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“We must strive to become a law-abiding society, and true change must begin with each individual. This is the core principle behind the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ project,” stated the Honorable Governor of the Northern Province, Mr. N. Vethanayahan. To promote the vision of a ‘Clean Sri Lanka’, the project is currently being implemented in Jaffna […]

To promote the theme of ‘Clean Sri Lanka’, the project is being implemented in Jaffna during the Nallur Kandasamy Temple Annual Festival under the theme ‘To heartly Jaffna’. As part of this project, an awareness workshop for journalists from Jaffna District and students of Media Studies of the University of Jaffna was held today, Thursday

People who had been living on Land Reform Commission lands for 53 years without land documents have finally received relief during the tenure of this government. For the first time, such deeds have been issued to residents of the Northern Province, according to the Honorable Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan. Land documents were

The Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, emphasized the need to operationalize the Jaffna Economic Center in Madduvil. He also expressed his appreciation to the Hon. Minister of Commerce, Food Security, and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe, for announcing that the center will begin operations by the end of next month. A discussion on

A meeting between the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, Mr. N. Vethanayahan, and the Chairmen of the Mannar Urban Council and the Manthai West Pradeshiya Sabha was held on Monday, 11 August 2025, at the Governor’s Secretariat. A request was made to the Governor to initiate investigations into past irregularities within the Mannar Urban

A discussion on the projects identified for implementation in the North with assistance from the World Bank, as well as potential future projects, was held at the Northern Provincial Governor’s Secretariat on Friday afternoon, August 8, 2025. The discussion was attended by the Honorable Minister of Fisheries, Hydrology, and Marine Resources, R. Chandrasekar, along with

The Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, stated that the demands of the people of Ezhuvaithivu would be addressed as promptly as possible, with certain matters to be implemented through next year’s financial allocations. The Ezhuvaithivu People’s Grievance Meeting was held at the Ezhuvaithivu Sports Club Grounds on Thursday evening, August 7, 2025.

“It is not the people who should come in search of us; rather, it is the responsibility of public officials to reach out to the people and address their concerns,” stated the Honorable Governor of the Northern Province, Mr. N. Vethanayahan. “In keeping with this principle, we are organizing this public grievance redressal meeting to

The Honorable Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, attended the inaugural ceremony of the ‘Cargills “ELEVATE” Soft Skills Development Program,’ organized by Cargills at the Cargills Constituency in Jaffna City on Tuesday morning, August 5, 2025. Speaking on the occasion, the Governor stated “I am delighted to be part of the inaugural event of

Due to the impact of our war-torn social structure, the welfare of the elderly has become a pressing need of the hour. While it is the moral responsibility of children to care for the parents who gave them life, in today’s society this duty is often neglected. “We are becoming ungrateful towards those who made