Video: Make her win: Deputy Minister

The best way to take revenge from the killing of the former Presidential adviser Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra is to place Hirunika Premachandra among the top in the upcoming Provincial Council Elections, the Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana said.

Video: Tunnel under Kandy

Under the Strategic Cities Development Project the government was planning to build a three kilometer tunnel in the Kandy city to ease the prevailing traffic congestion, Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said today ???

Challenges continue in SL: UK

Britain said that it noted the continuing challenges including finding a durable solution for the remaining IDPs in Sri Lanka and the problems faced by single women and women heads of households, including from sexual violence

SC stays TN govt's move to release Rajiv Gandhi's killers

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the release of convicts by the Tamil Nadu government in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

Three Police officers suspended over assault

Three Police officers attached to the Minuwangoda Police station were suspended pending an inquiry on the death of woman who had intervened to stop her son being allegedly assaulted by these police officers, Police headquarters said.

Centre moves SC to stop release of Rajiv Gandhi's killers

The Union government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's move to free the killers of Rajiv Gandhi

Student assaults school Principal

A 16-year-old student studying at the Sewanapitiya School in Welikanda was arrested today for having allegedly assaulted the School Principal this morning

Fast over cattle slaughter called off

The Sinhala Ravaya last night called off its anti-cattle slaughter campaign held outside the Fort Railway station after President Mahinda Rajapaksa assured he would take necessary action on this matter

Cabraal urges pray-pal offerings

Sri Lanka's central bank boss urged temples Wednesday to go hi-tech and accept electronic cash from worshippers as he blamed the custom of offering prayer money for a coin shortage

Video: Ban Ki-moon's invited for youth conference in May

Minister Dullas Alahapperuma who met UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on February 18 has invited him for a youth conference to be held in May, the Inner City Press reported

Katchatheevu issue: SC grants time to Karunanidhi to respond

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted four weeks time to DMK president M. Karunanidhi to file his response to the Centre’s reply that Katchatheevu could not be retrieved from Sri Lanka as pleaded by him in his writ petition

SL rejects Pillay’s call for intern’l inquiry

The government has sent its response to the report by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay, rejecting her call for an international inquiry into the allegations of human rights violations and accountability issues during the latter part of the war, Daily Mirror learns

Police call for ban on full face helmets

Following the Rs. 20 million robbery of a jewellery and money exchange centre in Negombo by armed men wearing full face helmets, the need for implementation of the law against wearing such helmets has arisen

Video: SF says his party prevented from campaigning

Democratic Party Leader Sarath Fonseka today complained to the Elections Commissioner that his party had been deprived of the right to engage in election campaigning PICTURES

Cigarette: Pictorial warning passed

The government today enacted three regulations with the backing of the opposition, making it compulsory to have pictorial health warnings on cigarette packets, as a cost-effective way of increasing public awareness on the dangers of tobacco use

Video: Casino and gambling clothed in different words: JVP

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today urged the government to reveal details of the Super Luxury Tourist Resort Facilities and Related Services mentioned in the gazette presented to parliament on Tuesday regarding the mix development projects.

Facebook 'love' ends in tragedy

A 19-year-old female student is alleged to have committed suicide at Pitigala in Elpitiya over a love affair that began through Facebook, Police said. The girl had created a Facebook account using a fake picture and used to start an affair with a youth.

Two Lankans nabbed over ATM card cloning syndicate

Police raided a condominium unit at the Axiss Soho, Taman Cempaka in Ampang at 8pm last night and detained two Sri Lankan nationals. They also seized 2270 fake international ATM cards

Kotalawala College Principal granted bail

The Principal of Sir John Kotalawala College in Kurunegala who was arrested yesterday was released on a Rs.25,000 cash bail and a Rs.500,000 surety by the Kurunegala Magistrate today, NCPA OIC said

NPC calls for direct flights to India from Palaly, Trinco

The Northern Provincial Council passed a resolution yesterday, calling for the commencement of direct flights from Palaly and Trincomalee to India

Video: Canadian court orders Prof.Gunaratna to pay damages

The Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC), which sued Sri Lanka-born terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna for linking it to the LTTE, has been awarded $53,000 by a Canadian court, foreign media reports said ???

Video: TN govt to set free all Rajiv Gandhi killers

The Tamil Nadu government has decided to release three men and one woman convicted of killing former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. The death sentence of the men was commuted to life in prison by the Supreme Court yesterday.

Buddhist monk remanded till Friday

The Buddhist monk, who attempted to commit suicide outside the Fort Railway Station yesterday over the government’s delay in banning cattle slaughter, was remanded till February 21 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate today

Six armed gangsters in police custody

Six armed gangsters were arrested in connection with the robbery of motorbikes and other household items in Gampaha, Veyangoda, Wallawa and Mahawa, police said

6,500 kilos of spoilt potatoes seized

About 6,500 kilograms of potatoes, which were not fit for human consumption, were seized from two shops in Colombo 2, by Public Health Inspectors assisted by the police

SA appoints Ramaphosa to deal SL issue

Adding more muscle to its role in Sri Lanka’s reconciliation process, South Africa has officially appointed Cyril Ramaphosa who headed the African National Congress (ANC) delegation that negotiated the end of apartheid with the white government in 1991

Threats had led to House TV feed cut: Speaker

Live telecasts of Parliament proceedings have been suspended by PEO TV Chief Executive Officer following threats he had received from certain persons against whom some MPs had made allegations during debates, Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa informed the House yesterday

A woman gold smuggler arrested

A 46-year-old Sri Lankan woman was arrested at the Katunayake Airport last evening while attempting to smuggle two gold biscuits worth Rs.2,980,000, Customs spokesman Leslie Gamini said

MR determined to save millions from tobacco menace: Carlo

Not withstanding the legal wrangling and other obstacles involving the enactment of Prevention of Tobacco and Alcohol Act, President Mahinda Rajapaksa was firmly determined to introduce amendments to the Act to save millions of Sri Lankans from the menace of tobacco and smoking – the young generation in particular – Prof. Carlo Fonseka said yesterday

Gammanpila apologises to Polls Chief

Colombo district UPFA chief candidate for the election to the Western Provincial Council Udaya Gammanpila said today that he apologised to Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya for the participation of Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the function to mark the launch of his election campaign.