Event News
SLN Divers discover the wrecked passenger ferry ‘Valampuri’
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On information received from a civilian diver, a fresh underwater search was carried out by the SLN divers on 3rd October 2016 and the wrecked assenger ferry ‘Valampuri’ was located 8 nautical miles North of Point Pedro at a depth of 15 meters.
03 Oct 2016
Navy apprehends 8 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
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Naval personnel attached to Naval Deployment Vettalakerni in the Northern Naval Command, arrested 8 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using explosives today (3).
03 Oct 2016
President declares open two Reverse Osmosis plants at the University of Jaffna
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His Excellency the President, Maithripala Sirisena ceremonially declared open two Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants set up at the University of Jaffna yesterday (2).
03 Oct 2016