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Governor of the Northern Province, Dr. Suren Raghavan, orchestrated an impromptu visit on the 27th of February 2019 to assess the ongoing operations within various schools nestled in Kilinochchi district. This endeavor followed a recent financial aid injection of 31.5 million rupees, graciously granted by President Maithripala Sirisena, at the behest of the Governor. The […]

Governor Dr. Suren Raghavan paid a sudden visit to some of the pharmacies in Jaffna this evening (25) to find out the conditions of them. He had a casual conversation with them and appreciated the pharmacists for opening their shops to meet the essential needs of the people even though today was declared a hartal-day.

Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Roshan Fernando met Governor Dr. Suren Raghavan on 26th February 2019 at Governor Secretariat in Jaffna. The discussion focused on the shortage of Tamil speaking police officers in the Northern Province and the difficulties in providing police service through the Tamil language. The discussion also focused on establishing a police

The Governor of the Northern Province has observed that land surveying is the foremost problem when solving land issues in the Northern Province. The main reason for this is the lack of sufficient personnel in the Land Survey Department to measure lands. Therefore the Governor requested retired surveyors to register themselves in Northern Provincial Land

Chief of the Hindu Priests Association Shivashri K.V.K. Vaitheeswara Kurukkal met Governor Dr. Suren Raghavan on 04th March 2019 at Governor’s Secretariat. The problems faced by Hindus in the Northern Province and conflicts between religions in the Northern Province were discussed during the meeting. Governor said that he had also focused on the incident happened

Naval Commander of the Northern Rear Admiral Merril Wickramasinghe met Governor of Northern Province Dr. Suren Raghavan at his office in Jaffna on 20th February 2019.

The Commander of the Security Force Headquarters Maj. Gen. Dharshana Hettiarrachchi met Governor of Northern Province Dr. Suren Raghavan at his office in Jaffna on 20th February 2019.

This week’s Governor’s Public Day will be held on 20th February 2019 at Chief Minister’s Ministry which is located at Kaithady under the chairmanship of Governor of Northern Province with the presence of Secretaries and Heads of Departments. It should be noted that last week’s Governor’s Public Day was held at the same place.

Governor of Northern Province Dr. Suren Raghavan paid a courtesy call on Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu on 17th February 2019 at his official residence ‘India House’ which is located in Colombo 3. The Governor who visited the India House was enthusiastically welcomed by Indian High Commissioner. In order to commemorate

A visit to historical fame Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Governor Dr. Suren Raghavan, who visited Kandy for the first time after swearing in as the Governor of Northern Province, met the Maha Nayaga Theros of Buddhist Chapters on 15th February 2019. He visited Asgiriya Vihara and met the Maha Nayaka of the Asgiri Chapter most ven.