Takeover the Neville Fernando Hospital

Employees of the Neville Fernando Hospital staged a protest outside the Presidential Secretariat urging the authorities to make them permanent and take over the hospital to Government.

Big match season arrives

The first match of the big match season was held today at the SSC grounds, Colombo between Thurstan College and Isipathana College. The two schools are playing the cricket match for the 57th time. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Make justice for Second Language Teachers

Second Language Teachers’ Association staged a protest at the Agitation Site at Galle Face today urging the Government to meet out justice for Second Language Teachers.

Navy, Air Force personnel control traffic

Navy and Air Force personnel, who have been deployed in selected areas in Colombo to assist the traffic policemen, are seen controlling the traffic to ease congestion. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Isipathana-Thurstan cycle parade

Cycle parade was held today in lieu of the annual big match between Thurstan College and Isipathana College which will be played for the 57rd time.

Sri Lanka thump West Indies

Sri Lanka comprehensively defeated West Indies in the second One-Day International (ODI) at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota on Wednesday and sealed the three-match series 2-0 with one game to go.

Coronavirus-stricken Milan

The typically-bustling streets of Milan have been left empty as Italy struggles with the spread of the deadly coronavirus. (Daily Mail)

Demonstration for Animal Rights

Several Animal Rights Organisations gathered yesterday at the Viharamaha Devi Park for a silent protest urging the Government to pass the Animal Welfare Bill. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

Teachers, Principals protest

Teachers and Principals held a protest in front of the Education Ministry, Isurupaya, Battaramulla this afternoon. The protestors marched from the G.H. Buddhadasa Grounds in Battaramulla this morning. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Released…

MP Ranjan Ramanayake is leaving the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court after being released today. Pix Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

Two centuries…

Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando scored centuries at the second one day international (ODI) cricket match between Sri Lanka and West Indies being held at the Sooriyawewa Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium.

Children weep, officials sleep

Members of several civil societies staged a protest outside the National Child Protection Authority urging authorities to take necessary measures to curb the cases of child abuse.

Bell-212 deployed…

The Sri Lanka Air Force deployed a Bell-212 helicopter to douse a fire that erupted on a block of marshy land close to Perera Mawatha Kotiyagoda in Rajagiriya today. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Trump-Modi

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a joint press conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi today. (AFP)

Kala Pola bursts with colours

Kala Pola 2020, the 27th edition of Sri Lanka’s annual open-air art fair was held at the Green Path in Colombo bursting into a riot of colours of local artists. Presented by The George Keyt Foundation in association with the John Keells Group, Kala Pola 2020 took place on February 23 along Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7. Pix by Pradeep Pathitana

Make us permanent

Several employees of the Housing Development Authority yesterday staged a protest outside the Presidential Secretariat demanding to absorb them into the permanent cardre. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel

Military Police to control traffic

The Military Police personnel are seen assisting the Police personnel to control traffic in several roads in Colombo today. The decision has been taken under the directives of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to ease the mounting traffic congestion in Colombo, especially during the peak hours. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Zambian Army Chief visits Army HQ

The Zambian Republic’s Army Commander, Lieutenant General W.M Sikazwe who is in Sri Lanka on a five-day long goodwill visit, enhancing bonds of bilateral goodwill, called on his Sri Lankan counterpart, Army Commander Shavendra Silva at the Army Headquarters today. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi

Taxi drivers in protest

A group of taxi drivers staged a protest outside the Presidential Secretariat yesterday urging the President to provide them with solutions to the difficulties faced by them when engaged in their profession.

Bus – jeep collision

Five persons were killed and 21 others sustained injuries when a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus collided with a Jeep on the Kandy – Jaffna Road in Omanthai last evening. Pix by Romesh Madushanka

Southern Expressway extended

The Godagama-Barawakumbuka segment of the Southern Expressway (E01) was declared open for public by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, today.

Hasaranga stars as Sri Lanka clinch ODI thriller

Wanindu Hasaranga and Nuwan Pradeep celebrate after Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket during the first one day international cricket match between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) International Cricket Stadium in Colombo yesterday. (AFP)

Architect 2020

‘Architect 2020’ organized by Sri Lankan Institute of Architects was launched at the BMICH, Colombo, on Thursday and it will go on till Sunday. The architect is an expo where people from across the world come in order to gain an insight into Architecture, Industrial Engineering, and Construction sector.

Colombo by jeep

Some tourists are on site-seeing in Colombo by jeeps ‘ Colombo by jeeps’.

Hindus mark Maha Shivarathri

Hindu devotees are seen engaged in religious observances at a Hindu temple in Colombo, today to mark the Maha Shivarathri festival. Maha Shivarathri is a Hindu festival celebrated in honour of Lord Shiva and in particular signifying the night when Shiva performs the heavenly dance.

Yeehah cheetah!

A stunning sequence of photos shows a cheetah riding on the back of an antelope on the Kenyan savanna before bringing the beast tumbling to the ground. (Daily Mail)

Distributing leaflets

A group of JVP members were seen distributing leaflets about Government’s inability to fulfil its elections pledges.

West Indians beat Sri Lanka Board President’s XI

The visiting West Indians team beat the Sri Lanka Board President’s XI in a warm-up match on Thursday (20). Batting first, Sri Lanka’s Board President’s XI scored 276 for 8 in 50 overs, before the West Indians chased the total down in 46.3 overs for the loss of six wickets. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Abilities

The students of the Ceylon School for the Deaf and Blind held their annual sports meet last week at the school grounds. Pix by Damith Wickramasinghe

Sri Lanka host the West Indies for ODI, T20I series

Sri Lanka host the West Indies in a three-match ODI series beginning in Colombo on Saturday. The second and third ODIs will be played in Hambantota and Pallekele respectively, before the teams face off in a two-match T20I series. Dimuth Karunaratne will captain Sri Lanka’s ODI team, while Kieron Pollard will lead the West Indies team. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana