The final rites of the victims of the tragic accident in Nanuoya in which a family of five were killed, was held at the Dickoya Jumma Mosque.

A number of people injured in the Nanuoya accident, including students from Thurstan College, Colombo, are receiving treatment in hospital

Former President Maithripala Sirisena accepted money collected from people on the street, even from a beggar, by Sudaththa Thilakasiri, a YouTube activist to pay as compensation for the Easter Sunday terror attack victims.

Vedda Chief Uruwarige Wannila Aththo handed over a petition to the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission seeking legal recognition of the rights of his community. He said that the petition was also handed over to the Government and the opposition.

A train heading to Colombo Fort from Avissawella along the Kelani Valley line derailed this morning near the Kosgama railway station.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today questioned MP Lakshman Kiriella if he was listening into the telephone conversations of Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe.

The 14th anniversary of the assassination of The Sunday Leader founder Editor-in-Chief Lasantha Wickrematunge, which falls on 8 January, was marked with a service at his graveside today. Family, friends, former colleagues and others gathered at Borel

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa recently showed that he can handle any ball, and not just balls thrown at him in the political arena.

The Minneriya National Park was once home to the Great Elephant Gathering but following the Moragahakanda-Kalu Ganga project, elephants have been deprived of their food and an important migratory route.

A never ending war for peace and reconciliation

The Litro Gas Chairman speaks to Daily Mirror on the gas shortage issue, steps that should have been taken to avoid it, and the way forward