12th April 2019 14:54:28 Hours
Both Officers and Other Ranks of the Corps of Signals who are serving at the HQCSO, Directorate of IT, Signals Brigade, Signals Regimental Centre, 10 SLSC, 11 SLSC and 12 SLSC located within the Signals premises in Panagoda held their festive event of the New Year 2019 on Saturday, 06th April 2019. The ceremony was graced by Maj Gen B H M A Wijesinghe USP ndu psc, the military sectary of the Sri Lanka army and Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Signals as the Chief Guest. Lighting of the traditional oil lamp by the Chief Guest and the playing of the National Anthem signed the formal commencement of the festival.
An array of well organized games and events attracted the hearts and minds of all the participants, which included many traditional games and competitions, such as, cross-country running, pot-cracking, pillow-fighting, barrier races, grease-pole climbing, tracing the hidden guest, cad Jan weaving, tug-of-war, musical chairs, disabled soldiers’ 75 m running event, slow-riding bikes, fancy dress performance, selection of the ‘Avurudu Kumaraya’ (New Year prince), selection of the ‘Avurudu Kumariya (New Year princess) etc and some special events were on for the kids such as bun-eating, eye-placing on the elephant, blowing balloons etc that dominated the series of events to the much amusement of everyone. Instead of the games, the model of a Swing added fun and amusement while making the event much colorful.
Chairperson of the Signals Seva vanitha Branch Mrs Arosha Wijesinghe together with many members and their families as well as Major General N M Hettiarachchi USP psc Hdmc, the Chief Signal Officer, Major General H P Seneviratne USP ndu, Director General of the Quality Assurance and Inspections, Major General (Retd) K R P Rowel RWP USP ndu psc, former Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Signals and the Director General of the RAP and D Branch, Senior Officers, Officers and Other Ranks of the Corps of Signals made it a scene of dynamic happening.
