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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

The government has been allocating adequate funding and working towards the reconstruction and economic recovery of the Northern Province, and further attention needs to be paid to investment and value addition to agricultural production in the province, said Northern Province Hon. Governor N. Vethanayahan. At the same time, Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Ishbel

For a patient suffering from kidney disease, a dialysis machine is not merely a medical device, but a lifeline and an opportunity to continue living. Describing the donation of six dialysis machines, valued at CAD 83,544 (Canadian Dollar), as a significant humanitarian contribution that will bring this vital service closer to the people of the

As the highest-ever Yala paddy harvest in the history of the Northern Province has been recorded for the first time, Northern Province Hon. Governor N. Vethanayahan instructed that paddy purchasing mechanisms be expedited to provide immediate solutions to the difficulties faced by farmers in marketing their produce. In accordance with the new circular issued by

The executive officials of the province and the Northern Province Government Service Graduate Officers’ Association agreed to the request made by the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province, N. Vethanayahan, that all parties should work together and carry out the development activities of the Northern Province smoothly, effectively and in unity. A discussion between representatives