If the Indian Navy “continues to fail to protect” Tamil Nadu fishermen from attacks by the Sri Lankan navy, the State government should then impart weapons training to fishermen to defend themselves from being hunted down on the high seas, Tamil Nationalist Movement leader, Pazha. Nedumaran has said. […]
Almost half of the suicides in Sri Lanka – 40 percent is due to depression, the majority of victims being young people, health officials told a discussion on mental health organised by the Family Health Education Bureau (FHEB). UNFPA Representative in Sri Lanka, Alain Sibenaler citing statistics said suicides remained one of the three main […]
The lack of a proper bathing space for the elephants that take part in the Kandy Esala Perahera still remains a shortcoming.Since the famous Katugastota elephant bathing place went into disuse after the flooding of Polgolla Dam under the Mahaweli project, no proper bathing place for elephants has been made available. […]
Additional Mahiyangana Magistrate Gamini Rambakenpura yesterday released, on surety bail of Rs. 100,000 each, UPFA MP for Badulla, Thenuka Vidanagama and his brother former UPFA Uva Provincial Councillor, Anura Vidanagama, arrested yesterday for obstructing and threatening Deputy Commissioner of Elections for Kurunegala, Chaminda Namal Thalangama, who was on special election duty in Mahiyanganaya. […]
Appropriate channels with Sri Lanka will be used to address issues of sensitive nature, the Ministry of External Affairs said today amid reports of a Pakistani diplomat, posted in Colombo, being involved in a conspiracy to target the US and Israel consulates in south India at ISI’s behest. […]
The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) will be filing a petition against Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development, Dr. Rajitha Senaratne, with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption and will also be complaining to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). […]