Consumer affairs authority seals 13 rice mills

A stock of more than 2.5 million kilos of paddy were seized during the raids over the last three days

‘Gaming syndrome’ among children, teens on the rise: Psychiatrist

Following online education, there is an increase in addiction to mobile games and most children and young adults are suffer

Bandula rattles Covid Task Force

Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena has rattled the Covid Task Force headed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, after testin

UNP to celebrate 75th anniversary online

programme will go live on YouTube, Facebook and on zoom from 5pm on September 5

Pandemic has brought high demand for cardboard coffins

The major advantage of these coffins is that they cause less pollution, It takes around half an hour for a wooden coffin to be fully burnt whereas card board coffins can be fully burnt in five minutes

JVP urges Govt. to reveal details of missing NMRA files

If only four persons had access to this information system, reveal who they are

Vannila Ettho’s family infected by Covid-19

Vedda Leader Vannila Eththo’s wife and brother were among those infected

Court hearings further restricted except for urgent cases

If there are any urgent matters which should be taken up in open court, a Motion containing an application to such effect should be filed before the scheduled date or if that is not possible, before 9.30 AM on the scheduled date, with prior notice to relevant parties,

Shortfall in supply,high exchange cost lead to sugar price hike

The government had imposed a import ban on sugar in May since the country had sufficient stocks

Canadian study reaffirms vaccines work against Covid -19

It typically takes about two weeks for the body to build protection after vaccination

Key data on effectiveness of vaccines soon

J’pura uni to submit findings in a month

Lockdown won’t be effective unless people behave responsibly: Minister

Locking down the country is not the only solution to stem the spike in Covid cases

Lockdown - a government directive: Health Minister

It is not meant to be enforced by armed forces

Current lockdown imposed by Govt. is a failure - Opposition Leader

Those who have succumbed to COVID in SL has become twice as many as those who have died of the pandemic in China

SL extends nationwide lockdown till Sept 6 as Delta continues to take lives

The military will pay special focus on the vaccination drive during the quarantine curfew

COVID-19 Health Ministry considering to introduce self-diagnosis kits: Dr. Batuwanthudawa

It was discussed at the Covid Task Force meeting

Rumours on PM being infected with COVID-19 are false - Yoshitha

Rumours of his critical health are false

14,152 Covid patients serving home quarantine: Tertiary Care Services Director

36,220 home-quarantined covid patients fully recovered by now

Covid spread contained in Colombo city limits- Medical Officer

Less than 50 percent of PCR and around 15 percent of Antigen tests are found to be positive

No curfew passes required to operate essential services: Army Chief

Military and police are instructed to be flexible at the checkpoints

Vaccinating 12-year old Health Ministry calls for immediate probe

Necessary action would be taken against the officers concerned

UNP decries support for Taliban

So-called Muslim activists have made a statement in support of the Taliban and their earlier actions

Military interaction a new dimension to Sino-Lanka ties

Since the detection of the first case in January 2020, Sri Lanka has successfully managed two waves of the pandemic

Controlling the spread of COVID-19 Negombo municipal authorities hold discussions with health officials

Vaccination programme for above 60 years to be expedited

Something is better than nothing

“Something is better than nothing,” would have been the thought that ran across the minds of the low income earning people of B

Delta variant may cause symptomless heart failure

Senior Cardiologist pointed out that most of the Covid-19 patients who had developed heart attacks without any symptoms of infection or without a previous history of chronic ailments

Covid is not a disease to be dreaded: S. B.

Still , fatality rate is only 1.9 percent in Sri Lanka

209 more Covid deaths reported: Death toll exceeds 8, 000 mark

163 people who are above 60 years of age are among the deceased while 46 of them are between 30 and 59 years of age

SriLankan denies claims of deploying COVID-infected Flight Attendants

SriLankan Airlines has strictly followed and continues to follow the Health and safety Guidelines issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), which were amended from time to time.

Yoshitha denies assaulting Iraj

Yoshitha told Daily Mirror that such rumours circulated on social media were baseless