Thambuttegama Acting Magistrate Pushpapani Wickramasinghe today remanded Anuradhapura Mayor P. Somadasa and four others for causing damage of more Rs.30 million to the house of UNP district membership promotional officer and Kalawewa electorate campaign manager Ananda Weragoda during the 1999 presidential election campaign.

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The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) today pooh-poohed the idea of seeking the approval of people by a referendum to conduct a snap parliamentary election.

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The Supreme Court (SC) today fixed for September 9 the hearing of writ petitions seeking the Elections Commission (EC) to hold Provincial Council elections.

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Sri Lanka’s first satellite Ravana 1, designed and developed by two Sri Lankan research engineers, was successfully deployed into orbit a short while ago (3.45 pm).

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Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) will field its own candidate for next presidential election, JVP Politbureau member K D Lal Kantha said today.

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The Vedda Chieftain Uruwarige Wannilaththo rejected Sri Lankan politics as a stinking cesspit while stating that he felt disgusted to see the behaviour of the rulers of the country who act as pre-school children after the Easter Sunday attacks in which innocent men, women and children were killed.

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Fifty-four individuals were arrested for use or possessing narcotic drugs at a party organised through Facebook, at a hotel in Belihuloya in Balangoda yesterday, the STF said.

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The government has not given up the effort to work in unity, upholding the principles of Lichchavi administration, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.

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UNP Deputy Leader, Housing and Construction, Minister Sajith Premadasa called on MP Kabir Hashim to re-join the Cabinet as soon as possible and take his place in the journey to chart a new political future for all Sri Lankans.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited four TNA MPs to India to discuss the unsettled problems of Tamils in Sri Lanka.

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President Maithripala Sirisena held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding sanctions imposed by the United States on imports made by Sri Lanka from Russia, the President’s Media Office said.

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A team of specialist doctors had pointed out to the Ministry of Health that drone technology could be used to transport blood in emergencies to hospitals in any part of the island.

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Former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara is disappointed with the variations in wickets at different venues in England, where the 2019 edition of the ICC World Cup is underway and matches are also being affected due to rain.

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A suspect who entered at a finance firm in the Horana Town was hospitalised when police fired at him this morning.

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Payment anomalies of over half a million pensioners would be removed from July 1, the Finance Ministry said today.

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The Indian NIA has summoned four more people to appear for an enquiry in connection with the Sri Lankan blast.

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President Maithripala Sirisena arrived in the country this morning after concluding his visit to the Tajikistan.

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