Category: Local News

President Maithripala Sirisena has given strict instructions to the police and security forces to take effective actions under a joint plan to control the underworld gangs which are raising their heads recently in the country.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa asserts that the Government should proceed cautiously on the proposed Economic and Technological Cooperation Agreement with India.

A pregnant woman was wounded and rushed to the Colombo National Hospital following a shooting incident near the Welikada Prison in Borella.

A 49-year-old man was injured when he was shot at by two gunmen who arrived on a motorcycle at Delgaha Handiya in Baddegama last night, Police said.

A 41-year-old motorcyclist was shot dead at Kochchikade in Katana by unidentified gunmen who arrived on a motorbike a short while ago, police said.

The owner-driven model, adopted in a housing programme funded by the Indian government in Sri Lanka, can serve as a “source of inspiration,” and as a case study of “good practices,” Elhadji As Sy, Secretary General and CEO of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said on Thursday.

Kamburupitiye Harsha, the underworld gangster who was critically injured when shot at by two gunmen who arrived on a motorcycle, succumbed to his injuries at the National Hospital a short while ago, Hospital sources said.

The Right to Information Bill will be presented to Parliament on March 8 for the first reading.

Senior DIG Western Province Pujith Jayasundara yesterday said the police were ready to ascertain the veracity of the claims that Megapolis and Western Province Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka was involved in a road accident which injured two persons, if a complaint was lodged to that effect.

Shots were fired at a prison department bus in Dematagoda which was transporting suspected underworld leader Dematagoda Chaminda. Chaminda is a suspect connected to the killing of Baratha Lakshman Premachandra.

The conflict between India and Pakistan has for long prevented integration between the South Asian countries, former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga said here on Tuesday.

Agricultural activities ground to a halt in many parts of the country yesterday as farmers protested against the government’s move to replace fertiliser subsidy with a voucher scheme.

Sri Lankan rupee forwards ended slightly weaker on Tuesday on importer dollar demand, while dealers expected the currency to remain under pressure due to seasonal importer demand and after a downgrade by Fitch Ratings.

Former Federation of University Teachers Association (FUTA) President Dr. Nirmal Ranjith Devasri yesterday said the Minister of Higher Education and Highways, Lakshman Kiriella should resign as he had no right to influence the appointment of a university lecturer.

Sri Lanka aims for between 3 percent to 4 percent annual inflation measured on the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) this year, central bank governor told Reuters on Monday.

Lieutenant Yoshitha Rajapaksa who was remanded on charges of money laundering, has been suspended from Naval service with effect from February 28 as directed by the Defence Ministry, the Navy said today.