Courtesy: News First – Pix by Getty Images A protest was staged in Colombo yesterday, stating that a proper investigation may not be carried out into the fire that gutted the office of Lanka e news. The protestors pointed out that various acts are still being carried out against the media. […]
“Cadet Training should be made compulsory for every student and we will have physically as well as mentally strong youth in Sri Lanka”, Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development Dallas Alahapperuma said while distributing certificates to Cadets at a passing out ceremony at Rantambe, recently. […]
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Tuesday said he was “satisfied” with the talks held by Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao with Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo on Monday to prevent recurrence of attacks and firing on Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy on the high seas. Mr. Karunanidhi thanked Prime Minister Dr. […]
Courtesy: DM Online – Pix by Getty Images The Lanka e News office in Malabe was set on fire last morning by a group of unidentified men. The incident took place at 1.30 a.m. The entire office was gutted when the police arrived after a call from a Buddhist temple in the neighbourhood. No one […]
Sri Lankan authorities yesterday said that it is the consistent policy of Sri Lanka to treat in a humanitarian manner all foreign fishermen including those of Indian origin who cross into Sri Lankan waters. Authorities said given the very close bilateral relationship between Sri Lanka and India any development which impacts on the well-being of […]
The Government condemns the torching of Lanka-e-News as an act of criminals to discredit the Government. The Minister of Mass Media and Information Mr. Keheliya Rambukwella, issuing a Press Release on the incident, describes the attack on the Sri Lanka-e-News Media Institution as a malicious attempt to place the government in an intricate position. […]
RIYADH: The autopsy report of a Sri Lankan housemaid who died late last year in the Eastern Province revealed the woman was murdered, according to the Sri Lankan Embassy. Pospawalli Selladurai, 36, died on Nov. 5, 2010, in mysterious circumstances, and police took her female employer into custody. The authorities were awaiting the forensic report […]
(Lanka-e-News, 31,Jan.2011, 3.25AM) About an hour ago, the LankaeNews office premises was set on fire. At about 2.00 am today, a group of unknown personnels had broken into the premises and set it on fire. By now everything that was inside the building has been destroyed. […]
Sri Lanka’s 63rd Independence Day celebrations will be held on a grand scale at Kataragama on February 4. Public Administration and Home Affairs Minister W. D. J. Seneviratne said yesterday that President Mahinda Rajapaksa was scheduled to address the nation at 9.15am . He said the garlanding of the statue of the first Prime Minister […]
Another three mahouts of Pinnawala have been interdicted over the death of Neelagiri, the elephant in the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. Bhashwara Senanka Gunaratne of the Zoological Department said that the services of 10 employees of the Orphanage have been suspended over the incident. […]
The 32-year-old passer-by, shot while passing by close to the Mount Lavinia courts when prison officers opened fire at a suspect who was escaping from their custody, succumbed to his injuries early this morning. “He died around 1am today,” said Dr. Lionel Muhandiram, Deputy Director of the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital. […]
J. Jayalalithaa, leader of the Anaitha India Anna Dravis Munnethra Kalaham (AIADMK) party has demanded that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh step down if he is not capable of finding a solution to end the mid sea attacks on Indian fishermen, says the Times of India. Jayalaithaa had said that the reason for continuing attacks […]
Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake yesterday announced that the Local Government election would be held on March 17 to elect 3,931 members for 301 Local Government bodies islandwide. Over 20,000 candidates will vie for 301 slots in four Municipal Councils, 39 Urban Councils and 258 Pradeshiya Sabahas while over 12 million voters will be eligible to […]
A cultural corner named as ‘American Corner’ has been established in Jaffna by the United States Embassy in Sri Lanka. The new Center will help people to tap educational opportunities, knowledge and information technology. The U.S. Ambassador in Sri Lanka Ms. Patricia Butenis had said that “The American Corner” is much more than a small […]
Another prisoner who was injured in the clash at the Anuradhapura prison on Monday (January 24) died last night at the Anuradhapura hospital. Over 20 prisoners were injured in the clash that ensued following a protest in the prison area while two people have now died from their injuries. […]
