Last Updated : 2024-03-19 05:42:00
Daily FT
Sunday Times
Mirror Edu
Tamil Mirror
Lankadeepa
Middleast Lankadeepa
Ada
Deshaya
Life Online
Hi Online
HitAd
TimesJobs
E-Paper
Home delivery
Advertise with us
Mobile Apps
feedback
Archive
Print Ads
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 Today's Paper
30 minute ago - 0 - 70
Following a concerning increase in organized criminal activities in the Western and Southern Provinces, a special operation under the ’Yukthiya’ initiative was launched today.
35 minute ago - 0 - 127
The Indian Government has agreed to provide a grant of USD 61.5 million to fully develop the Kankesanthurai (KKS) Port.
1 hours ago - 0 - 431
A rare and massive comet with a devilish nickname is set to pass by Earth for the first time in 71 years and may be visible during the highly anticipated April 8 total solar eclipse, according to NASA.
1 hours ago - 1 - 585
A tense situation erupted in Parliament after a group of Tamil National Alliance MPs staged a protest inside the Chamber over the arrest of eight persons who were engaged in religious observances at the Vedukkunaarimalai Athi Lingeswarar Shrine on Maha Sivarathri night.
2 hours ago - 0 - 52
The Education Ministry today requested all school principals to inform them if their schools have not received school text books and uniform fabric for 2024 yet.
3 hours ago - 7 - 460
The cash-strapped government will have to cough up another Rs.11 billion in case a snap parliamentary election is declared ahead of the Presidential Election which is anyway due in terms of the Constitution during the last quarter of this year, Daily Mirror learns.
4 hours ago - 13 - 1690
Putting an end to the rumor’s that the general election or the presidential election will be held first, President Ranil Wickremesinghe reportedly informed the cabinet of ministers yesterday (18) that the presidential election will be held first.
6 hours ago - 0 - 657
Due to deforestation in urban areas, Western purple-faced langurs also known as purple-faced leaf monkey are forced to use rooftops for travel in search of food and resting places, putting them at risk of encounters with dogs, people, and vehicles which can be fatal for the animals, a primatologist and behavioral ecologist said.
9 hours ago - 14 - 2225
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has initiated investigations into an incident in which former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella who is in remand custody has been transported to court using a bus donated by UNICEF for the transportation of children of female inmates.
19 Mar 2024 - 1 - 817
Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals have soared past the 500,000 mark in just the third month of the year, with March alone crossing the 100,000 milestone, over the weekend.
19 Mar 2024 - 3 - 358
In a disheartening revelation, a recent study conducted by the Women’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce Sri Lanka (WCIC) shed light on the alarming silence surrounding gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) against women in workplaces.
18 Mar 2024 - 5 - 1244
Sri Lanka Cricket has named a 17-member squad and Wanindu Hasaranga, who announced his retirement from Test cricket last year, has made a comeback for the ICC World Test Championship series against Bangladesh, commencing on March 22.
18 Mar 2024 - 3 - 907
Donald Trump’s lawyers have said finding a bond to cover the $464m (£365m) judgement in his New York fraud case is a ’’practical impossibility’’.
18 Mar 2024 - 3 - 1154
Former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra today filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court seeking an order restraining Deshabandu Tennakoon from discharging the duties and functioning in the office of Inspector General of Police (IGP).
18 Mar 2024 - 7 - 1666
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Harin Fernando approved the 17-member squad selected by the Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee to take part in the Test series against Bangladesh.
18 Mar 2024 - 18 - 4036
During the post-match presentation, Mushfiqur Rahim celebrated the win by mocking Angelo Mathews’ ’timed out’ dismissal during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 as he gestured with a broken helmet.
18 Mar 2024 - 2 - 400
Bangladesh have named a strong 15-member squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Sylhet, which begins on 22 March.
18 Mar 2024 - 21 - 2052
Refuting allegations of faulty auspicious times during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, the State Astrologers’ Committee justified the designation of auspicious times for performing Sinhala New Year rituals at night, claiming that they wanted the most suitable time for the rituals despite practical difficulties.
18 Mar 2024 - 3 - 608
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has been called to appear before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) on March 21, 2024, the Communications Department of Parliament said.
18 Mar 2024 - 1 - 895
If the environmental temperature reaches body temperature, it can cause an increase in palpitations and decrease oxygen supply to the brain, thus leading to heat shocks, fainting and potential death, Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera said.
18 Mar 2024 - 5 - 653
Rishad Hossain played an attacking innings of 48 after substitute Tanzid Hasan Tamim hit 84 off 81 balls Monday, steering Bangladesh to a four-wicket win and a 2-1 ODI series victory over Sri Lanka.
18 Mar 2024 - 2 - 768
Sri Jayewardenepura University lecturer and Acting Director General of Archaeology, Prof. Gamini Ranasingha, told the Daily Mirror that the treatments administered to the cracks in the square chamber of the Jethawanaramaya have successfully halted their extension.
18 Mar 2024 - 0 - 1490
The El Nino phenomenon has caused an increase in the continuous dry weather situation in the country and it could continue till April, Meteorology Department Director Genral Athula Karunanayaka said.
18 Mar 2024 - 7 - 1022
Sri Lanka’s rising batting sensation Janith Liyanage hammered his maiden ODI hundred in the third and deciding ODI versus Bangladesh in Chattogram.
18 Mar 2024 - 3 - 1032
While issuing a circular, the Education Ministry has directed schools to postpone their sports meets due to the prevalence of higher temperatures.
18 Mar 2024 - 24 - 2873
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Eran Wickramaratne has resigned from the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) protesting against the appointment of ineligible members to the committee.
18 Mar 2024 - 13 - 2085
The Customs Officers have decided to resort to a ’work to rule,’ action commencing this morning.
18 Mar 2024 - 3 - 930
The National Unity Alliance (NUA) has called for the initiation of a Presidential Commission to thoroughly investigate into the tumultuous saga of SriLankan Airlines.
18 Mar 2024 - 8 - 606
Due to the imposition of taxes on ingredients used for bakery products, the sale of bakery items such as bread has decreased, chairman of the National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection, Ranjith Vithanage said.
18 Mar 2024 - 11 - 2556
The government plans to complete the construction of the third phase of the Central Expressway from Pothuhera to Galagedara by 2025 and to complete the project by July 2026, Transport and Highways Minister Bandula Gunawardana said.
6 hours ago
19 Mar 2024