No one can topple this govt: PM

No one will be able to topple this government prematurely and do not get deceived by false statements made by conspirators, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe said on Saturday.

Govt. to revive diesel power plants

The government is planning to revive diesel power plants which were shut down last year after the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant started generating power to the national grid.

Will not be with the SL team: Mahela

Former Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawardena rejected rumors published on social media stating that he will join the Sri Lankan team.

German tech to look into transformer explosions

A team of German technicians are scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow (21) to investigate the two unusual explosions at the Biyagama Grid Sub Station and the Kotugoda CEB Grid Sub Station recently, the Power and Renewable Energy Ministry said.

Hands off SL war heroes: Champika

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) will not allow war heroes to be questioned by the international community under any circumstances as long as the party is a part of the government, Minister of Megapolis and Western Development Patali Champika Ranawaka said.

CMC to get facelift with proposed Museum

A part of the Colombo Municipality building in Town Hall is to be converted into a museum, archiving vital documents and other valued equipment used during the inception of the council.

Colombo Uni. student drowns

A final year student of the Management Faculty of the Colombo University had been reported missing since last night, while bathing at the Kalu Ganga river in Anguruwathota, the Police said.

Mother and infant child drown in well

Bodies of a 32-year-old woman and her child had been found in a well at Periyapei, Palai last night.

Indian Police likely to seek Interpol help to probe SL link to kidney racket

Investigators of the Indian Special Investigation Team (SIT) have hinted that it could seek help from the Interpol to probe the link into the kidney extractions carried out in Sri Lanka, after following the due procedure of law.

O/L best results in Island

Sathsarani Hettiarachchi of Visaka Vidyalaya, Colombo 2, has topped the island rankings at the GCE Ordinary Level Examination in 2015.

O/L results released

The results of the GCE Ordinary Level Examination 2015 were released, the Examinations Department announced. Results could be obtained through www.doenets.lk/exam or www. results.exams.gov.lk.

PRECIFAC announces deadline to submit complaints

The time given by the Presidential Commission to the public to submit their complaints and petitions regarding inquiries into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privileges (PRECIFAC) will end on March 24, 2016.

President rules out foreign judges in war crimes probe

President Maithripala Sirisena has reiterated that he will not have international judges on the bench for probe on war crimes cases which have been allegedly committed by government troops and the LTTE.

Dailymirror now on Viber Public Chats

Jeffrey Vandersay to replace Malinga

Leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay has been named for the Sri Lanka squad in the T-20 World Cup as the replacement for Lasith Malinga, who returned to Sri Lanka due to his knee injury, sources said.  

12 Indians arrested in Kattankudy

Twelve Indian nationals including seven women, who were staying in the country violating immigration and emigration laws, were arrested yesterday in Kattankudy, Police said.

Power crisis likely if drought continues: CEB

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said yesterday if the prevailing drought continued for the next few months, the country might be in the throes of a power crisis and that currently priority had been given to thermal and coal power generation.

Lunar eclipse on March 23

The first penumbral lunar eclipse for the year will occur on March 23, 2016, a day after the Medin Full Moon Poya Day, Board Member Arthur C. Clarke Institute of Modern Technologies Professor Chandana Jayaratne said yesterday.

Airliner crashes in Russia: 55 aboard reported dead

A Boeing 737 passenger jet crashed as it was landing at the Rostov-on-Don airport in southern Russia, the country's Southern Regional Emergency Center said today.

Hyde Park meeting: SLFP CC to decide on errant members

The SLFP Central Committee (CC) will meet shortly to decide on the action to be taken against SLFP parliamentarians who participated in Thursday’s joint opposition rally at Hyde Park, General Secretary and Agriculture Minister Duminda Dissanayaka said yesterday.

CEB violated the transmission license: PUCSL

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has told the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) that the latter has violated the Transmission License on maintaining an uninterrupted power supply throughout the country three times in the last 6 months since September 27, last year, by way of islandwide power failures.

Similarity between two transformer explosions: Ministry

The Power and Renewable Energy Ministry said there appeared to be a similarity between the two unusual explosions that broke out at the Biyagama Grid Sub Station last week and the Kotugoda CEB Grid Sub Station today.

It was Malinga who opted to return: SLC

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Secretary Mohan De Silva said it was Malinga who wanted to return to the country saying he was not 100 percent fit.

Knee injury forces Malinga to return home

As feared, Lasith Malinga will return home from the World Twenty20 after failing to recover sufficiently from his knee injury, Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Friday (March 19).

Another transformer catches fire

One of the transformers at the Kotugoda CEB Grid Sub Station in Minuwangoda, has caught fire, our reporter said.  

Power supply back to normal: CEB

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) today assured that there would be no disruption to the power supply in the country in the wake of three generators at the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant resuming operations.

SL doctor appeals conviction to avoid being deported

A Sri Lankan doctor in Australia, who was found guilty of the manslaughter of her abusive husband, has lodged an appeal against her conviction, the West Australian reported.

4-day shutdown of Wellawatte–Mt. Lavinia rail track

One of the two rail tracks between Wellawatte and Mount Lavinia will be closed for four days from Friday 8.00 p.m. to Tuesday 4.30 p.m., Railway Operations Superintendent Wijaya Samarasinghe said.

Protest near UN complex: Weerawansa, 5 others get bail

Opposition MP Wimal Weerawansa and five others were today released on a personal bail of Rs.100,000 each when the case, in connection with the protest outside the United Nations Office during a top UN official’s visit, was taken up for hearing by the Hulftsdrop Magistrate’s Court.

Sri Lankans happier than before: Report

Sri Lanka climbed 15 notches to 117 in the latest World Happiness Report when compared to its previous rank of 132 in 2015.