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Major impact to environment

It was around 11 a.m. when Wishma started struggling to breathe. In her solitary confinement, she groaned in pain for hours before falling silent near 1.30 p.m.

The Special Task Force (STF) is the commando unit of the Police and plays a very crucial role in the war against drugs.

The woman, suspected to have mercilessly assaulted an infant, and the incident was witnessed in video footage circulated on social media platforms, was arrested last morning in Jaffna, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

The images and videos are distressing. Non-consensual sharing of intimate images and privacy breaches began to cause problems several years ago. But, it has never been this bad. Sexual content of Sri Lankan girls, even as young as 15 years old, keeps

The human rights issue in Sri Lanka will take center-stage when the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) meets in Geneva for its 46th Session from February 22 to March 23.

The second wave of the Covid 19 is taking its toll on Sri Lanka and Colombo is one of the most affected areas. With the death toll from Colombo....

At least 17 passengers were injured when a bus transporting a group of Sri Lankan expatriates to the Vidatthapalai Army quarantine centre in Kilinochch,i veered off the road and crashed into a wayside water pipeline near the Palai police station.

Four suspects have been arrested by the Eravur Police in connection with sharing LTTE commemoration posts on social media, Police Spokesman said.

The Severe Cyclonic Storm “NIVAR” over the southwest Bay of Bengal is very likely to intensify into a very severe Cyclonic Storm during next six hours and to move closer to the Northern coast of Sri Lanka, the Metrological Department warned.

Some unregulated online lenders are remotely taking control of phones of those unable to repay loans, misusing personal and confidential data of the borrowers, threatening to leak photos...................

Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi said that former Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe would participate in future Covid-19 prevention committee meetings.

A group of about 15 Inmates of the Welikada Remand Prison has launched a protest on top of the prison complex’s roof, Prisons Spokesman Chandana Ekanayake said.

Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi addressing parliament today said that former Health Ministry Spokesperson Dr. Jayaruwan Bandara resigned from the position voluntarily.

Rapid Antigen tests will be carried out from today to identify COVID-19 patients after the Director General of Health Services approved the test yesterday, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said today.

A minor earth tremor was reported this morning at Ambakote, Pallekele in Kandy, a senior official of the Seismic Data & Tsunami Alert Centre (SDTAC) said.

One inmate had died while two inmates and two Prison Officers were injured when Prisons Officer used minimum force to thwart an attempt made by five inmates, who were under quarantine at the Bogambara Old Prison to escape last midnight, Prisons Commi

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is to seek International Police Organisation (Interpol) assistance to trace two suspects living in Japan and Australia over circulating fake news related to COVID-19 deaths in Sri Lanka on social media.

Community-related disease like Coronavirus can never be eradicated by isolating the community, the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) said.

The toll of Covid-19 deaths in Sri Lanka increased to 66 with five more Covid-10 related deaths being reported today.

Former State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development SJB MP Dilip Wedaarachchi ate a raw fish during a news conference held at the Opposition Leader’s office today(17) in order to encourage people to consume fish without fear of COV

Those who were subjected to PCR tests must undergo a two-week quarantine process even if they have tested negative for Covid-19, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said today.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is to seek International Police Organization (Interpol) assistance to trace two suspects living in Japan and Australia over circulating fake news related to Covid-19 deaths in Sri Lanka on social media.

Two males aged 54 and 45 passed away due to Covid-19 increasing the total number of COVID- 19 deaths in Sri Lanka to 48, the Government Information Department said.

A special operation has been conducted in the eight provinces except in the Western Province to apprehend the persons who have left the Province after the travel restrictions were imposed, police said.

A special operation will be launched today to monitor public movements in the isolated areas using drone cameras, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.