The main ceremony in which the whole country gave a pledge to eradicate the drug menace from the nation, took place under the patronage of the President, His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena at the Independence Square, Colombo today (03^rd April).

‘Yowun Puraya’ – 2019, the marketing and educational exhibition organized by the National Youth Services Council for the 10^th time, was held at the National Livestock Development Board Resources Centre in Weerawila, Hambantota from 27^th to 30^th March.

HMS ‘Montrose’ of the Royal Navy arrived at the port of Colombo on a goodwill visit today (02^nd April).

The Jet Ski Championship – Navy Cup 2019 organized by the Jet Ski and Power Boating Pool of Sri Lanka Navy for the sixth time, is set to begin at the Beira Lake on 06^th and 07^th April.

The naval personnel of Canal Cleaning Project established at SLNS Thakshila took up on work to clean the canal flows down closer to the ongoing construction site for new vegetable market in Peliyagoda, yesterday (01^st April).

A group of naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command, arrested 04 persons engaged in illegal fishing with dynamite, during a patrol conducted in the sea area off Silawathura today (01^st April).

The Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) – 19 exercise between the US Pacific Fleet and Sri Lanka Navy is scheduled to be held in Hambantota from 18 to 27^th April 2019.

A group of naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command in coordination with Muttur Police, apprehended a person with 194mg of heroin, during a raid carried out at Thakwa Nagar in Pulmudai, today (01^st April).

The upgraded Sick Quarters at SLNS Mahanaga was declared open as the Naval Hospital Southeastern Naval Command by the Commander Southeastern Naval Area Rear Admiral Noel Kalubowila, today ( 01^st April ).

Commander Janaka Hettiarachchi assumed duties as the new Commanding Officer of the Offshore Patrol Vessel, SLNS Jayasagara, today (01^st April).