June 2026

Ahead of the heavy rains expected at the end of the coming year, the Honorable Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, has urged the relevant departmental officials to expedite and complete all development projects being implemented in the province. The sectoral progress review meeting of the Northern Province Ministry of Agriculture, Agrarian Services, Livestock […]

The Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, has emphasized that the development projects and services implemented by the Northern Provincial Health Department should be further accelerated and brought into use for the benefit of the public. The monthly progress review meeting of the Ministry of Health, Indigenous Medicine, Probation and Child Care Services

Northern Province Hon. Governor, N. Vethanayahan, who stated there is a better improvement than expected in the activities of controlling the usage of lunch sheets in the future, emphasized that immediate actions should be started to control the usage of polythene and one-day cups in the future. With that, He also appreciated local governments for

The inauguration of the “Sisu Seriya” school bus service, which is being implemented to ensure the safe transportation of school students, was held yesterday – on Monday (15 June 2026), at the Vavuniya Bus Stand. The event was attended by the Hon. Upali Samarasinghe, Deputy Minister of Cooperative Development and Chairman of the District Coordination

A monthly progress review of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Rehabilitation, Social Services, Cooperatives, Food Supply & Distribution, Industries, Enterprise Promotion, and Trade & Commerce of the Northern Province was held today (Monday, 15th June of 2026) at the Governor’s Secretariat. At the beginning of this instruction, the Hon. Governor, who provided instruction to the

Members of the Mayiliddy Resettlement Development Committee, who were engaged in a peaceful protest at the Jaffna District Secretariat premises demanding the release of their lands, today (Monday, 15th June 2026) met in person with the Honourable Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, and officially handed over a petition containing their demands. In their

The police must act in a manner that earns the trust of the people, and crimes can be fully controlled only when the public and the Police Department work together, stated the Honorable Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan. He also emphasized that criminal activities cannot be controlled solely by the Police Department acting