Gazette on subject purview of ministers released

The gazette notification on the subject purview of ministers, have been released, the Government Printer said.

Hundreds arrested in TN during SL protests

The Indian police today arrested hundreds of cadre of Tamilaga Valvurimai Katchi (TVK) when they attempted to picket the trains in Salem city, Tamil Nadu demanding international probe into the alleged massacre of innocent Tamils during the military offensive by the Sri Lankan Government in 2009, The Hindu reported.

Four go missing in Rangala forest

Four persons, who went to see the Gonawala Waterfall in the Rangala Forest of the Knuckles mountain range, have not returned home, the Ragala Police said.

Ms. Wijeweera hits out at JVP attitude towards them

The late JVP leader Rohana Wijeweera's widow Chitrangani today said she wondered how the JVP was now saying that the party would take care of her family, since the party had failed to look into the well-being of her family for the past 26 years.

Video: Hirunika's dilemma: How to address MR?

UNP Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra today said she was uncertain as how to address former President Mahinda Rajapaksa since he was also now an ordinary parliamentarian.

Video: JVP allocated Rs.10mn for Wijeweera family: Somawansa

Former JVP Leader Somawansa Amarasinghe today said the party Central Committee had decided four years ago to allocate Rs. 10 million to provide a house for the family of its founder Rohana Wijeweera if they were evicted from the Naval quarters in Welisara.

No increase in import tax on paper: Ravi

Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake today denounced the claim made by a consumer rights group that there is a move to increase the import taxes on paper and the taxes charged from the advertisements in electronic media.

Wele Suda case: CID says 85 phone calls to prison officials

The CID has informed Court that investigation had been carried out on 184 telephone conversations made by drug kingpin Wele Suda and it had been revealed that 85 of them had been made by prison officers.

DNA report soon on late Thajudeen's body parts

Genetech Company's Senior Scientist Ruwan J. Illeperuma informed Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Pieris today that his company was conducting DNA tests on the body parts of rugby player Mohamed Waseem Thajudeen who died under suspicious circumstances.

Four bailed over stealing a duck

Four suspects were granted bail after being produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya on charges of stealing a duck kept for public viewing at the Vihara Maha Devi Park in Town Hall, Colombo.

Bridge will make SL another Indian State: Gammanpila

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) General Secretary and MP Udaya Gammanpila today criticised the move by India to create a bridge connecting Sri Lanka and charged the link would only work in favour of India ultimately making Sri Lanka another State of India.

Video: JVP to take care of Wijeweera family

The widow and the children of the late JVP leader Rohana Wijeweera had been asked to vacate the Navy quarters they had been occupying in Welisara on October 1, the party’s general secretary Tilvin Silva said.

Uva CM assaulted me: Ex- Passara PS member

Former Passara Pradeshiya Sabha UNP member Rukman Rajapaksa had lodged a complaint that newly appointed Uva Province Chief Minister Chamara Sampath of the UPFA had assaulted him after a heated argument between them, Police said.

Salaries of Lankans in Qatar through bank accounts

From November onwards, the salaries of Sri Lankans employed in Qatar will no longer be paid in cash but through bank accounts, the Foreign Employment Ministry announced today.

SL could never get rid of terrorism without help by Pakistan: Envoy

Without cooperation and help of Pakistan by virtue of defense relations, Sri Lanka could never get rid of terrorism it has been facing during the previous decades, Acting High Commissioner of Sri Lanka EAS Wijayanthi Edirisinghe said.

Limiting vehicle leasing rate: Temporary measure to reduce new vehicles

Transport Deputy Minister Asoka Abeysinghe said the government made it compulsory to pay 30 per cent of the value of a vehicle to the leasing company when purchasing a vehicle on lease and it was just a temporary measure to reduce the number of new vehicles registered and not to create hardship to the purchasers of vehicles.

Clandestine love affair led man to push wife, infant to sea

The suspect who pushed his wife and youngest daughter into the sea, in a confession to the police, said that he had wanted to get rid of his wife so that he could marry a woman who he had not even seen.

Baby trampled by elephant

A ten-month-old baby was trampled to death by an elephant, when a relative of the baby attempted to carry it under the belly of the animal during a festival at the Medagama Devala in Gokarella.

Britisher injured in scuffle with local man

A British national who got into a heated argument with a local was stabbed and had to be hospitalised. The Britisher, was thought to have been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident which occurred in a restaurant in Weligama.

Wimal wants a debate on UNHRC proposal

National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader and Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa today handed over a proposal to the Speaker asking an urgent Parliamentary debate within next week on the UNHRC proposal to establish a Hybrid Court for proceedings on alleged war crimes.

Seya’s Grade 1 interview letter received

Seya Sadewmini, who had been sexually abused and murdered recently, had a letter addressed to her parents from the Minuwangoda Roman Catholic School inviting her for an interview for Grade one school admission.

27 hospitalised due to food poisoning

At least 27 students at the College of Education in Thalankudah were admitted to the Kaththankudy Hospital this morning due to suspected food poisoning, Police said.

Lankan fishermen not willing to discuss with Indian fishermen

Local Northern Province Fishermen Associations have rejected Indian Fishermen Associations’ request to discuss methods to resolve the long lasting fishermen issue.

DIG arrested over treasure hunting charges

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Vavuniya Police U.K. Dissanayake had been remanded till September 23 after he surrendered to the Police last night, the Police said.

Strong intent in new SL govt to address rights issues-US

The new Sri Lankan government has "a very strong intent" in addressing rights concerns, a top Obama Administration official said, calling for a "credible domestic" probe with "substantial involvement" from international community to address justice and accountability. 

Seya’s murder: suspects remanded

The two suspects who were arrested this morning over the rape and murder of Seya Sandevmi were remanded till September 28 by the Minuwangoda Magistrate’s Court today.

Video: Gota regrets ending war

Former defense secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said yesterday he now regretted to have finished the war because he had to undergo lots of trouble as a result of doing so.

Two arrested over Seya’s murder

A seventeen year old schoolboy and another man aged 33 were arrested on suspicion by the Kotadniyawa police in connection with the rape and murder of Seya Sandevmi of Akarangaha, Kotadeniyawa.

Prison Dept. ready to carry out death sentence

Prisons Commissioner Rohana Pushpakumara said yesterday the Prisons Department was in a position to implement the death penalty within three months if the government decided to re-activate it.

Body of the infant thrown into sea recovered

The body of the two year-old infant girl who was thrown into the sea by her father at Mahapelena in Kosgoda yesterday has been recovered by the police this morning.