Nine persons including three policemen were injured in a clash at a housing complex in Wellawatta on Sunday night, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunaskera said.

New Governors appointed for three Provinces took their oaths before President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday.

Leaders of the political parties who are gearing towards forming an alliance together with the UNP have decided to postpone the signing of the agreement for the same indefinitely, a spokesman for the allia

The ‘Kap’ planting ceremony was carried out at the four Devales in Kandy as a prelude to the historic Esala Perahera, which will begin on August 5 and end on August 15. It is a ritual associated with the Perahera. The Perahera will circumbu

President Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday even US President Donald Trump was re-imposing the death penalty to execute those convicted of rape and child abuse.

National Conference on Peace, Harmony and Coexistence organized by the Western province Governor’s Office was held on Tuesday at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre. Picture shows former Presidents Chandrika Kumaratunga and Mahinda Rajapaksa sharing a lighte

A certificate being circulated on Monday showing that former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has renounced his US citizenship has been debunked as a forgery, the Daily Mirror learns.

Police used tear-gas and water cannon to disperse the protesting unemployed graduates near the Lotus Roundabout yesterday.

The National Elections Commission has informed the political parties that no fake candidates would be allowed at the forthcoming Presidential election and if any candidate is found to be a fake candidate he would be severely

The Photojournalists Association of Sri Lanka (PASL) launched its maiden exhibition ‘Mass Media Photo Exhibition’ at the J. D. A. Perera Art Gallery at Horton Place yesterday. President Maithripala Sirisena, Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, S

The Supreme Court yesterday directed the Special High Court to stop hearing further evidence over the D.A. Rajapaksa Museum case against former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and six others till the

Testifying before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) probing the Easter Sunday attacks, Senior DIG and Head of CID and TID, Ravi Seneviratne yesterday said no evidence had been found to confirm that those who staged the attacks had connections

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya yesterday informed Parliament that he had instructed the relevant authorities not to go ahead with the meeting between judicial officers including the Chief Justice

Elections Commission (EC) Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said yesterday his office would conduct the presidential election on a date between November 15 and December 7.

Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith said yesterday that he did not have faith in any of the probes carried out on the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks.

Deputy Solicitor General (DSG) Priyantha Nawana yesterday informed the High Court Special Trial–at- bar that the Government was taking steps to bring down Central Bank’s former governor Arjuna Mahendran from Sing

An incident was reported from Kalagedihena yesterday where the security personnel of a VIP motorcade had attacked a van, allegedly for not allowing the vehicle convoy of the VIP to proceed.

The Attorney General had instructed the acting IGP to arrest former Additional Secretary of Defence and National Police Commission Secretary D.M. Saman Dissanayake over the offences he had allegedly committed under the firearms ordinance, Explosives

President Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday everyone connected to the Easter Sunday attack was arrested and that they should receive the death sentence as there was clear evidence against them.

Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya yesterday said if the President obtains an opinion of the Supreme Court to hold the long overdue Provincial Council elections under the previous electoral system, the Commission was ready to hold the p

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who showed his willingness to testify before the Parliamentary Select Committee to probe the Easter Sunday carnage, seems to be saying that even he is ready to let his hands be chained if found guilty of the allega

Yoshitha, the second son of Opposition Leader and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, was engaged to Nithiesha Jayasekera yesterday. Sharing a photo of the moment, Yoshitha’s brother Namal said, “couldn’t be happier for you on this extremely

The All Ceylon National Bhikshu Forum (ACNBF) yesterday requested President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Minister Sajith Premadasa to render their support to nominate Speaker K

The Attorney General had sought the sanction of the Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya to indict a Brigadier and three other soldiers in the Special High Court for the shooting incident that took place in Rathupaswala on August 1, 2013.

A policeman is seen holding an umbrella to a DIG during the protest carried out by IUSF university students yesterday over several demands. Police also used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the protesting IUSF students at the Kollupitiya Junctio

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said he will take to the streets together with landless people against those who are trying to sabotage the government’s programme of giving ownership of land to the poor.

Politicians Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne and Sirimasiri Hapuarachchi are seen in a pretext of executing a man at a protest in Fort yesterday demanding that the government stops the reintroduction of capital punishment.

Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and IGP Pujith Jayasundara, who were yesterday arrested on charges of criminal negligence and the failure to prevent or minimise the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, were remanded till today.

President Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks were linked to the global drug trade. He said this while addressing the western province ceremony of the National Drug Prevention Week held yeste