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A Youth Health Exhibition and Awareness Walk, jointly organized by the Tellippalai Medical Officer’s Office, students of the Jaffna Nursing Training College, and local mothers’ associations, was held today (21.07.2025) with the participation of the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, Mr. N. Vethanayahan. Stage events were conducted at the Kavignar Ambi Kalaiyarangu of Tellippalai […]

The centenary events commemorating the ascetic life of the great Tamil scholar Swami Vipulananda were jointly organized today, Saturday (19.07.2025), in Manipay — marking his 78th Maha Samadhi Day. The Ministry of Buddhism and Religious Affairs, the Department of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs, the Jaffna District Secretariat, the Jaffna Divisional Secretariat, the All Ceylon

The Chairman of the Pudukkudiyiruppu Pradeshiya Sabha, Velayutham Karikalan, met with the Honorable Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, at the Governor’s Secretariat today, Friday (18 July 2025), for discussions. During the meeting, Chairman Velayutham Karikalan submitted a petition to the Honorable Governor outlining the needs of the Pudukkudiyiruppu Pradeshiya Sabha. He also highlighted

Vocational education institutions in the Northern Province are largely attended by individuals from other provinces, while participation from local residents remains notably low. This trend must be reversed. The Honorable Governor of the Northern Province, Mr. N. Vethanayahan, emphasized the importance of recognizing the value of vocational education and urged everyone to understand its necessity.

A discussion was held to review the financial and physical progress of the projects being implemented this year under the Ministry of Agriculture. The monthly review meeting to review the financial and physical progress of projects implemented this year under the Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Services, Animal Husbandry, Irrigation, Fisheries, Water Supply, and Environment

A discussion was held to review the financial and physical progress of the projects implemented this year under the Ministry of Local Government A monthly discussion was held to review the financial and physical progress of the projects implemented this year under the Ministry of Finance & Planning, Law & Order, Lands, Electricity, Housing &

The Northern Province has been allocated three times the funds compared to previous years. These funds must be utilized promptly and efficiently, said the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province and Co-Chairman of the Jaffna District Coordination Committee, Mr. N. Vethanayahan. He further stated that approval was granted yesterday to fill the vacant posts of

The Honorable Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, appointed five Secretaries, the Municipal Council Commissioner, and the Acting Commissioner at the Governor’s Secretariat on Wednesday afternoon, July 16, 2025. S. Sathiyaseelan, formerly the Divisional Secretary of Point Pedro, has been newly absorbed into the Northern Provincial Council and appointed as Secretary to the Governor

The monthly discussion to review the financial and physical progress of the projects implemented this year under the Ministry of Health, Indigenous Medicine, Probation and Child Care Services of the Northern Province was held at the Governor’s Secretariat today, Tuesday (15.07.2025) under the chairmanship of Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan. Speaking at

“Resources remain concentrated in certain schools, while neighbouring schools are left with little to none,” noted the Honorable Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan. Emphasizing that Zonal Education Directors bear the responsibility for ensuring equitable resource distribution, the Governor also directed that work plans for the upcoming year be submitted within a month. The