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Navy takes lead again in beach cleaning campaigns
With a view to maintain the pristine condition of the beautiful coastal belt around the island, Sri Lanka Navy has been conducting beach cleaning programmes with great passion. On the sidelines of these initiatives, the Navy carried out another series of beach cleaning drives in the northern and southern beach sides during the past week.
...2020-08-17
Navy General Hospital introduces new medicine-delivery mechanism
The Navy, with effect from 17th August 2020, is to introduce a new mechanism to deliver medicine at the doorstep of patients who are receiving treatment from the clinics run by Navy General Hospital, Colombo.
...2020-08-16
Naval Detachment ‘Arippu’ gets new wardroom facility
Commander Northwestern Naval Area ceremonially opened a newly built wardroom at the Naval Detachment ‘Arippu’ belonging to the Northwestern Naval Command, on 15th August 2020.
...2020-08-16
30 more individuals leave Naval Quarantine Centres
Another group of 30 who remained at the Boossa and Kalpitiya Naval Quarantine Centres left for their homes in the past week, on successful completion of their quarantine process.
...2020-08-16
Two-storeyed pilgrims’ hall of Muhudu Maha Viharaya declared open after Navy completed construction in record time
The newly constructed two-storeyed pilgrims’ hall (Vishrama Shala) of Muhudu Maha Viharaya in Pothuvil, Ampara, for the accommodation of devotees venerating this historic temple, was declared open on 15th August 2020.
...2020-08-16
Navy-constructed Sangha Council Building of Amarapura Sect declared open
The new Sangha Council Building of Amarapura Sect was declared open by the Prime Minister, Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa in Wellawatta on 15th August 2020 and the occasion was also joined by Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne.
...2020-08-16
Navy assists apprehension of suspect with a gun
The Navy which is constantly on the lookout for illegal activities that could disrupt law and order in the island apprehended a suspect for illegal possession of a 12 bore shotgun, on 14th August 2020.
...2020-08-15
Navy assists apprehension of 04 suspects with illegal drugs
Augmenting its anti-drug operations that are in place to wipe-out the drug menace from the country, Sri Lanka Navy rendered assistance to apprehend 04 suspects including a woman for possession of illegal drugs, during the past week.
...2020-08-15
Bangladesh Defence Adviser pays farewell courtesy call on Navy Commander
Commodore Syed Maksumul Hakim, Defence Advisor of High Commission for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Sri Lanka paid a farewell courtesy call on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne at the Navy Headquarters on 14th August 2020.
...2020-08-15
Australian Department of Defence donates stock of PPE to Navy
The Department of Defence of Australian Government handed over a stock of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth Rs. 23.4 million to Sri Lanka Navy, during a simple ceremony held at the official residence of the Australian High Commissioner in Colombo today (14th August 2020).
...2020-08-14
Three persons held for illegal harvesting of sea cucumber
The Navy apprehended 03 persons along with a dinghy, while transferring illegally harvested sea cucumber without valid licence, in the sea area about 03 nautical miles (about 05km) off Point Pedro on 13th August 2020.
...2020-08-14
69 senior sailors receive interest free loans
Sri Lanka Navy granted an interest free loan worth Rs. 500,000 each, to 69 senior sailors today (13th August 2020). The beneficiaries received their cheques in this regard from Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne during a simple ceremony held at the Navy Headquarters.
...2020-08-13
Over 57kg of smuggled turmeric recovered in Mannar
The Navy had recovered 02 gunny sacks full of dried turmeric, hidden at the Oluthuduwai beach today (13th August 2020). It is believed that these items might have been smuggled into the island by sea.
...2020-08-13
27 persons engaged in illegal fishing held in Eastern seas
The Eastern Naval Command, during separate operations conducted in the sea areas of Poonadi in Serunuwara, Kokkuthuduwai in Mullaitivu and Boulder Point in Trincomalee in the past two weeks, had apprehended twenty seven (27) persons engaged in illegal fishing.
...2020-08-13
Navy apprehends suspects with stock of smuggled turmeric
Upon detection of a suspicious trawler in the sea area about 10 nautical miles (18km) off the Chilaw Point, the Navy apprehended 04 suspects aboard, along with gunny sacks stuffed with turmeric, on 11th August 2020.
...2020-08-12
