Meegoda Police, investigating a complaint of gang rape involving a 12-year-old schoolgirl from Galwalamulla in Meegoda, arrested three suspects, including a young man, an elderly person, and his son, on suspicion yesterday. Investigations re

Railway engine and colour signal system extensively damaged

A young woman, who fell into the Upper Kotmale reservoir in Talawakelle, was saved by the police with the help of the residents of the area. Police said the area

The income of the Dehiwala Zoo has been on the increase, and it has received an income of Rs.52 million for the first 40 days of the year from 16,000 visitors. Director Operations H.A. Anoma Priyadarshani said the heavy influx of visitors was mainly

The delivery of the order pertaining to the objections raised by former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella in connection with

Scores of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) members from both provincial and local government level are to join UNP shortly, UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara said yesterday. Mr. Range Ba

The Talaimannar Police have launched an investigation after the body of a 10-year-old girl, who had been reported missing, was found half naked. Police said the girl’s grandmother lodged a complaint with the Talaimannar Police on Thursday ni

470 wild elephants deaths reported for 2023

Police trace suspicious financial transactions to the suspect’s spouse’s account

Imposes record fine from responsible shipping company

Petitioner states that she was not summoned to appear before the Commission and did not receive any notice or summons to appear

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga is reportedly behind the latest move to initiate action for the abolition of the executive presidency ahead of the Presidential Election, but it is unlikely to succeed given the inability to secu

​The crisis involving the Executive and the Legislature has heightened to a new level with the judiciary also coming into play over the Constitutional Council’s (CC) rejection of appointment of Court of Appeal President Nissanka Bandula Karunarat

42 Int’l red notices issued for wanted criminals: Deshabandu

Judge directed to match the signature of Minister Keheliya Rambukwella with the signatures of the cabinet memoranda and other documents

Police say the accomplice had also been overseeing a drug network from Dubai

The fees for utilizing the public toilet facilities at the Bastian Mawatha bus stand has been raised to Rs. 50 per person. Previously, the toilet usage fee was Rs. 20 per person, according to its maintenance personnel.

Says it would be preferable to abolish the Executive presidency

Parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran has filed a fundamental rights application before the Supreme Court, challenging the Speaker’s act of certifying the Online Safety Bill as enacted into law.

In a bid to address the substantial financial outlay of over $500 million spent annually on importing medicines, Minister of Health Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said plans are underway to scale up the domestic production.

MP Fonseka has been openly critical of the SJB and its leadership despite warnings

Poor practices of the human resources department had caused a host of issues

An MOU was signed between the Department of Forest Conservation of Sri Lanka and AmPark Foundation to restore at-risk forest systems using a modified syntropic agroforestry model. The Revive Project is an initiative of AmPark Foundation, which is a n

Former president Chandrika Kumaratunge said she had not decided to support any candidate in the upcoming presidential election as reported by various media and social media platforms. Office of the former president Kumaratunge said the reports publi

Florists from various areas from the country yesterday claimed that they had received more customers to buy roses for Valentine’s Day and they used to receive more income.

The National Front of Civil Organizations (NFCO) yesterday requested electricity consumers to gather in front of the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) premises to express opposition to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri

Removed Sri Lanka Medical Council member reappointed

Air Force Commander Udeni Rajapaksa said yesterday that the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has embarked on several programmes aimed at modernizing its fleet and enhancing operational capabilities to meet future challenges effectively. During a media

The following quote of the front page article under the title “Do not make CC a puppet of Executive: PC Upul Jayasuriya,” which was carried on Wednesday, February 14th Daily Mirror print edition should be

Moving away from the Colombo and Southern Province, the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has made arrangements to initiate a series of projects under the theme “Wings of Friendship,” coinciding with the 73rd anniversary of the Sri Lanka Air Force in th