The Railways Department has said that the losses incurred as a result of the non-operation of trains during the trade union strike initiated by the Sri Lanka Railways Locomotive Operating Engineers’ Union have not yet been calculated.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and personally expressed well wishes for the latter’s recent electoral success. Mr. Wickremesinghe met Mr. Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan as soon as the latter was sworn in for his third consecutive term last evening.
The Bribery Commission has taken charge of six luxury vehicles fraudulently registered with the Department of Motor Traffic after being brought into the country without clearance by Sri Lanka Customs, a source said.
The matron in charge of a detention centre of the Department of Probation and Childcare at Welammaduwa in Gampola is alleged to have hired a 17 year old girl, an inmate of the detention center to a group of young men for sexual relations.
Astrologer Dr. Miyuru Sampath Liyanage received the award for the best astrology service provider at the Miracle Asia Award held recently. The veteran artiste Sudath Rohana gave away the award. The ceremony was held at the Water’s Edge Hotel in Battaramulla.
The order of dismissal from service of a teacher of music counting a service of seven years in the North Central Province made by the Secretary to the NCP Public Service Commission was restrained by Anuradhapura High Court Judge Nalin De Hewawasam. The public service commission had dismissed the teacher from service since he had not obtained a diploma from a recognized university.
Despite the Railways Department’s announcement of a service restoration by last afternoon, nearly 100 train services were disrupted yesterday (07) leaving commuters in disarray. The strike, initiated at Thursday midnight by the Sri Lanka Railways Locomotive Operating Engineers’ Union, is a response to g
Sri Lanka is successfully lobbying for the increase of the size of its Exclusive Economic Zone or the country’s territorial sea in cooperation with the Maldives avoiding any conflict between the two sides on overlapping claims, the Dail
Renowned artiste Ravindra Randeniya, celebrating his 79th birthday and 50 years in cinema, was honoured at a ceremony held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) on Wednesday evening, with President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and a large number of artistes in attendance.
A first fully automatic electric maternity bed worth about Rs 4.5 million and other equipment were donated by the California Hospital Services Support and Hospital Services Council to De Soyza Maternity Hospital. Director Hospital Services Council Venerable Rajawelle Subuthi Thera participated in the event. Director of Soyza Hospital Dr. Pradeep Wijesinghe and the staff Chaminda Kariyawasam and Nilupama Kariyawasam were also present.
India-Sri Lanka ferry service operates smoothly
Tourist arrivals surpass 63,000 in first half of October
EDB gets new chief
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