Category: Local News

COLOMBO: Avdhash Kaushal, the Indian social worker, who has been appointed as one of the five advisors to the Sri Lankan Presidential commission on missing persons and war crimes, has said that India should respect Sri Lanka’s sovereignty while trying to help the latter resolve the Tamil question. […]

A man had been taken into custody for allegedly killing his  baby daughter, the Police said. […]

The Met. Department warns the general public be vigilant about possible strong winds within next 24-hours with effective from 5.30 a.m. today. […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged Sri Lanka to ensure “equality, dignity, justice and self-respect” for its Tamil minority. […]

The Met. Departmnet says that due to the atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity, showery weather will continue further over the South-western parts of the country. […]

The government has temporarily suspended the on-arrival visa facility for visitors, with respect to four African countries, as measures to protect the country against the spread of the Ebola virus. […]

Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Ranjith Siyambalapitiya officially handed over ro President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the award received from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s 2014 for Sri Lanka’s e-Library Nenasala Programme at Temple Trees Thursday (21). The Secretary to the Ministry Gotabhaya Jayarathana was present at the occasion. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has offered condolences to  Japanese Prime Minister over the landslide tragedy that occurred in Hiroshima yesterday. […]

Nuwan Udaya Gunathilaka alias ‘Kudu Nuwan’ was arrested on charges of possessing 300 grams of heroin in Meethotamulla by the Colombo Crime Division this morning, the Police said. […]

A ruling party member of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council was arrested by the Kegalle police last night in the Ranwala area with an illegal firearm. […]

A Sri Lankan worker committed a suicide by hanging himself at home in Sharjah and police said they were investigating the case. […]

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may visit Sri Lanka early next year, according to Dr Subramanian Swamy, head of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Strategic Action Committee. […]

One person shot dead and another injured in a Nawagamuwa, Kaduwela last night, Police said. In the shooting incident that took place at 8.30pm last night a 28 year old youth has been killed and a 18 year old was injured. […]

At least one person was killed and 31 others injured in two accidents in Nittambuwa and Dambulla, police said. […]

The Indian government has said it will not indulge in any activity that might affect the mythical Ram Sethu from the famous Indian epic of Ramayana. […]

A stock of 59 kilos of heroin was taken into custody by the police Narcotics Bureau in Katugasthota yesterday, police said. […]