Man, two children drown in Wellawaya waterfall

They were identified as a 38-year-old male, his 15-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter

Two Bills and Regulations enabling sentencing of minors to death to be removed: Parliament media unit

Justice Minister M. U. M. Ali Sabry, PC agreed upon presenting two Bills and Regulations today under which sentencing mi

Farmers’ protest against chemical fertilizer ban

Farmers have been protesting against the sudden ban on chemical fertilizer for the past several weeks. Pictures show some of the demonstrations held in Polonnaruwa, Vavuniya and Nuwara Eliya

Heavy influx of local tourists following lifting of lock-down

The presence of vehicles registered in other provinces was a clear indication that hundreds of tourists from other provinces too had arrived

D. S Senanayake’s 137th Birthday

Cricket legend bids adieu

Funeral of Sri Lanka’s cricket legend- first Test Captain Bandula Warnapura was held at Borella Kanatte yesterday with the pa

If the government fails to address dollar crisis 12-hour-power outage imminent in December: Patali

There will be 12- hour- power outage by December this year if the government is unable to open Letters of Credit by December this

Cabinet Decisions

Govt. decides to stay mum on Lasantha’s murder probe: Dullas

Says will not comment on investigations and cases before court or being handled by the AG

Yohani to make her Bolywood début in “Thank God”

Yohani will sing the Hindi version of her hit track for the upcoming film

US $ 3.6 billion credit facility for fuel purchases SL to sign agreement with Sultanate of Oman next week

Ceylon Petroleum Corporation is incurring a loss of Rs.35 for a litre of diesel and Rs.18 for a litre of petrol.

Banning cattle slaughter Cabinet nod for enactment of legislation

The Cabinet gave go ahead to enact legislation to ban the slaughter of cattle, the Government Information Department said yesterday. Legislative work will be initiated in keeping with the policy decision taken by the Cabinet at its meeting h

Maximum 50 participants in Katina Perahera: Health Ministry

The new health guidelines were issued by the Health Services Director General A minimum of 50 devotees will be allowed during Katina Chivara Pooja, noon alms and religious sermons

Islamism practiced for centuries has to be preserved: Ali Sabry

The traditional brand of Islamism which has been practiced by Muslims in Sri Lanka for centuries has to be preserved while the

Health professionals want random testing capacity to be increased

Those undetected patients were asymptomatic and thus, they neither sought treatment nor testing

Amendments to Kandyan Marriage and Divorce Act

The consent of the parents was required for the marriage of a minor

US$.100 million loan by India has no strings attached: Dullas

The government is determined to hold PC polls soon after the amendments are introduced to the Provincial Councils Elections Act President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had clearly indicated his determination to hold PC polls as early as possible

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith and Elle Gunawansa Thera go to SC against Yugadanavi LNG deal

Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith and Ven.Elle Gunawansa Thero yesterday filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court seeking an order staying the operation of all agreements entered between the Government

Terrorists who carried out April 21st attack should be punished -Maithripala

Says justice should be done to the Catholic people

Price of eggs increases from Rs.20 to 21: Poultry Association

Poultry farmers were compelled to increase the price of an egg due to the increase in prices of grain which is required to feed poultry

Namal to have a brief interaction with Indian PM Narendra Modi during visit to Kushinagar

Inauguration of Kushinagar International Airport

JVP says govt. behind false news against the party

News article has been fabricated using fake signatures and rubber stamps

PHIs trade union says daily COVID cases rising at ground level

Importance of conducting random PCR and Antigen Tests countrywide stressed

Covid cases drop in Colombo

Number of COVID-19 cases have drastically reduced in Colombo city while there have been no deaths during the last f

SJB to bring no confidence motion against Mahindananda

He has failed to resolve fertilizer issue

SL ranked 65 on Global Hunger Index 2021

Sri Lanka ranks 65 out of 116 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2021 (GHI). The GHI is a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger at global, regional, and national levels.

Striking teachers to report for duty October 25 onwards

Other unions to report on Oct 21

Traffic restrictions due to construction of Kohuwala flyover

Motorists requested to use alternative routes

Prison inmates not allowed to use sanitizing liquids

Soap will be provided instead

Declare sea from Mannar to Rameswaram as high sensitive marine ecological zone

Report to be submitted to cabinet with all scientific facts