President Maithripala Sirisena has warned Southern Province governor Keerthi Tennakoon and Central Province governor Maithri Gunaratne to abide by the SLFP’s constitution and guidelines after a large number o

The Organized Crimes Prevention Division (OCPD) yesterday recorded over three-hour long statement from former Governor of Eastern Province M.L.A.M. Hizbullah, police said. The OCPD summoned Hizbullah to

A new contingent of 61 Army personnel, including 11officers under phase six of the UN Mission of South Sudan (UNMISS), left yesterday morning for South Sudan to serve in the SRIMED Level II Hospital in Bor, South Sudan, the Army said. The Sri Lanka

A population of more than 12,609 people representing 3368 families in the Polonnaruwa district are affected by the prevailing drought, Asst. Director Polonnaruwa District Disaster Management Centre Upul Nanayakkara said. He said 2658 schoolchildren f

A large stock of illicit timber was seized and a suspect taken into custody by the Dehiattakandiya Police during a raid on a house in the Tuwaragala area. Investigations revealed that

Dengue has raised its ugly head in several areas in the Gampaha District where 3700 Dengue cases had been reported with the death toll increasing to nine. Epidemiologist of the Distri

A woman and her daughter were seriously injured when they were hit by the Badulla bound “Podi Menike” express train from Colombo last morning in close proximity to the Nawalapitiya railway station.

The Esala festival of the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya will commence tonight (3) with the first perehera. Actg. Basnayake Nilame Dilruwan Rajapakse said the colourful cultural pageant will comprise performances by up country, low country and Sabar

A bus conductor attached to the Galle Depot of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) was remanded in connection with a fraud amounting to more than Rs. 500,000.

A fire had destroyed a safety match factory in Aladeniya area in Kandy yesterday. The owner of this factory said that the loss sustained due to this fire was more than Rs. 30 million. Katugastota police said that the employees working inside the fact

The people express concern over the large scale sand mining taking place at Kallaru in Kilinochchi.They said the forests in the area were being destroyed and sand mining was continuing on a large

The people of Maruthamunai and Kalmunai organised a farewell ceremony on Saturday to Major General Mahinda Mudalige, who had been serving as the Commander of the Ampari District for the last three years. The Commander was

Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said six city gates would be established for entry into the sacred area of Anuradhapura. He said this at a function to mark

Parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Ratana Thera said , in an obvious reference to the Parliamentary Select Committee probing Easter Sunday’s terrorist attack, said it was a charade since it was a body with the MPs of the United National Party(UNP), wh

The Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka (AHK Sri Lanka) in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH coordinated for the first time in Sri Lanka the

An incident of a woman being attacked by a youth with an ekel- broom in the neighbourhood in Meeravodai under the Valaichchenai Police Division was reported on Saturday. The youth who got into an argument with the particular woman while plucking m

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) - affiliated teachers’ union yesterday took majority control of Education Employees Co-operative Thrift & Credit Society Limited which is commonly called ‘Gurugedara’, defeating the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (

It has been observed that there were numerous misinterpretations over successful investigation carried out by the Criminal Investigation Department into the recovery of explosives and detonators at Lacktowatta in Wanathawilluwa, Puttalam, Police Spok

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday invited to joint opposition stalwart Wimal Weerawansa to obtain copies of ACSA, SOFA and MMC agreements and study them possible of he could.

President Maithripala Sirisena is criticizing Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to look into the Easter Sunday attacks, as those who have testified before it had come up with allegations against him, MP Hirunika Premachandra told Parliament ye

Referring to the strike launched by the doctors in the Kalutara District, the Government Medical Officers Forum (GMOF) yesterday said it showed that Health Minister Rajitha Senarathne was weak to some extent because he has failed to prevent the strik

Opposition yesterday questioned the government as to why it has failed to present a report on the security situation in the country as per the tradition when an emergency debate is carried out.

The Bribery Commission yesterday filed indictments against former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando in the Colombo High Court for allegedly causing Rs.50 million loss to the Government by purchasing carom bo

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday charged that Minister of Primary Industries and Social Empowerment Daya Gamage is avoiding Parliament as he is unable to face it because of the exorbitant spending f

Expressing concern about reports that Sri Lanka would reverse the moratorium on the death penalty, Canada said the punishments in the nature of the death penalty can lead to irreversible miscarriages of justice.

Senior Deputy Solicitor General Dilan Ratnayake yesterday said that indictments will be filed in High Court against former JMO Ananda Samarasekara for allegedly tampering with evidence relating to the main magisteria

Three brothels had been raided and 19 women were arrested in the Mount Lavinia Police Division by the Western Province Police Crime Division yesterday, the Police said. One brothel was raided at Galle Road, Mt. Lavinia and six women were arrested.

Kelaniya police said that an owner of a Jewellery shop in Kelaniya had been shot and killed yesterday evening. The deceased has been identified as Puwak Danda Arachchige Sadurn (45) the father of two children who ha

The funerals of the father and two daughters who died at the Kirinda beach after been swept away by a tide, during a pleasure trip to Yala were held yesterday in Hatton with the participation of relatives, friends and communities representing Sinhala

Despite the rains experienced in the Central hill country, the water levels at the Victoria reservoir remain low. With the dry season the ruins of the old Teldeniya town which was submerged with the waters of the reservoir