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- ↑ New Chief of Staff, Maj General Prabath Dematanpitiya Takes Office
- ↑ New GOC of 56 Division Brigadier Dematanpitiya Takes Office
- ↑ SFHQ-Wanni with Old Nalandians & Hemas Outreach Foundation Reaches Out to Needy Students
- ↑ “83 GROUP OF OLD NALANDIANS” DONATE BICYCLES TO SCHOOL CHILDREN
- ↑ LATEST PROMOTIONS – MAJOR GENERAL DAPN DEMATANPITIYA ndu psc
