August 6, 2026

In accordance with the request of the Hon. Minister of Justice, Harshana Nanayakkara, a special emergency discussion to review the current situation, security arrangements, and future measures concerning the Jaffna and Vavuniya Prisons in the Northern Province was held this evening – on Wednesday, 05 August 2026, at the Northern Province Governor’s Secretariat. The meeting […]

The Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, stated that once the Northern Province teacher transfer policy is received from and approved by the Provincial Public Service Commission, transfer activities for the coming year should be expedited. The monthly progress review meeting of the Northern Province Ministry of Education, Cultural Affairs, Sports, and Youth

Instead of consuming the nutritious leafy greens that are freely available at home, we pay for fast food and cultivate diseases. Exhibitions and awareness programs like this, which help our society understand the importance of nutrition, are most welcome in bringing about this change, said the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan. In

The success of a college lies in shaping students in a way that enables them to serve the community. Colleges must cultivate leadership qualities and character in their students, said Northern Province Hon. Governor N. Vethanayahan. The opening ceremony of a three-storey building complex ac comprising a technology unit and library built at a cost

A special discussion between the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, and the Hon. Deputy Minister of Tourism, Ruwan Gunasekara, on the integrated development of the tourism sector in the Northern Province was held today – on Tuesday 04 August 2026, at the Governor’s Secretariat. During the meeting, the Governor highlighted the ‘Gowtharimunai

The monthly review meeting assessing the progress of development activities and projects for the year 2026 under the Ministry of Health, Indigenous Medicine, Probation and Childcare Services of the Northern Province was held today – onTuesday (04 August 2026), at the Governor’s Secretariat, under the chairmanship of Hon. Governor N. Vethanayahan. The meeting discussed in

The Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, stated that the 2026 Yala paddy cultivation in the Northern Province had been successfully completed beyond the expected target, and that the third cultivation season had also commenced with the aim of further strengthening farmers’ livelihoods and food security. He pointed out that paddy cultivation had