During two search operations carried out in northern seas today (14^th March 2020), the Navy has been able to seize 485kg of Kerala cannabis.

The annual festival of the St. Anthony’s Church on Palaithivu Island was held on 13^th and 14^th March 2020, giving precedence to the customary rituals. It was attended by a large number of devotees from Jaffna and Kilinochchi.

The Turtle Conservation Centre at Panama managed under Navy Turtle Conservation Project released twenty five (25) sea turtle hatchlings to ocean today (14^th March 2020).

Sri Lanka Navy, in collaboration with the Suwaseriya Ambulance Service, Firefighting Unit of Colombo harbour, Harbour Health Service and doctors from National Quarantine Unit conducted a drill at the harbour on 13^th March 2020

The Navy apprehended a person for keeping conch shells without valid permit, during a search operation conducted with the Fisheries Inspector of Mannar in Urumalei, Talaimannar on 13^th March 2020.

The Navy combining with the Vankalai Police apprehended 03 persons with 224kg of refuse tea at Vankalai junction on 13^th March 2020.

The Navy apprehended two (02) persons with approximately 01kg of Kerala Cannabis during a search conducted in Ragama area, on 13^th March 2020.

The 4^th Annual Academic Session of SLCOMM was held on 13^th March 2020, at Eagles Lakeside Convention and Banquet Hall Aththidiya with the gracious presence of the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Major General (Rtd) Kamal Gunaratne as the chief guest.

Fifty (50) Senior Sailors of Sri Lanka Navy were awarded Interest free loan facility valued Five Hundred Thousand rupees (Rs.500,000/=) each, by the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva at the Naval Headquarters, today (13th March 2020).

The Ambassador of the Islamic republic of Afghanistan to Sri Lanka His Excellency M Ashraf Haidari paid official visit to the Northern Naval Headquarters on 12^th March 2020.