The Education Ministry is conducting a formal investigation into abusing of an ordinary level (O/L) female candidate by an examination invigilator on May 25. While issuing a media release, they said Minister Susil Premajayantha drew the attention

Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) yesterday unanimously approved a resolution to transfer the current Municipal Commissione

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday instructed the officials to immediately launch a comprehensive public-private partnership programme on food security. Stating that negotiations with several c

Fordyce canal in Hatton that flows through Fordyce estate in Hatton and feeds the Castlereagh reservoir is to be widened under a project implemented by the Nuwara Eliya district Disaster Management Centre. Asst. Director of th

The recent survey has revealed that the constant derailments in the upcountry mainline between Badulla and Bandarawela is due to the flow of water into the railway line. A senior official of the Railway Department in Nanu-oya said a mechanism woul

She migrated to Australia with her family when she was 11, and she has called Melbourne’s South-East home ever since

An agricultural research officer on his way to obtain fuel in the early hours of Saturday morning has died after being attacked by a

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed a relief p

LITRO also requests consumers to check with the area agents regarding the date and the number of gas cylinders they will be supplied with before queuing up

All arrangements, including supply of fuel for public transport and examination staff, have been made for the GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examination which begins today (23), Examinations Department Commissioner General L.M.D.

General Secretary of the SLFP and former Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara said yesterday that the 11 party alliance and the SLFP were still to see the contents of the No Confidence Motion (NCM) to be moved in Parliament by the SJB against

Castlereigh and Maussakele hydro power reservoirs have been rising fast due to the heavy rain experienced at present in

Even though the Lanka Indian Oil Corp (LIOC) increased their fuel prices, there has been no decision taken on increasin

The Colombo-bound Podi Menike Express train from Badulla last morning derailed near Badulla railway station c

Chief of Defence Staff and Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said yesterday that the Sri Lanka Army does not mean harm to people whom they have committed to protect and neither does it hatch secret agendas as alleged. He said the A

A stock of dry ration valued more than Rs. 52 million was distributed among the people yesterday by President of Kaluta

A woman of Udayapuram in Jaffna had been killed and the body and her motorcycle buried in a home garden. Police said the victim Pradeepam Jacintha (42) of Udaypuram was a money lender. During

The discussions will also consider the group’s way ahead and build on the brand BIMSTEC

US Ambassador in Colombo Julie Chung who met Minister of Education Dinesh Gunawardena discussed American assistance for Sri Lanka’s education sector, the Ministry said. They hel

A 29-year old motorcyclist was stabbed to death by a three-wheel driver following an argument at a fuel station in Horagolla,

While transitioning the entire ticketing system to a digital based system, the railways department launched a mobile app an

The relevant companies are authorized to increase the rates of IDD according to the Dollar fluctuation

To overcome the country’s current fuel crisis and control the unfortunate deaths in queues, fuel distribution must continue

The film “The Newspaper” has won the award for the best movie in the Asian Cinema Competition at the 2022 Bengaluru Inter

Changes to the system of governance such as removing the legal immunity of the President and making the legislation more legally liable and strengthening internal democracy was proposed at a discussion of intellectuals held ye

A total of 10.8 million ballpoint pens enter the environment from the school system in a year in our country, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said. While addressing a media briefing

Sri Lanka has become a paradise to illicit tobacco dealers because of the increasing price of permitted cigarettes and loopholes in border control, a latest survey by the Research Intelligence Unit (RIU) revealed.

Due to issues with importing Smart Card Driving License (SCDL) for printing, the transport ministry has decided to issue a temporary driving license card including a security code valid for one year, Tr

The ‘Women for Rights’ organization yesterday staged a protest march from Technical Junction to Colombo Fort Railway Station, highlighting the difficulties and hardships they face with the current economic situation in the country.