Sri Lanka, May 19 -- The National Victory Day Commemoration, marking 17 years since the end of Sri Lanka's civil war, will be held today (19) at the War Heroes Memorial in Battaramulla under the patronage of Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Organised by the Ranaviru Seva Authority, the ceremony is scheduled to begin at 3.00 p.m. and conclude at 6.45 p.m.

Chairman of the Ranaviru Seva Authority, Brigadier S. B. Kohona, said this year's event will introduce several special changes, with greater emphasis placed on the participation of war heroes and the families of those who lost their lives during the conflict.

According to officials, the number of invitations extended to families of fallen war heroes has been significantly increased compared t...