Members of the People’s Power today held a protest opposite the Fort Railway Station on behalf of the just Sri Lankan nation. They held t

The Ratnapura District Disaster Management Committee met on Tuesday (22) to take precautions against any possible disastrous situation which may arise during floods and to provide relief to the people. District Secr

The wild elephant which was found lying in a abandoned paddy field in a critical condition due to serious gunshot injuries die

A drug trafficker who had in his possession 31grams of heroin was arrested in the early hours of last morning by the Mount Lavin

Nearly 400 deaths have been reported due to road accidents within ten weeks from January 2021, police said. Accordingly, a total of 379 persons were killed in 369 fatal accidents reported across the country since January 2021 till the

Large crowds from far and wide flocked to the 13th Km mile post in Passara on the Lunugala-Colombo road the location of the fatal bus accident last Saturday (20) to see the wreckage of the ill-fated bus. A police team has been deployed b

The main ceremony of the “Surakimu Ganga” river protection programme for the Ampara district was held on the banks of the Gal Oya river with State Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation Wimalaweera Dissanayake. It was orga

The Court of Appeal has yesterday decided to issue an order on march 31, with regard to issuing notices to the respondents of the writ petition filed by former State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake seeki

The Dharma Shakthi Social Services Foundation recently bestowed social worker Thanippulige Chandana Sudath Fernando with a special honorary title at a ceremony held to felicitate countr

Steps will be taken to amend the Consumer Protection Act to suit the new market changes taking place in the world, Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardane said yesterday. Respond

The Kelanitissa Dual Cycle Power Plant, which was inactive since 2019 due to a technical fault, will be re-added to the National Grid on April 04 supplying 165 MW power, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Chairman Vijitha Herath said. Address

GMOA requests doctors’ retirement age be extended to 63 years

SJB MPs led by Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa staged a protest against the destruction of environment near Parliamentary complex yesterday.

The funeral rites of the Mahanayake of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Nikaya, Most Ven. Kotugoda Dhammawasa Thera were held at the Dharmapalaramaya temple in Mount Lavinia yesterday. The Thera had p

Cosmetic products to the value of Rs. 17.2 billion has been imported within five years from 2015 to 2019, it was revealed in Parliament.It was also revealed that the amount of perfumes and cosmetic pro

There will be a relaxation of new procedure banning vehicles running with worn-out tyres, a Government Minister assured in Parliament yesterday. Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage assured that he would hold a discussion with the IGP a

Three people including two Police Officers attached to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) were named as suspects in a case field against several PNB officers in 2020 on connection with drug

The prices of all bakery products might be increased during the upcoming Sinhala/Tamil New Year season due to the current taxes and price revisions, All Ceylon Bakery Owners’ Association (ACBOA) Pre

Estate Workers’ Centre demonstrates in Colombo against moves to avoid the payment of increased daily wage of Rs.1000 to workers .

A stock of 239 kilos of Kerala ganja smuggled from India was seized in transit and two suspects arrested by the Palai police during a raid in the Uduthurai area of Jaffna in the early hours of last morning. Police said they ca

Sri Lanka was lending money to the UK during the era of former Prime Minister the late D.S. Senanayake though it has become indebted to almost all powerful nations at the moment , UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterda

A woman died and two children were seriously injured in a head on collision of a trishaw and a lorry at Tholabowat

The Court of Appeal has yesterday directed that the writ petition seeking the issuance of a writ order nullifying the gazette notification declaring the minimum daily wage of tea and rubber plantation workers to be Rs.1,000 is to be called on

Matale district SLPP MP Rohana Dissanayake has informed the Inspector General Police (IGP) to hold formal investigations of the ongoing Walla Patta cultivation in Puwakpitiya in the Knuckles range. The Parlia

Minister of Land and Land Development S.M.Chandrasena said the Land Development Ordinance passed in 1931 would be amended to meet today’s requirements . He said the proposed amendments had already been referred for further

SJB MP Nalin Bandara Jayamaha yesterday said he is willing to reveal what he knows about State Intelligence chief Sur

While claiming that the government camp had created the fake Facebook page called “JVP Parisarawediyo” which was cited

The judicial system in Sri Lanka was one of the most backward sectors that had failed to acclimatise with the modern technology and as a result a backlog of hundreds of thousand court cases remained stacked in courts, Justice Minist

Sri Lanka has been included among countries listed in ‘Category A’ from where people can travel to Pakistan without a COVID-19 PCR test.

The United National Party ( UNP) condemned the forced removal of a mural on display at the Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo which depicted environmental issues in Sri Lanka.