The President has appointed Gen. H.S.H Kottegoda (Rtd) as the 6th Chancellor of the General Sir John Kotelwala Defence University for a period of five years with immediate effect.
H.S.H. Kottegoda served the army for more than 35 years and later he was appointed as the secretary for the Ministry of Defence in the year 2019.
General Gerard Hector de Silva (Rtd) was the past Chancellor (5th) of the University who was appointed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the year 2020.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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