August 2026

The M. Kanakaratnam Memorial Bus Stand, established in honour of the memory of M. Kanakaratnam, who served as a respected former member of the Royal Ceylon Navy, was officially opened today – on Tuesday 25 August 2026, at Maruthanarmadam on Kankesanthurai Road. The Hon. Governor of the Northern Province N. Vethanayahan and Northern Naval Area […]

As part of a media tour brought to the Northern Province by the Asian Development Bank to review the outcomes, benefits to the people and future developments of water supply and small and medium enterprise projects being implemented in the Northern Province with the support of the Asian Development Bank, the media delegation held discussions

The ‘Traditional Arts Confluence’ (Paarampariya Kalai Sangamam) has emerged as an excellent platform to revive our vanishing traditional arts and hand them down to the next generation, as well as to bring forth the talents of young artistes, said Hon. Governor N. Vethanayahan. The Governor made these remarks while speaking as chief guest, together with

Highlighting that there has been progress in police operations in the Northern Province, Hon. Governor of the Northern Province N. Vethanayahan stressed the need for more intensive measures to control deadly drugs, prevent the activities of sand mafias, and control the situation where youth ride motorcycles at high speeds on roads, posing a threat to

Mrs. Sakila Krushanti Nixon Kamalarajan was appointed today – on Monday, 24 August 2026, by the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, as the Commissioner of the Provincial Department of Probation and Child Care Services of the Northern Province. Following the release of Mrs. Sujievaa Sivathass, who served as the Commissioner of the

A special event for the awarding of scholarships and cheques to selected university students with special needs through the President’s Fund was held successfully today – on Saturday 22 August 2026, at the Jaffna District Secretariat Auditorium. Hon. Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in the event as the Chief Guest and presented the cheques

As part of the 55 new student hostel projects initiated by the Ministry of Education with the aim of improving hostel facilities for university students across the country, the foundation stone laying ceremony for the new four storey hostel building to be constructed at Vavuniya University, the first hostel under this programme, was successfully held

The Governor of the Northern Province Hon. N. Vethanayahan instructed that mine clearance activities should be further expedited to facilitate the resettlement of people, livelihood development and the rapidly progressing tourism-related development projects in the Northern Province. A special discussion on the mine clearance activities being carried out in the Northern Province and their current

Hon. Governor of the Northern Province N. Vethanayahan stated that Artificial Intelligence should be used not to replace human officials, but to enhance their efficiency and expedite services to the public, and that no matter how much technology advances, humanity must continue to remain at the heart of administration. A special consultative workshop on the