Highlanders of the Army, the Gemunu Watch (GW) Regimental Headquarters at Kuruwita on July (25) laid a red carpet and awarded monumental military honours to Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army who is also the Chairman of National Sports Selection Committee when he turned up there to inaugurate GW's new fully-equipped Indoor Stadium and foundation-laying ceremony for erection of a state-of-the art Pavilion inside the premises.

Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army as a distnguished invitee attended a 'Daham Sabhawa' at Korathota Sri Shailarama Rajamaha Viharaya in Kaduwela July (25) and ceremonially opened the newly-erected 'Sri Sobhitha Nahimi Dharma Mandiraya' (preaching hall) at the invitation of Ven Habarakada Sobhitha Nayake Thera, Chief Incumbent, Sri Shailarama Rajamaha Viharaya, Korathota, Kaduwela.

Dedicated and fearlessly committed, military medical teams had assisted the government by conducting quarantine program well to mitigate the spread of coronavirus outbreak in the country, Defence Secretary Maj. Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said.

Coronavirus recoveries total rise to 2103