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Learning Materials Distributed to Students Affected by Disaster in Mullaitivu

Learning Materials Distributed to Students Affected by Disaster in Mullaitivu

A programme to distribute learning materials to school students affected by the disaster was held on Wednesday evening – 17 December 2025, at Mullaitivu Palinagar Maha Vidyalayam, organised by the...
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“Everyone must work together to elevate the quality of life of disaster-affected people to a level better than before” – Appealed by Hon. Governor N. Vethanayahan

“Everyone must work together to elevate the quality of life of disaster-affected people to a level better than before” – Appealed by Hon. Governor N. Vethanayahan

Hon. N. Vethanayahan, Governor of the Northern Province, appealed to all stakeholders to unite and cooperate in rebuilding the lives of people affected by the disaster in the coming year...
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“Art has no barriers of race, religion, or language” – Governor N. Vethanayahan emphasizes at the Northern Province Cultural Grand Festival

“Art has no barriers of race, religion, or language” – Governor N. Vethanayahan emphasizes at the Northern Province Cultural Grand Festival

Art has no language, no race, no religion. Just as during the recent disaster we faced, everyone helped without regard to race or religion, placing humanity foremost, arts similarly serve...
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A special event for the distribution of learning materials to students affected by the disaster was held at the Punnaineeravi Government Tamil Mixed School.

A special event for the distribution of learning materials to students affected by the disaster was held at the Punnaineeravi Government Tamil Mixed School.

As an important component of the initiatives to restore the livelihoods of people affected by the disaster to normalcy, a special event to distribute learning materials to students was held...
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Emergency Pack Distribution – Ministry of Women Affairs, Northern Province

Emergency Pack Distribution – Ministry of Women Affairs, Northern Province

The Northern Provincial Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Rehabilitation, Social Services, Co-operatives, Food Supply and Distribution, Industries and Enterprises Promotion  and Trade and Commerce annually provides immediate emergency relief packs to...
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Secretary to the Hon. Governor Requests Nominations of Representatives to Establish the Northern Province Chambers of Commerce and Industry Network

Secretary to the Hon. Governor Requests Nominations of Representatives to Establish the Northern Province Chambers of Commerce and Industry Network

The Secretary to the Hon. Governor of the Northern Province has requested registered chambers of commerce to nominate representatives for the establishment of the Northern Province Chambers of Commerce and...
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Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Grade III of the Management Service Officer Post

Open Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Grade III of the Management Service Officer Post

The open competitive examination for recruitment to the Grade III post of the Northern Provincial Management Service Officer will be held on Saturday, the 20th December 2025, in all districts...
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The main issue faced by farmers for a long time is the lack of proper market opportunities – Hon. Governor

The main issue faced by farmers for a long time is the lack of proper market opportunities – Hon. Governor

It is our expectation that farmers should receive fair prices for their produce, and that they should transform from mere producers into entrepreneurs as well, stated the Hon. Governor of...
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Hon. Governor and Hon. Minister issue directives to immediately halt illegal sand transportation in Kilinochchi District

Hon. Governor and Hon. Minister issue directives to immediately halt illegal sand transportation in Kilinochchi District

Although the recent natural disaster has subsided, instructions have been issued to prevent the blatant daylight plunder being carried out by exploiting the traces it has left behind. Accordingly, directives...
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“The primary goal of the government to ensure that the people affected by natural disasters rise to a better position than before,” said Northern Governor Hon. N. Vethanayahan.

“The primary goal of the government to ensure that the people affected by natural disasters rise to a better position than before,” said Northern Governor Hon. N. Vethanayahan.

It is not enough for the people affected by the recent natural disaster to merely return to normalcy. The key objective of the government led by His Excellency the President...
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“Mahakavi Bharathiyar courageously sowed progressive ideas for social change over a century ago,” said Governor Hon. N. Vethanayahan at the poet’s birth anniversary event.

“Mahakavi Bharathiyar courageously sowed progressive ideas for social change over a century ago,” said Governor Hon. N. Vethanayahan at the poet’s birth anniversary event.

The Governor of the Northern Province, Hon. N. Vethanayahan, remarked that the progressive ideas sown by Mahakavi Bharathiyar over a century ago have yet to fully take root in our...
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The Northern Province Governor’s Public Day will not be held on the upcoming Monday, 15 December 2025

The Northern Province Governor’s Public Day will not be held on the upcoming Monday, 15 December 2025

The public is hereby informed that the weekly Public Day—during which Hon. N. Vethanayahan, Governor of the Northern Province, meets the public in person, will not take place on the...
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In accordance with the instructions of Hon. Governor N. Vethanayahan, 200 relief packs containing educational materials—funded by the people of the Mayiliddy–Tiruppur Union—were handed over to the Additional District Secretary of Kandy District.

In accordance with the instructions of Hon. Governor N. Vethanayahan, 200 relief packs containing educational materials—funded by the people of the Mayiliddy–Tiruppur Union—were handed over to the Additional District Secretary of Kandy District.

The relief packs, prepared with educational supplies for the hill-country students affected by natural disasters, were funded by the people of the Mayiliddy–Tiruppur Union and formally handed over last night...
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Livelihoods severely affected by Indian fishermen’s bottom-trawling: Northern fishermen request direct meeting with the President – Petition handed over to the Governor

Livelihoods severely affected by Indian fishermen’s bottom-trawling: Northern fishermen request direct meeting with the President – Petition handed over to the Governor

A petition addressed to His Excellency President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was today handed over to the Governor of the Northern Province, requesting an opportunity to meet His Excellency the President...
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“Solutions must be forwarded so that the affected people do not have to face another disaster again.” – Hon. Governor at the Vavuniya District Coordinating Committee meeting

“Solutions must be forwarded so that the affected people do not have to face another disaster again.” – Hon. Governor at the Vavuniya District Coordinating Committee meeting

Hon. Governor of Northern Province N.Vethanayahan stated that, it was only because coordinated actions were carried out without any differences between the central and provincial administrations during the disaster occurred...
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