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Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday extended his wishes to Sri Lanka on the eve of the island nation’s 67th Independence Day celebrations.

The Omanthai checkpoint which was open for several years after the end of the war has been officially closed today, according to our sources.

This country’s hard earned freedom is at an undeniable risk due to the current government’s 100 day program, says Leader of the National Freedom Front (NFF) Wimal Weerawansa.

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Mrs. Nisha Biswal, called on President Maithripala Sirisena Monday (02) afternoon at the Presidential Secretariat.

The United States while congratulating the new Maithirpala Sirisena government on having accomplished much in a short space of time, yesterday cautioned that it faced difficult challenges ahead.

Colombo Fort Acting Magistrate Jayantha Dias Nanayakkara yesterday remanded UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake until February 11, 2015.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Sri Lanka in March, the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the island nation in over 25 years. During the visit, Mr. Modi is likely to travel to Jaffna in the Tamil-majority Northern Province, official sources in New Delhi told The Hindu.

Opposition is to bring a no confidence motion against Minister of Public Order John Amaratunge stating he has failed to execute his duties properly in maintain law and order in the country.

Former UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), a short while ago, Police Spokesperson SSP Ajith Rohana said.

The passport of former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena was impounded on a directive issued by the Colombo Chief Magistrate on a request made by the Bribery Commission.

The election of Maithripala Sirisena as the Sri Lankan President has offered a hope to the Tamils in Sri Lanka and they are able to move freely without the Army’s interruption, said K. Velayutham, Sri Lankan Minister of State for Plantation and Industry.

President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday requested that the honorary title Athi Garu (His Excellency) or Uthumanan (Your Highness) which were commonly used over the past years to address Presidents, not be used with reference to him.

It is reported that the State Minister of Aviation Faizer Mustapha has left to Singapore by flight number UL 308 of SriLankan Airlines yesterday (1st) evening.

The United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on an official tour. She will arrive in the island on Sunday (February 01).

I have not retired, resigned or vacated my office of Chief Justice, but, due to exertions by external forces reinforced by an extra judicial chain of events, find myself displaced from office by an unconstitutional process having functioned continuously in my appointment for over two years.

A Sri Lankan Airlines female cabin crew member succumbed to injuries while 3 others were wounded when a vehicle on desert safari met with an accident in Doha, Qatar.