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A woman drowning in Gopalpuram Sea is rescued
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijayaba in Nilaweli and the lifesavers of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard rescued a woman who was drowning in the seas off Gopalpuram yesterday (12)....
2016-09-13
Furniture and other school equipment are donated to Holy Cross College in Kalpitiya
The Holy Cross College in Kalpitiya which was in dilapidated condition, was recently renovated and reopened under the guidance of Commander Northwestern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Niraja Attygallle, Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya in Kalpitiya along with the donors of Colombo Dockyard Ltd yesterday (11) donated a stock of furniture and other school equipment to the school for the benefit of its students. ...
2016-09-12
Sri Lanka Navy runners up at “Ranaviru Real Star” Mission V
The final round of 'Ranaviru Real Star', the reality programme organized by the State Ministry of Defence to showcase the aesthetic talents of the members of the Sri Lankan armed forces, was held under the auspices of His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena at Sugathadasa indoor stadium last evening (11) on grand scale....
2016-09-12
Cormorant Strike 2016 is held at Naval Dockyard in Tincomalee
The annual joint military exercise of the Sri Lanka armed forces, ‘Cormorant Strike’ which saw Sri Lanka Navy Fleet units, Naval Patrolman Branch, Special Boat Squadron, the Army and Air Force personnel involved in mock military operations, concluded at the Naval Dockyard in Trincomalee yesterday (10). ...
2016-09-12
Underwater UXO recovery training comes to an end in Trincomalee
The Underwater Unexploded Explosive Ordinance recovery training conducted for the Sri Lanka Navy Divers by the members of US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5, came to an end in Trincomalee on 08th September 2016. ...
2016-09-11
Navy arrests 3 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijayaba located in Nilaweli in the Eastern Naval Command apprehended 3 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities in the seas off Nilaweli yesterday (9)....
2016-09-10
Commander of the Navy attends the anti-alcohol and drug campaign in Jaffna
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)....
2016-09-09
Two held on charge of making fake documents
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. ...
2016-09-09
Navy arrests 5 fishermen for illegal harvesting of sea cucumbers
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)....
2016-09-07
President of Pakistan National Defence University calls on Commander of the Navy
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). ...
2016-09-07
A Reverse Osmosis plant is declared open in Sampathnuwara
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)....
2016-09-07
Newly built jetty and gas stores declared open at Naval Dockyard Trincomalee
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. ...
2016-09-06
Commander of the Navy donates a computer to a student who secured university entrance
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). ...
2016-09-06
Navy nabs 3 fishermen engaged in illegal fishing activities
Naval personnel apprehended 3 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing practices at two separate locations yesterday (5)....
2016-09-06
Equipment used for brewing illicit liquor is seized
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). ...
2016-09-05
