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Giving prominence to Sinhala and Tamil New Year customs and traditions, the troops of 24 Division conducted a 'Bakmaha Ulela' at the Division Headquarters premises on 11 April 2019. It was the third consecutive year the ceremony conducted with the guidance of Major General L M Mudalige RWP RSP ndu General Officer Commanding 24 Division.
Major General WAKB Udalupola RSP was honoured with a guard turnout and guard of honour on his promotion to the rank of Major General by the Headquarters 23 Infantry Division on 06 April 2019.
Troops of 22 Division organized their annual New Year Celebration - 'Soorya Mangalya' at Orr´s Hill grounds Trincomalee on Sunday (07) on account of the forthcoming Sinhala and Hindu New Year.
The children living in Rewatha Children´s Development Centre in Trincomalee, enjoyed a day of fun and happiness when the troops of 22 Division visited them on Monday (08) as one of their goodwill projects.
In line with the ‘ Bak Maha Divuruma,’ - National Pledge to eradicate drug menace, the Island wide program launched under the guidance of HE the President Maithripala Sirisena on 03April, to invite all Sri Lankans to join together to make Sri Lanka a drug free country by implementing a broad attitude change initiate from family to the entire society, the Officers and Other Ranks of the Security Forces Headquarters (East) too stood together with this worthy attempt to eradicate drugs on behalf of the future generation.
'Eastern Commander Champions Trophy', the inter-league football tournament organized by the Security Force Headquarters (East) concluded at the Weber Stadium, Batticaloa on Sunday 31 March 2019 inculcating hopes for a new breed of budding footballers of high standards from the Eastern Province who would shine at national and international levels in the future.
With the invitation of the Chief Incumbent of Buddhangala Aranya Senasana, Ven. Deegawapiye Susima Thero, Major General LM Mudalige RWP RSP ndu, General Officer Commanding 24 Division ceremonially declared open the newly constructed concreted road which leads from temple entrance to its nearby rock as ‘Buddhangala Samadhi Buddha Prathima Mawatha’ on 23 March 2019.
In keeping with the government’s policy of releasing lands of civilians, another set of military held land in Ampara and Trincomalee districts in Security Forces (East) region were released to their legitimate owners, during a brief ceremony held at the Governor’s Office Trincomalee on Monday, 25 March 2019.
The Eastern Province Governor's Secretariat organized a special Alms Giving Ceremony on (21) Thursday at the Hindu Cultural Auditorium Trrincomalee on account of the 'Thripitakabhivandana' programme.
The troops of Security Forces Headquarters (East) could listen to an enlightening Dhamma Sermon on Saturday (23), the last day of ‘Tripitakabhivandana’ week that has been declared to mark the initiation of the process to declare the Theravada Tripitaka, the sacred scripture of Buddhists, as a World Heritage.
