September 2025

The establishment of a system enabling citizens to make payments to government institutions from their homes is most welcome. Through digitalization, corruption and fraud can be reduced. Therefore, we welcome the inclusion of all institutions under the Northern Provincial Council into this service, said the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, Mr. N. Vethanayahan. In

With the reconstruction of the Colombothurai landing site, not only will the livelihoods of the people in this area improve, but the locality itself will also become more beautiful. I commend the government that initiated this project and Hon. Minister R.Chandrasekar for his efforts, stated Hon. Governor of Northern Province N. Vethanayahan. The reconstruction of

The Jaffna District Special Transport Coordination Committee meeting was held at the Jaffna District Secretariat on Thursday morning (18.09.2025). The meeting was attended by the Hon. Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake, Hon. Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic Sciences, and Marine Resources R. Chandrasekar, and the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province

The Northern Province will soon shine as a rapidly rising province. This will certainly happen during the term of this government. So stated Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan. The inauguration ceremony of the renovation of the Karainagar Ceynor Boat Yard was held this evening, (On Thursday, 18th September 2025) at the Karainagar

A discussion regarding the development of Point Pedro Base Hospital was held today (Wednesday, 17.09.2025) at the Governor’s Secretariat under the chairmanship of Hon. Governor N. Vethanayahan. The Governor appreciated the hospital director for his dedicated efforts in managing the treatment unit established at Point Pedro Base Hospital with financial assistance from the Government of

The data shows there is a surplus of teaching staff for certain subjects in the Northern Province. Therefore, there should be no vacancies for these subjects in any school in the region. However, this is not the case in practice. The responsibility for addressing this imbalance lies entirely with the Zonal Education Directors. They must

Northern Provincial Ministry Secretary A. Sothinathan, who oversees Finance and Planning, Law and Order, Land, Power, Housing and Construction, Tourism, Local Government, Provincial Administration, Rural Development, Road Development, Motor Traffic, and Transport, announced that a free sterilization program for female dogs is currently underway. The project is a joint initiative by the Northern Provincial Ministries

A discussion to explore measures for improving education in the Analaitivu and Eluvaitivu regions was held today, Tuesday (16.09.2025), at the Governor’s Secretariat under the leadership of the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan. Speaking at the outset of the discussion, the Governor noted that some individuals from the diaspora communities of these