The spill gates of the Kalawewa , a key irrigation reservoir in the Anuradhapura district , were opened yesterday to discharge excess water following heavy rain experienced in the area. According to engineers in charge of the tank , the water leve

A bill was presented yesterday in the Maldives Parliament seeking to ban Israeli passport holders from traveling to the archipelago nation. According

During the past few months floods were reported in some areas followed by severe drought

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana in a letter addressed to Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya PC had asked for details on the performance of judges attached to senior courts. The Speaker in his capacity as the Chairman of the Constitutional Counci

Requests for a prompt response to recent allegations of abuse of judicial office

Envisions economic transformation for the region

Around ten members have already signed the motion

An expatriate Financial and Tax Consultant of Washington DC has sued a Sri Lankan Lawyer for Rs.100 Million for professional negligence on the part of the lawyer and the purchaser of a property of the plaintiff for

Nimthara Ginige has had the unique distinction of becoming a dual recipient of the prestigious Instrumental ‘SangitVisharad’ and ‘Dance Visharad’ conferred upon by the Bhatkhande Sangit Vidyapith in Lucknow, India, at the tender age of 15.

Agility Innovation (Pvt) Ltd, the holding Company of a growing ICT conglomerate in Sri Lanka partnered with Orphan Care taking a significant step in addressing the needs of orphaned children aging out of the system and enhancing their quality of life

If you want the country’s development and national unity, stop blaming each other, if you want change to happen, start with yourself, Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said yesterday. Speaking at the o

The Police Special Task Force (STF) seized a 40-foot container in the Grandpass area, with over 10 million sticks of cigarettes with a street value of Rs. 1,300 million. Police said the stock of cigarettes had been illegally imported into Sri Lanka

Magistrate reprimands police for disregarding Customs Ordinance

A group of ministry officials has proposed specialist Dr. Palitha Mahipala for the position

A Sri Lanka-based businessman, kidnapped by a gang of six, including a woman, over a financial transaction, was rescued by city police i

A tense atmosphere prevailed in Dambulla town last morning when the Municipal Council took steps with the help of the police to re

The second wingsuit Base Jumping event will be launched from the top of Lotus Tower today, the Lotus Tower management said. They said the event will be launched today and tomorrow from 9.00 am. The jumping will take place from the observatio

Nine EOIs (Expressions of Interest) have been received from potential investors for the acquisition of shares in Hotel Developer

Even though the value-added tax (VAT) has been increased from January, it will not affect several sectors, including electricity tariffs, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said. While addressing a meetin

Decision made due to new allegations against its Chairman

CID has already commenced investigations against Pastor Jerome for allegedly insulting other religions

Concerns raised in P’ment whether SL will lose division 1 cricket

He had scored 198 marks

The Constitutional Council (CC) appears to be divided, with the majority of members declining to approve the reappoi

Ex DIG Ravi Seneviratne said his team was taken off the case when Mr Rajapaksa took office six months after the bombings

While holding the guilty persons’ liable and naming them, including one member of the Monetary Board, the Supreme Court in its recent judgment regarding two fundamental rights petitions filed over economic crisis, decided not to make any adverse d

Some 74 schools with hazardous buildings have been identified, including Thurstan College, Colombo and Tangalle Balika Vidyalaya, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said yesterday.

In a significant move to address the rising concerns of child abuse, the government is mulling a new syllabus for sex education in schools.

Son assaults father following an argument between the two

In response to the disclosure that Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Chairman Professor Ranjith Bandara’s son Kanishka Bandara has participated in the committee meeting on Tuesday, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywarden