4)....

2016-07-04

Children of naval families receive donations from naval welfare
 

Director General Services, Rear Admiral Eric Jayakody donated a three wheeler, from the “Naval Social Responsibility Fund”, on behalf of the child of Leading Seaman (Diving) HRC Kumara at the Naval Headquarters today (4). ...

2016-07-04

Navy apprehends 46 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
 

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Mahanaga located in Panama in the Southeastern Naval Command arrested 46 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities in the seas off Oluvil and Kalmunai yesterday (3)....

2016-07-04

Five Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
 

Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest five Indian fishermen along with an Indian fishing trawler poaching in Sri Lankan waters west of Delft Island last night (2)....

2016-07-03

Naval personnel nab six local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
 

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Walagamba located in Kuchchaveli in Eastern Naval Command arrested six local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing activities in the seas off Kokilai and Kallarawa yesterday (1). ...

2016-07-02