{"id":7481,"date":"2026-08-28T16:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T10:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/?page_id=7481"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:09:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T05:39:04","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7481\" class=\"elementor elementor-7481\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a52d99f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a52d99f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf5843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9cf5843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/interview_to_verify_the_pension_ncp_2-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/interview_to_verify_the_pension_ncp_2-600x400.jpeg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><div class=\"cz_grid_details\"><i class=\"czi czico-182-search cz_grid_icon\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><div class=\"cz_grid_details cz_grid_details_outside\"><a class=\"cz_grid_title\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/pension-entitlement-interviews-were-held-for-permanent-officers-over-45\/\"><h3>Pension entitlement interviews were held for permanent officers over the age of 45<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"cz_post_excerpt\">The interview to verify the pension entitlements of permanently appointed officers over the age of 45 is being held at the North Central Provincial Chief Secretary&#8217;s Office. 2026.10.04 An interview to examine the personal files of 33 eligible officers for granting pension entitlements to those who received permanent appointments after exceeding the age of 45 was held on October 4, 2026, at the Chief Secretary&#8217;s Office. The interview was conducted with the participation of ...<a class=\"cz_readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/pension-entitlement-interviews-were-held-for-permanent-officers-over-45\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><small class=\"clr\"><span class=\"cz_post_data cz_data_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/pension-entitlement-interviews-were-held-for-permanent-officers-over-45\/\">October 5, 2026<\/a><\/span><\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-id=\"8111\" class=\"cz_grid_item  cz_posts_list_odd post-8111 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\"><div class=\"clr\"><a class=\"cz_grid_link\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/visit-the-batticaloa-district-secretariat\/\" title=\"Officials of the Office of the Chief Secretary of the North Central Province Visit the Batticaloa District Secretariat\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20width=&#39;1280&#39;%20height=&#39;960&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%201280%20960&#39;%2F%3E\" data-czlz data-src=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Visit_Batticaloa_DS_Office_1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8112\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Visit_Batticaloa_DS_Office_1.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Visit_Batticaloa_DS_Office_1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Visit_Batticaloa_DS_Office_1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Visit_Batticaloa_DS_Office_1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Visit_Batticaloa_DS_Office_1-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Visit_Batticaloa_DS_Office_1-600x450.jpeg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><div class=\"cz_grid_details\"><i class=\"czi czico-182-search cz_grid_icon\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><div class=\"cz_grid_details cz_grid_details_outside\"><a class=\"cz_grid_title\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/visit-the-batticaloa-district-secretariat\/\"><h3>Officials of the Office of the Chief Secretary of the North Central Province Visit the Batticaloa District Secretariat<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"cz_post_excerpt\">Officials of the Office of the Chief Secretary of the North Central Province Visit the Batticaloa District Secretariat &#8211; 02.10.2026 A team of officials led by the Assistant Chief Secretary of the Office of the Chief Secretary of the North Central Province undertook an official visit to the Batticaloa District Secretariat. The visiting officers from our office were warmly welcomed by the staff officers led by the Additional District Government Agent of Batticaloa, Mrs. Sudharshani Srikanth. During the ...<a class=\"cz_readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/visit-the-batticaloa-district-secretariat\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><small class=\"clr\"><span class=\"cz_post_data cz_data_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/visit-the-batticaloa-district-secretariat\/\">October 3, 2026<\/a><\/span><\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-id=\"8063\" class=\"cz_grid_item  cz_posts_list_even post-8063 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\"><div class=\"clr\"><a class=\"cz_grid_link\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/north-central-provincial-chief-secretarys-office-secures-3rd-place-in-the-national-productivity-competition\/\" title=\"NCP Chief Secretary&#8217;s Office Secures 3rd Place in the National Productivity Competition\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1185\" height=\"1200\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20width=&#39;1185&#39;%20height=&#39;1200&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%201185%201200&#39;%2F%3E\" data-czlz data-src=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/National_Productivity_Award.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8064\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/National_Productivity_Award.jpeg 1185w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/National_Productivity_Award-296x300.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/National_Productivity_Award-1011x1024.jpeg 1011w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/National_Productivity_Award-768x778.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/National_Productivity_Award-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/National_Productivity_Award-600x608.jpeg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1185px) 100vw, 1185px\" \/><div class=\"cz_grid_details\"><i class=\"czi czico-182-search cz_grid_icon\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><div class=\"cz_grid_details cz_grid_details_outside\"><a class=\"cz_grid_title\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/north-central-provincial-chief-secretarys-office-secures-3rd-place-in-the-national-productivity-competition\/\"><h3>NCP Chief Secretary&#8217;s Office Secures 3rd Place in the National Productivity Competition<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"cz_post_excerpt\">North Central Provincial Chief Secretary&#8217;s Office Secures 3rd Place in the National Productivity Competition The North Central Provincial Chief Secretary&#8217;s Office has succeeded in winning 3rd place island-wide under the public sector excellence evaluations of the 2025\/2026 National Productivity Competition. This recognition has been awarded in appreciation of its commitment to enhancing public service efficiency, managing public resources, fostering innovation, and providing an excellent service to the public. Organized by the National Productivity Secretariat ...<a class=\"cz_readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/north-central-provincial-chief-secretarys-office-secures-3rd-place-in-the-national-productivity-competition\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><small class=\"clr\"><span class=\"cz_post_data cz_data_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/north-central-provincial-chief-secretarys-office-secures-3rd-place-in-the-national-productivity-competition\/\">September 30, 2026<\/a><\/span><\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-id=\"8096\" class=\"cz_grid_item  cz_posts_list_odd post-8096 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\"><div class=\"clr\"><a class=\"cz_grid_link\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/2026-dhamma-school-student-skill-competitions-awards-ceremony\/\" title=\"2026 Dhamma School Student Skill Competitions Awards Ceremony\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20width=&#39;1280&#39;%20height=&#39;960&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%201280%20960&#39;%2F%3E\" data-czlz data-src=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dhamma_School_Awards_Ceremony_NCP_1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8097\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dhamma_School_Awards_Ceremony_NCP_1.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dhamma_School_Awards_Ceremony_NCP_1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dhamma_School_Awards_Ceremony_NCP_1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dhamma_School_Awards_Ceremony_NCP_1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dhamma_School_Awards_Ceremony_NCP_1-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dhamma_School_Awards_Ceremony_NCP_1-600x450.jpeg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><div class=\"cz_grid_details\"><i class=\"czi czico-182-search cz_grid_icon\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><div class=\"cz_grid_details cz_grid_details_outside\"><a class=\"cz_grid_title\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/2026-dhamma-school-student-skill-competitions-awards-ceremony\/\"><h3>2026 Dhamma School Student Skill Competitions Awards Ceremony<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"cz_post_excerpt\">2026 Dhamma School Student Skill Competitions Awards Ceremony Held at the North Central Provincial Council Auditorium &#8211; September 26, 2026 The annual Dhamma School Student Skill Competitions Awards Ceremony for the year 2026 took place in a grand and dignified manner at the Auditorium of the North Central Provincial Council. The event was organized to honor and appreciate the exceptional talents, achievements, and skills of Dhamma school students across the province. The event was graced by esteemed Buddhist religious heads ...<a class=\"cz_readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/2026-dhamma-school-student-skill-competitions-awards-ceremony\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><small class=\"clr\"><span class=\"cz_post_data cz_data_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/2026-dhamma-school-student-skill-competitions-awards-ceremony\/\">September 28, 2026<\/a><\/span><\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-id=\"7966\" class=\"cz_grid_item  cz_posts_list_even post-7966 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\"><div class=\"clr\"><a class=\"cz_grid_link\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/supilipanna-bhavaya-art-competition\/\" title=\"\u201cSupilippanna Bhawaya\u201d Exhibition Opens for World Children\u2019s Day\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20width=&#39;1600&#39;%20height=&#39;1066&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%201600%201066&#39;%2F%3E\" data-czlz data-src=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IAU_Art_Competition_NCP_3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7973\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IAU_Art_Competition_NCP_3.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IAU_Art_Competition_NCP_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IAU_Art_Competition_NCP_3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IAU_Art_Competition_NCP_3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IAU_Art_Competition_NCP_3-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IAU_Art_Competition_NCP_3-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IAU_Art_Competition_NCP_3-600x400.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><div class=\"cz_grid_details\"><i class=\"czi czico-182-search cz_grid_icon\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><div class=\"cz_grid_details cz_grid_details_outside\"><a class=\"cz_grid_title\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/supilipanna-bhavaya-art-competition\/\"><h3>\u201cSupilippanna Bhawaya\u201d Exhibition Opens for World Children\u2019s Day<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"cz_post_excerpt\">\u201cSupilippanna Bhawaya\u201d Exhibition Opens for World Children\u2019s Day The art exhibition featuring selected talented paintings from the &#8220;Supilipanna Bhavaya&#8221; art competition, organized by the Internal Affairs Unit of the North Central Provincial Chief Secretary&#8217;s Office for school children, was declared open today (September 25) under the patronage of the Chief Secretary of the North Central Province. Organized in parallel with the National World Children&#8217;s Day Week, this special art exhibition will be open ...<a class=\"cz_readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/supilipanna-bhavaya-art-competition\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><small class=\"clr\"><span class=\"cz_post_data cz_data_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/supilipanna-bhavaya-art-competition\/\">September 25, 2026<\/a><\/span><\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tac mt40 cz_no_grid\">\n\t<nav class=\"navigation pagination\" aria-label=\"Posts pagination\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posts pagination<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"nav-links\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7481\/page\/2\/\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7481\/page\/3\/\">3<\/a>\n<a class=\"next page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7481\/page\/2\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right ml4\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest Updates Presidential Fund Awards Scholarships to Children of Lottery Sellers in North Central Province Presidential Fund Awards Scholarships to Children of Lottery Sellers in North Central Province A special ceremony organized by the President&#8217;s Fund was held on August 23, 2026, at the North Central Provincial Council Auditorium to award educational scholarships and financial aid to the children of low-income lottery sellers across the region. The event brought together nearly 300 participants, including students, parents, and public officials, featuring the ceremonial presentation of scholarship cheques by the President&#8217;s Fund &#8230;Read MoreAugust 24, 2026 Productivity Competition 2025\/2026 Inspection Committee &#8230; <a class=\"cz_readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/supilipanna-bhavaya-art-competition\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7481","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7481"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7773,"href":"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7481\/revisions\/7773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cs.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}