The trustee of an organisation in Kalpitiya was arrested by the police today for allegedly maintaining links with Easter Sunday attacks mastermind Zahran Hashim.

Akuressa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman and four others who went on pilgrimage to Sri Pada without a curfew pass were arrested in Maskeliya today.

The Isolated areas in Beruwala and Akurana in Kandy have been re-opened from today, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said.

The special aircraft, Boeing 767-300ER, carrying around 230 passengers from Netherlands, arrived at the Mattala International Airport today.

An inmate of the Mahara prison was killed and another six were captured when they attempted to escape early this morning.

A teenage boy from Pannala has been taken into custody by the police for posting anti-social content on social media platforms, the police spokesman said.

The Elections Commission (EC) has stopped paying Rs. 20,000 for trainee graduates, Minister Bandula Gunawardena said today.

Eight people including former UNP mayor of the Nawalapitiya Urban Council have been arrested for gambling at a restaurant in Ginigathhena last night.

Three suspects have been arrested with 1 kg of heroin during a raid in Welipenna early this morning, police said.

The Health Ministry is at the helm of Sri Lanka’s fights against the coronavirus, a fight which the Government says is moving ahead effectively. Director General of Health Services, Dr. Anil Jasinghe is playing a key role in the efforts to contain

The validity period granted to use the service identity card as a curfew pass for those engaged in essential services has been extended till May 31, DIG Ajith Rohana said.

A total of 180 Navy personnel attached to the Welisara Navy Camp had tested positive for COVID-19 so far, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said today.

A total of 44 have tested positive for COVID-19 today increasing the total number of cases to 567, Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said.

A total of 10,346 students who sat for the 2019 O/L Examination have obtained ‘9A’ passes and 73.84 per cent of students qualified for the GCE A/L, the examination Department announced

Ninety-five Navy personnel of the Welisara Navy Camp have been infected with COVID-19 as of today, Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said.

A Navy officer attached to the Navy Headquarters died due to leptospirosis (rat fever) while receiving treatments at the Intensive Care Unit of the Navy General Hospital, Colombo yesterday, the Navy said.

A total of 133 Sri Lankans who were stranded in Coimbatore, India had arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this afternoon, BIA duty Manager said

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) said it has modified a Y-12 aircraft as an air ambulance which is capable of conducting medical evacuation operations for critically ill ventilated patients if required by health officials in their effort to control the

Thirty more naval personnel of the Welisara Navy camp tested positive for COVID-19 today increasingthe number of the infected to 414 in the country, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said.

Five more patients had tested positive for COVID-19 today increasing the number of cases to 373 in the country, the Health Ministry said.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) which referred to reports that some of its candidates are trying to re join the United National Party (UNP), yesterday said the latter should not fish in troubled waters.

Twenty nine Navy personnel at the Welisara Navy Camp have tested positive for COVID-19 increasing the number of infected to 368 in the country, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said.

The Health Ministry has decided to obtain facilities at private hospitals to increase the number of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests carried out daily.

Public transport even between districts where police curfew was lifted was prohibited, Passenger Transport Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

Investigations are underway to identity how the patient from Pilyandala who tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday had contracted the virus as his brother who had recently returned from Australia had tested negative and he had no immediate recent his

The Government would bring all culprits who planned, financed and supported the Easter bombing carnage that killed over 270 and wounded over 500 innocent people on last year’s Easter Sunday soon, Defence Secretary Maj.Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne sa

A SriLankan plane carrying 113 Sri Lankan students from Lahore & Karachi, Pakistan landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake today.

The Peliyagoda fish market will be closed for three days from tomorrow, Business Association of the Peliyagoda Central Fish Market said.

Fire was reported at the premises of the Government Printer, Borella, the Fire Brigade said.

Former MP Ranjan Ramanayake, who was arrested by the Mirihana police for obstructing duties of Police officers at a road block in Mirihana yesterday, has been remanded until April 20 by the Nugegoda Magistrate Court.