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Governor of Northern Province Dr. Suren Raghavan paid a sudden visit today (22) to the Chief Minister’s Office which is located at Kaithady. After the lifespan of the Northern Provincial Council has been over, the functions of the Provincial Ministries and Departments have come under the direct supervision of the Governor. In this situation, Governor […]

Governor Dr.Suren Raghavan visited the Jaffna Grand Mosque and Jaffna town mosques on 19 January 2019. He met Muslim priests and had a discussion with them.

The Chairmen and the Secretaries of Pradeshiya Sabhas met Governor of Northern Province Dr. Suren Raghavan at his secretariat in Jaffna on Thursday, January 18th. Present and the past activities of Pradeshiya Sabhas were discussed in detail.

The Governor of Northern Province Dr. Suren Raghavan met some religious leaders of Jaffna on the days of January 15, 2019, and 16 January 2019 to further strengthen religious reconciliation in the Northern Province.  The Governor also visited Nallur Kandaswamy Temple and Nainativu Nagapoosany Amman Temple, worshiped and got blessings. He met Chief Incumbent of

Thai Pongal, the distinctive festival of Tamils was celebrated at the Northern Province Governor’s Secretariat on January 15, 2019, headed by Governor Suren Raghavan. Governor celebrated the festival ceremoniously with the staff of Governor’s Secretariat by cooking ‘pongal’ in sunlight. Speaking to the staff, Governor pointed out that women in the Northern Province are mostly

 A team of five members headed by a Senior Lecturer of Jaffna University Swaminathan Vimal was appointed by Governor Suren Raghavan to probe the language problems prevailing in the government institutions of Northern Province.  The Governor already instructed the relevant officials that the trilingual policy should be properly implemented in all government departments and offices

Former Chief Minister of Northern Province C.V.Vigneshwaran had a discussion with the Hon.Governor at Governor official residence in Jaffna. Political and development issues faced by the Tamil people were discussed in detail during this meeting.

Governor of Northern Province, Suren Raghawan, visited the Kilinochchi area and made a sudden surveillance visit to Iranaimadu Reservoir on 10thJanuary 2019. Governor made this visit in accordance with the complaint regarding the defects on the radial gates of the reservoir which are not properly monitored by the officials and caused the recent flood in

New Governor of the Northern Province, Hon. Dr. Suren Raghavan assumed office at the auspicious time on 09th January 2019 in Jaffna. At a gathering of locals in the Old Park premises of the Secretariat in Jaffna, the Secretary to the Governor L.Ilaangovan welcomed new Governor. Religious leaders, Chairman of Northern Provincial Council CVK Sivagnanam, Former

Dr.Suren Rāghavan was sworn in as Northern Province Governor before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat, on 07th January 2019.