Category: Local News

Three persons killed and one injured following a collision between a lorry and a cab at Divulapitiya, Police said. […]

The UNP has decided not to have any truck with the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), since it had done nothing to protect Muslim rights nor prevent the religious extremism being practiced by forces within the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime. […]

Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana Following criminal investigations and arrest by the Police against Venerable Migettuwatte Sumitta, the Galle District Sangha Nayaka of the Asgiriya Chapter of the Siam Maha Nikaya, his Chapter has suspended his clerical titles. […]

Onlanka News – by Walter Jayawardhana President Mahinda Rajapaksa has told the Hindu that Northern Provincial Council elections in Sri Lanka will be held in September 2013. […]

Pro government trade unions protesting opposite the State Engineering Corporation today, charged that Minister Wimal Weerawanshe has over 35 vehicles for his personal use and were filling the corporation with henchmen who are given bogus posts. […]

UNP Parliamentarian Karu Jayasuriya says that the government should conduct the upcoming provincial council elections in a free and fair manner, if it is not afraid of the true public opinion. […]

133 soldiers of the Panagoda Army Camp were hospitalized today due to food poisoning, Army media spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya told Ada Derana. He added that 57 soldiers have been admitted to the Panagoda Army Hospital while 76 more were being treated at the Narahenpita Army Hospital. […]

A police constable was killed in a motor accident in Thelhiriyawa on the Thambuttegama – Eppawala road. […]

The government has violated its own conditions for reducing fuel prices despite a favourable situation in the world market, the UNP charged yesterday. […]

  Report & photos by Thakshila Udage (Submitted by Janaka Alahapperuma) Buddhists from across the West Midlands jointly celebrated Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee at an afternoon ceremony at Birmingham Buddhist Maha Vihara on Saturday, 7th July. The ceremony began by inviting distinguished guests to light the traditional lamps. In addition, red, white […]

According to the reports, Mr Anura Dissanayake, Former J.V.P. Provincial Councillor for North Central Province, has submitted nominations to contest under the  United National Party, for Anuradhapura District in the coming local government elections. […]

Following the detection of dust mites on an earlier occasion, the Medical Research Institute (MRI) said yesterday it had detected more dust mites in another eight mobile phones. […]

United National Party Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva says that Sri Lankans have deposited 85 million Swiss franks in Swiss banks last year. […]

A Public Health Inspector (PHI) attached to the Thambalagamuwa area was clubbed to death this morning when he went to inspect a house […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa called for the setting up of new police stations and checkpoints in a bid to combat criminal activities country-wide . President Rajapaksa in his capacity as Finance and Planning, Defence, Ports and Aviation, and Highways Minister was participating in the Parliamentary Consultative meetings of ministries in Parliament on Friday. […]

Prominent Neuro Physician, Dr. Geethanjana Mendis, who headed the Sports Medicine Unit of the Ministry of Sports for numerous years, has passed away today morning. […]