A youth organization attached to Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday filed a Fundamental Rights petition in Supreme Court seeking an interim order suspending the operation of the order issued by President declaring High Security Zones in Colombo district.
Jacqueline Fernandez was granted interim bail on Monday in the Rs 200 crore money laundering case against conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. Delhi’s Patiala House Court granted interim bail to the actress subject to a bond of Rs.50,000.
The Mahabodhi Centre in Chennai was reopened ceremoniously with the participation of distinguished guests. On the invitation of Ven. Nugagolle Chandraratne Thera, the Chief Incumbent of the Chennai Mahabodhi Centre, Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Southern India Dr. D. Venkateshwaran, the former Minister and the Chairman of Sri Lanka National Sports Council Arjuna Ranatunga, participated the reopening of Mahabodhi Centre.
During President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s tour of Japan and the Philippines, the state ministers of the ministries under the purview of the President, will be appointed as acting ministers to oversee their operations, the President’s office said yesterday.
Sri Lanka is to purchase crude oil from Iran on a government to government deal, a Minister said yesterday. Foreign Minister Ali Sabry told Daily Mirror over the phone that he had a cordial discussion with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-A
Whilst alleging that the decision of the government to declare certain areas as high security zones is illegal and cabinet nod had also been given to set up a committee to regulate media, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said his party will soon take to the streets against these moves.
Warning legal action against the government-issued gazette declaring high-security zones, journalist associations yesterday challenged to arrest them if possible, as they will not obey the arbitrary laws invented by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to retain power and protect Rajapaksas. During a m
Over 50 underage youths were arrested and at least 12 of them who were found to be in the possession of cannabis were produced in courts when Excise raided a Facebook drug party held in Gampola on Saturday evening. The Hatton Excise Station officials on information searched a hotel in Gampola Town, where a party had been organized to cater to about 300 young men and women. Th
The Election Commission (EC) will not delay conducting Local Government polls on the pretext of introducing electoral reforms and expects to announce the dates for the LG polls in November after incorporating the ‘Youth List’ into the 2022 electoral register, chairman, S.G.Punchihewa said.
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry who held bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in New York during the UN General Assembly Session said China assured its fullest support for Sri Lanka to recover from the current economic crisis and to resolve the debt issue. Mr. Sabry told D
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