EXPECT UNANNOUNCED POWER CUTS

Due to insufficient supply of diesel from CPC

Easter Sunday carnage Take action against former President, Prime Minister

Requests for further investigations and to mete out justice for those affected

Litro Chairman reappointed after few hours of removal

Decision taken after President’s visit to Litro Gas Terminal

Sri Lanka’s passport ranks 102 along with Lebanon and Sudan on Global Index 2022

Based on exclusive data provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA)

World’s largest star sapphire cluster found in SL registered in the Guinness Book of World Records

The cluster weighing around 510 kgs has been named the “Serendipity Sapphire”

Domestic gas and appliances Non adherence to expert committee advice caused current situation: Ministry

A number of measures have been taken to provide short, medium and long term solutions to the recurrence of recent gas incidents

Recovery of hand grenade at All Saint’s Church Borella Cardinal rejects information revealed by police

CCTV footage shows a suspicious man entering the church and leaving something on the ground

Sri Lanka braces for possible drug shortage

If LCs not opened, drug shortage inevitable in two months Priority drug list drafted

‘Meenagaya’ intercity express train attacked at Kekirawa station

The train was on its way to Batticaloa from Colombo Fort. The train left Fort at 7.15 pm on Wednesday

Ceremonial opening of parliament on Jan 18 All MPs and others will be subjected to Rapid Antigen test

Parliament Sittings have been scheduled for January 21st at 10.00 a.m.

Police to collect information on temporarily residents in Colombo City

Will be conducted within the CMC area on January 14,15 and 16

SL targets over one million tourist arrivals this year: SLTDA

The highest number of tourists had arrived from the Russian Federation

Trade union action to continue

If favourable response not received: Station Masters’ Union

Foundation stone laying ceremony for new flyover at Kohuwala Danasiri Amaratunga slams govt. leaders for not inviting him

I am the chief organiser of the Dehiwala electorate

Police seek court order to ascertain medical capacity of late Miss Ingleton

The Colombo Fraud Investigation Bureau conducting investigations into the questionable last will of late Miss Ceylon Jennifer Ingleton has sought an order to ascertain the medical capacity of Miss. Ingleton when she signed her questionable last

Don’t ponder on the previous two years; Keep hopes up for next three years: PM

Construction work of the terminal, which will be conducted in three phases, are scheduled to be completed in 2024

Missing teenage girl returns: Police

The 15-year-old girl who went missing from Maharagama on January 7 has returned home, the girl’s mother informed the police yesterday. A special tea

India eyeing to construct shortest route to Trincomalee from Dhanushkodi: Hadunneththi

The sovereignty and safety of the country would be at stake in the future and requested Mahanayake Theras and Civil Society groups to intervene in this matter

Welikada Prison Riot case Lamahewage Emil Ranjan sentenced to death; Rangajeewa acquitted from all charges

Former Superintendent of the Magazine Prison Lamahewage Emil Ranjan was sentenced to death yesterday by Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar over the killing of eight inmates on November 09, 2012

No power outages till Jan. 20 - Minister

The ministry had taken a decision not to have power cuts until January 20, following a discussion held with the Mahaweli Authority

Government likely to lose two thirds majority?

SLFP shows cold shoulder to ruling party, signalling a breakaway

No new aircraft for Air Force due to Forex crisis

Only aircraft required to maintain national security and other essential operations were being maintained to save forex reserves in the country

India endorses US $ 400 Million currency swap for Sri Lanka

India, during the visit of Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa to New Delhi, had agreed on a four-point financial package for Sri Lanka

Health authorities distressed as booster hesitancy grows -Vaccination week declared

Although the expected percentage of people for receiving the booster dose was around 50 percent, the percentage currently stands as low as 20 percent

Death due to jackal bite

Woman bitten by a jackal

Employee at church used boy to place grenade

The arrested suspects were aged 29, 25, 41 and 55 from Dematagoda, Maliboda and Maradana

Elle Gunawansa Thera and Bengamuwe Nalaka Thera go before SC

Ven. Elle Gunawansa Thera and Ven. Bengamuwe Nalaka Thera yesterday filed a Fundamental Rights petition in Supreme Court challenging the legality of the cabinet memorandum that authorized entering into an Agreement with the Lanka IOC PLC to jointly develop the China Bay Oil Tank farm. The petitioners file

Yugadanavi power plant cases postponed since SC bench not properly constituted

The Fundamental Rights petitions filed challenging the legality of the agreements of the Yugadanavi power plant were fixed for January 19 yesterday by the Supreme Court. The petitions were re-fixed for further hearing since Supreme Court bench was not properly constituted. The petitions

Appeal Court judges recuse from case

Two Appeal Court judges have recused from the case filed by the Sri Lankan Parliament against the Right to Information Commission and Journalist Chamara Sampath. Judges Ruwan

To locate missing teenage girl Police seek public help

The girl was about 5 feet 3 inches in height, slim and with her hair grown a little above her waist