August 2025

The Hon. Chairpersons and Secretaries of the Local Government Councils must work in unity, setting aside notions of status or hierarchy. Regardless of who holds a higher position, our shared responsibility is to make the most of the opportunity to serve the people. We are, after all, ordinary individuals entrusted with a public duty, and […]

The Honourable Governor of the Northern Province, Mr. N. Vethanayagan, has announced that all schools in Jaffna District will be granted a holiday tomorrow, Thursday (21.08.2025), in view of the Nallur Chariot Festival. He has also stated that the replacement school day will be announced later.

Although local authorities urge the public to segregate waste, many still fail to do so, instead disposing of all types of waste together. People often overlook the fact that it is human beings who later have to sort through this waste. If they truly understood this, they might act differently. If local councils were to

“Bringing about change is never easy. However, if everyone works together with dedication and effort, that change can be achieved,” said Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan. As part of the event being carried out under the theme ‘Towards a Heartfelt Jaffna’ of the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ project, an awareness workshop for Jaffna

The inaugural meeting of the Provincial Level Committee—established under the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ project to clean and renovate 50 bus stands nationwide—was held today, Monday (18.08.2025), at the Governor’s Secretariat. The meeting was chaired by the Honorable Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan. Under this scheme, nine bus stands in the Northern Province have