Refrain from sending children to schools even if they show slight symptoms of fever, cold, or cough

Firm attention should be paid when sending children to school and they should not be sent in crowded vehicles to school

Dayasiri suggests law to ban vehicles plying with only one person on board

Food crisis looming, better to grow plants in home yards

A national government could be a possibility in the near future: Ruwan

There could be a change in the composition of Parliament soon Not clear whether UNP will contest future elections on its own or through a grand alliance

Delta sub-variant at risk of spreading among school children, youths- State Minister

State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana said a sub-lineage of Delta variant of SARS-CoV- 2 is spreading among school children and youths in Sri Lanka.

Nuwara Eliya Economic Centre closed due to lack of vegetables

The Nuwara Eliya Economic Centre was closed yesterday due to the breakdown of vegetable supplies. President of the All-Isl

Police deployed as LTTE supporters storm TNA meeting in Canada

The Police had to be deployed after LTTE supporters stormed the venue of a meeting attended by Tamil National Allianc

Origin of COVID patients detected at present unknown: Health officials

Parents urged not to send their children to schools if they or their family members have any COVID symptoms or become first contacts of a positive patient

Crisis in vegetable farming Prez to have crucial meeting today

Unprecedented spike in prices

Vote on the second reading of the budget to take place today 22

All government MPs have been asked to be present in time for the vote

Explosion at Cinnamon Gardens building due to gas leak: Govt Analyst confirms

Two persons who were at the parking lot near the building were injured in the incident

Govt to introduce laws to prevent mass scale marine pollution : Dr.Pathirana

The government has taken steps to prevent mass scale marine pollution similar to the massive environmental disaster caused by the inferno onboard the Cargo ship, Express Pearl and New Diamond in Sri Lanka waters, gover

Enlarged spleen weighing 3.5 Kg removed from woman at Kegalle National hospital

The life-saving surgery was performed by a team of 12 Doctors and medical staff from the Kegalle National Hospital

Will take action to ban liquor quarter bottle - Environment Min.

Consumers especially from the low income and education strata do not dispose of the bottles safely but dump them in the public, in waterways, and even in cultivation fields

No injustice to consumers due to removal of price control: Minister

While asserting that no injustice has been caused to the consumers due to the removal of control price on essential commodities, Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna said yesterday prices of several items have reduced after the removal of price

Kalu Sagara’s accomplice ‘Army Amila’ arrested in Tangalle

The Special Task Force of Police (STF) has arrested a most wanted criminal known as ‘Army Amila’, an accomplice of leading organ

Medical supplies valued over Rs.10Bn purchased without approval: COPA

19,844 medical items had been consumed in the island by the year 2017

Exceeding cabinet of Ministers contrary to constitutional provisions Engineer challenges legality of Cabinet in SC

Incumbent Cabinet as it has reached its threshold of 30

COVID-19: Ball is now in your court, Health Minister tells people

Government has done its best to combat COVID-19

Approval of Health DG should be obtained for closure of school

Decision should be taken only after a risk assessment by local health and school teams

State Minister accuses opposition of spreading COVID-19

We were able to restore normalcy, thanks to the successful vaccination drive

Another Delta sub-lineage detected in Sri Lanka

Delta variants in SL now have two unique sub-lineages

Parliament to felicitate Yohani

Parliament is to felicitate songstress Yohani De Silva who had won international fame for her song ‘Meneki mage hithe’ recently. The felicitation cere

Court issues restraining order on Mahaviru commemoration

Commemorations were to be held from November 20 to 29

SL Deputy High Commissioner seeks goodwill and connectivity with Tamil Nadu

Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka for Southern India Dr. D. Venkateshwaran, paid a courtesy call on Governor of Tamil Nadu R. N. Ravi, at the Raj Bhavan and discussed building up goodwill and increased connectivity between Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu.

241 LRC employees made permanent in 2018 without approval: COPE

These workers had been recruited on a Cabinet approval and made permanent without due approval

All SJB MPs should be PCR tested: Prasanna Ranatunga

In the wake of MP Mano Ganesan testing positive

Common opposition alliance will be in place next year: Ruwan

Says those in the SJB are not our enemies

Previous Govt.intentionally postponed PC polls: G.L.

Govt. trying its best to pass new laws required to hold PC polls soon

Longest partial lunar eclipse in 580 years takes place today

The eclipse begins at 11.32 a.m. and ends up at 5.33 p.m. Sri Lanka standard time with a total duration of six hours and one minute

Dengue fever becoming more critical similar to COVID: Paediatrician

As a result of the heavy rains, the abandoned construction sites have become hot beds for mosquito- breeding