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As for our Northern Province, ‘missing persons affairs’ are not just a matter that sleeps in the form of a file at the government departments. They are the high emotional and humanitarian issues that are interrelated with unhealable tears, so many expectations, and the unexplainable pains of thousand families for many decades. An awareness program […]

Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, has stated that appropriate measures will be taken to increase the prize money allocated for Group event of sports at the “Colours Night” awarding ceremony, which honors Northern Province athletes who accomplishes at the national level. He further mentioned that a special committee has been appointed to

An initial discussion regarding, how to receive the contribution of the Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, to the Northern Province administrative activities as well as provincial development activities was held on Tuesday (05th May of 2026) at the University of Jaffna, under the chairmanship of Northern Provincial Hon. Governor N. Vethanahayan. Professor N. Piratheeparaja,

A special discussion among Hon. Governor, N. Vethanayahan, authorities of the Cooperative Employee Commission Northern Province, and the Department of Cooperative Development was held on Monday (04 April 2026) at the governor’s secretariat. Multiple challenges faced by cooperative employees were deeply discussed at this discussion. Specifically, suggestions were given by the governor to authorities to

Hon. Governor N. Vethanayahan emphasized that, beyond maintaining the Northern Province’s national first place in the percentage of university admissions from among all candidates, efforts must be made to further raise that achievement level and in particular, intensive attention must be given to increasing the number of students gaining university admission on a ‘merit’ basis.

The Northern Province Governor, N. Vethanayahan, stated that the investigation report on the alleged fraud in previous pond renovation projects in the Mannar District has been forwarded to the Hon. Minister of Public Security, with a request to refer the matter to the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (CID). He added that further action is being

Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, has issued orders to take strict action based on the inquiry report of a retired judge, regarding alleged administrative irregularities and financial misconduct at the Vavuniya Municipal Council. In line with the Governor’s instructions to prevent the misuse of public funds, the Commissioner of Local Government has

Hon. Governor of Northern Province N. Vethanayahan stated that delays or negligence by officials in converting government allocated funds into actionable projects within the stipulated timeframe, and delivering them to the public, lead to a loss of public confidence in the government. The progress review meeting of the 2026 annual development programmes of the Provincial

“If I maintained deals with mafias, complied with the demands of fraudsters, listened to the personal likes and dislikes of certain influential individuals, or granted transfers according to their wishes, many would praise me as a good Governor. However, if I set all that aside and do what is right, I will be criticized. You

The Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, briefed the Hon. Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando, in detail on the development projects currently underway in the Northern Province, as well as those planned for future implementation. A special discussion between the Governor and the Deputy Minister was held at