October 2025

Students should develop leadership qualities alongside their education. Education alone does not make a person complete. It is only through cultivating leadership skills that students can truly become well-rounded. This was stated by the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan. The stage events of the Pudukkudiyaruppu Cultural Festival, jointly organized by the Pudukkudiyaruppu […]

Based on a request submitted by the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, to His Excellency the President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a decision has been taken to close all licensed liquor stores in the Northern Province on Deepavali Day (20th October 2025). This decision has been officially communicated by the Department of Excise

Competitive purchasing is essential to ensure better prices for agricultural produce. Necessary steps have already been initiated to establish such a competitive purchasing mechanism. Through this initiative, it is hoped that agriculture will become a more profitable sector, said the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan. In the Kilinochchi District, within the Pallai

School principals from the schools in offshore islands of Jaffna District met with the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, at the Governor’s Secretariat on the evening of Friday, 17th October 2025, to discuss matters related to the decision by the Central Ministry of Education to remove certain schools from the list of

In response to objections raised regarding the establishment of a waste sorting centre by the Nallur Pradeshiya Sabha in the Ariyalai, Karaimunangu area, a petition was submitted to the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vedanayahan. On the morning of Friday, 17th October 2025, the Governor personally visited and inspected the site. The Secretary

A discussion on the development of the Jaffna Fort with financial assistance from the World Bank was held at the Governor’s Secretariat on Friday morning – 17th October 2025, under the chairmanship of the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan. At the start of the discussion, the Governor emphasized the importance of developing

The Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, stated that a prioritized list of roads in Manthai East should be prepared for reconstruction and that the work can be carried out gradually each year based on the available funds. A meeting between all members of the Manthai East Pradeshiya Sabha, led by its Chairman,

Amidst the circulation of conflicting information regarding the events that took place during the proceedings of the Northern Provincial Teachers’ Transfer Board and the Appeal Board, the Honorable Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, requested a detailed report from the Northern Provincial Director of Education, Y. Jayachandran, concerning the incidents in both boards. Accordingly,

In today’s societal environment, despite people having access to all facilities, meditation practices and mental development yoga exercises are essential to alleviate the suffering surrounding them and to achieve liberation from it. This was stated by the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vetanayahan, during his speech as the chief guest at an event