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‘Jaffna Book Fair 2019’ organized by the Ceylon Booksellers Importers and Exporters Association in keeping with the vision of Governor of Northern Province, Dr. Suren Raghavan, will be held from 27th August to 1st September at the Jaffna Veerasingham Hall. At this grand book fair, the books of local and Indian senior authors including books […]

A meeting between Governor of Northern Province Dr. Suren Raghavan and the owners of the driving training schools in Northern Province was held on 23rd July 2019 at Governor’s Secretariat. The meeting with the owners of driving training schools was a part of the initiative taken by the Governor to control the loss of lives

It has been observed that loudspeakers are used in various ceremonies and occasions to disrupt students who are currently studying for the GCE Advanced Level Examination. Students and parents have expressed their concern about this. Governor of the Northern Province, Dr. Suren Raghavan, has asked the organizers of events and ceremonies to regulate the use

Mr.Clément Nyaletsossi Voulé, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly paid a courtesy call on Governor of Northern Province Dr. Suren Raghavan today (24) in Colombo. As the Governor of the Northern Province working together with the President Maithripala Sirisena and the Government, he briefed the UN Special Representative on

Surgeon Dr. Gobishankar has been appointed as the Chairman of Northern Province Road Safety Council by Governor Dr.Suren Raghavan. He received his appointment letter from Governor this evening (23) at Governor’s Secretariat. Northern Province Road Safety Council has been established to control the road accidents in Northern Province. It should be noted that road accidents

Governor of Northern Province Dr.Suren Raghavan said that if the Tamil nation should live, the Tamil language should live. We are people with language identity. Therefore, as Bharathi, the Great Poet said: “Learn other languages but keep Tamil as your mother tongue.” Governor expressed this while participating in the inauguration ceremony of the national programme

A special discussion on proposed ‘Progress Arumugam’ Project to address the drinking water needs of the Jaffna and Kilinochchi Districts was held at the Mahaweli Development Department yesterday (22) afternoon under the patronage of Governor of Northern Province Dr. Suren Raghavan with the participation of the Secretary of Mahaweli Development and Environment Ministry Anura Dissanayake. The

A special discussion on Vadamarachchi Lagoon Drinking Water Project was held yesterday (22) at the office of Ministry of City Planning, Water Supply, and Higher Education. The project which was proposed by the Engineer Guganeswararajah to meet the drinking water requirements of around 630,000 people living in the Jaffna peninsula received Cabinet approval and it will

A meeting between Governor Dr. Suren Raghavan and General Secretary Joseph Stalin of Sri Lanka Teachers’ Union was held today (22) in Colombo. Their discussion mainly focused on the policy issues of teachers’ transfers in the Northern Province. The issues in Principal Service Grade III were also discussed. The Governor stated that in order to

The second Northern Province Round Table discussion will be held today (18) at 4.00 pm at Jaffna Public Library under the chairmanship of Governor of Northern Province Dr. Suren Raghavan. As per the Governor’s vision bringing the Northern Province to the path of development, this round table discussion will be held under the patronage of