Furious President telephones Roshan Ranasinghe over his sudden move

A batch of 325 Grade III Principals appointed to schools in the North Central Province received their letters of appointment at the Provincial Council Auditorium. NCP Governor Maheepala Hera

Workmen attending to repairs to the railway line between Bandarawela and Kinigama railway stations were injured and admitted to hospital when rocks from a adjacent hillock had fallen on them.

Despite the lapse of nearly three years and the Auditor General pinpointing dereliction of duty on the part of authorities concerned, the Agriculture Ministry or the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) of Parliament, have not yet initiated formal

The new retail price of a 12.5kg cylinder of gas is now Rs. 3,565

The Committee on Public Finance ( COPF) is to probe the alleged second sugar scam where it is alleged that the government is slated to lose Rs 10 billion as a result of releasing an old stock of sugar to the market after the duty revision, Daily Mirr

The Mirihana Special Crimes Investigation Unit has launched an investigation to arrest a couple, who are owners of a contract company named “D’ marc solution (PVT) LTD,” in connection with a fraudulent transaction amounting to over Rs. 9.9 mill

According to the Constitution (Article 41C), the President must nominate an IGP candidate approved by the Constitutional Council, emphasizing the need for a candidate with an impeccable service record, devoid of any allegations, to rebuild trust i

The Colombo – Badulla main highway which caved in near the 168KM post in Marangahawela, Haldummulla due to the incessant heavy rain experienced at present is endangered of falling apart.

Rajangana and Angamuwa tanks are spilling over due to the heavy rainfall experiened in the Anuradhapura district at present and eight spill gates in the former and two in the latter were opened last morning.

While emphasizing the importance of effective implementation of directives related to the country’s development, President Ranil Wickremesinghe warned that action would be taken against heads of government institutions who fail to properly implemen

A total of 399 elephants have died up to the month of October, and the majority of them due to human-elephant conflicts and many deaths related to shooting incidents, the Wildlife Conservation Department said.

Says Sri Lanka will suffer a similar fate like the West Indies

A woman and one of her relatives who attempted to fly to Italy on forged passports and VISAs were arrested last morning by the Border Surveillance Unit of the Department of Immigration and Emigration at the Katunayaka Bandara

Education Minister Susil Premajayantha yesterday announced the school holidays for the second phase of the third term of the government and government approved Sinhala and Tamil medium schools. Accordingly, the second phase of the third term school

While taking steps to fill all existing principal vacancies in the school system, the education ministry has taken a decision to digitalize the whole education system by next year, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

Bangladesh requested for recognition of more of its public medical colleges by the Sri Lankan health authorities, an official said.

A judgement relating to a money lending case involving two sisters-in-law has been decided in favour of the borrower following a ten-year legal battle.

These are to be made popular among tourists as well

The Financial Crimes Investigations Division has arrested five directors of the Onmax DT, which faces charges of conducting illegal pyramid schemes

MoU on solar electrification of religious places with a grant of USD 10Mn signed

A vast area of the Colombo-Hatton A7 highway had caved in near Ginigathena Hindu temple last morning due to the heavy rain experienced in the area for the last several days.

VIPs include President, Prime Minister, Speaker, Opposition Leader, foreign diplomats

They are not literate in reading or writing in Sinhala, the language of the loan agreements

Recent Cabinet reshuffle linked to facilitate the transfer of factory to a close confidant

Our people are suffering and our children are starving. In fact, according to UNICEF, more than 5.7 million people, including 2.3 million ch

The WPS had been produced in Courts and released on bail

Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne was given yet another extension for the fourth time by President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday, signaling that there is no agreement on the next senior most to be chosen for the permanent appointm

Old Thomians of S. Thomas’ College Gurutalawa will gather for a night of fun on November 4 at the Grand Ballroom of the Colom