July 2019

Dr. Gobishankar appointed as Chairman of Northern Province Road Safety Council

Surgeon Dr. Gobishankar has been appointed as the Chairman of Northern Province Road Safety Council by Governor Dr.Suren Raghavan. He received his appointment letter from Governor this evening (23) at Governor’s Secretariat. Northern Province Road Safety Council has been established to control the road accidents in Northern Province. It should be noted that road accidents

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If the Tamil nation should live, the Tamil language should live – Governor

Governor of Northern Province Dr.Suren Raghavan said that if the Tamil nation should live, the Tamil language should live. We are people with language identity. Therefore, as Bharathi, the Great Poet said: “Learn other languages but keep Tamil as your mother tongue.” Governor expressed this while participating in the inauguration ceremony of the national programme

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A special discussion on proposed ‘Progress Arumugam’ Project

A special discussion on proposed ‘Progress Arumugam’ Project to address the drinking water needs of the Jaffna and Kilinochchi Districts was held at the Mahaweli Development Department yesterday (22) afternoon under the patronage of Governor of Northern Province Dr. Suren Raghavan with the participation of the Secretary of Mahaweli Development and Environment Ministry Anura Dissanayake. The

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A special discussion on Vadamarachchi Lagoon Drinking Water Project

A special discussion on Vadamarachchi Lagoon Drinking Water Project was held yesterday (22) at the office of Ministry of City Planning, Water Supply, and Higher Education. The project which was proposed by the Engineer Guganeswararajah to meet the drinking water requirements of around 630,000 people living in the Jaffna peninsula received Cabinet approval and it will

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General Secretary of Sri Lanka Teachers’ Union calls on Governor

A meeting between Governor Dr. Suren Raghavan and General Secretary Joseph Stalin of Sri Lanka Teachers’ Union was held today (22) in Colombo. Their discussion mainly focused on the policy issues of teachers’ transfers in the Northern Province. The issues in Principal Service Grade III were also discussed. The Governor stated that in order to

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Gold Medal for Northern Provincial Health Ministry in COPA Assessment

Ministry of Health of the Northern Province received Gold Medal in the assessment conducted by the Committee on Public Accounts for the year 2017 to identify the departments effectively performed to comply with the financial regulations. The awarding ceremony in this regard was held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena on 05th July 2019

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Second Quarter Provincial Planning Committee Meeting (PPC) – 2019

2nd Quarter Provincial Planning Committee (PPC) meeting was held on 18th July 2019 at the Public Library Hall-Jaffna to review the progress of the development projects implemented in the Northern Province. The meeting was chaired by Mr.A.Pathinathan Chief Secretary, Northern Province. Secretary to the Governor, The Secretaries of Provincial Ministries, Deputy Chief Secretaries, Heads of

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New Appointments of Development Officers, Cultural Officers and Graduate ICT Teachers

The ceremony of issuing of appointment letters to those who have been selected through competitive examination and interview to fill the vacant posts of Development Officer- Trainee (77), Cultural Officer (03) and Graduate Teacher ICT (09) in the Northern Province took place on 17th July 2019 at District Secretariat Auditorium, Mannar. The appointment letters were

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