Tendulkar accepts Rajya Sabha nomination

Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has accepted the Rajya Sabha nomination proposed by the Congress, according to reports. He is the first active sportsperson and cricketer to have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha

Two students killed after foot bridge collapse

In a tragic incident which took place in Kalutara today, a young couple who were returning home after attending a tuition class succumbed after the foot bridge they were walking on collapsed

Wheat flour price increased

Price of one kilogram of wheat flour has been increased by Rs. 8.50 with effect from midnight today, sources said. The new price of one kilogram of wheat flour will be Rs. 98.50

Galle road closed due to protest

The Galle road from the Colpetty junction to the Galle Face roundabout has been closed due to the protest march staged by the university medical students against the Private Medical College, reporter said

Moulana’s body guard injured

A police sergeant who is providing security for Western Province Governor Alavi Moulana was injured when his colleague accidentally shot him while attempting to unload the pistol

Protest in Ampara over mosque issue

The people in Kalmunai, Samanthurai, Akkaraipattu, and Saindamaradu areas in the Ampara district closed shops today to protest the prevailing crisis over the mosque in Dambulla sacred area. PICTURES

Video: Pakistani PM Gilani guilty of contempt

Pakistan's Supreme Court has found Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani guilty in a contempt of court case. However, the court gave Mr Gilani only a symbolic sentence and he will not have to serve any time in jail.

"Hashish by post"- second man nabbed

The second suspect in the 'Hashish by post' case has been arrested early this morning the Police said. The suspect Josoker Wilton Fegen a twenty five year old Britisher was arrested when he tried to flee the country at the Bandaranaike International Airport.

Six SL fishermen returned

Six Sri Lankan fishermen who were kidnapped by the Somali pirates and later rescued by the Spanish forces returned to island a short while ago.

Ragama Hospital Dentist arrested

A Dentist attached to the Ragama hospital has been arrested for molesting a woman  last night. The Dentist who at the time was  practicing at a reputed private hospital in the Dalugama area had molested the woman after he had told her to come to the hospital at 8PM yesterday.

Explosion kills two children

Two children in Mullaidi, in Palai police area were killed in a mortar explosion last evening (25). The two boys had been playing with the mortar which they hadfound in the home garden.

Massive Heroin raid in luxury apartment

In one of the biggest raids in recent history on heroin distribution,police arrested three women and two men at a luxurious distribution point in the 2000 Plaza housing complex, Dehiwala yesterday.

TN fishermen condemn Douglas's statement

Fishermen's associations in Tamil Nadu today condemned the reported statement of Sri Lankan Minister Douglas Devananda that he would mobilise Lankan Tamil fishermen and stage a demonstration on IMBL in Palk Straits as their Indian counterparts were damaging fishing equipment.

Cyber crimes on the rise

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) said yesterday that they had seen a marked rise in cyber crimes, as they had received a total of 202 complaints on the matter.  Most of them were related to hacking of Facebook accounts

Udul granted bail

A former Inter University Students Union Federation convener and Human Rights lawyer Udul Preparatne was granted bail by a Colombo Magistrate yesterday amidst strong police objections.

Cabraal-missile more vicious than Agni-V: Ranil

Opposition United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday the sky-rocketing cost of living in Sri Lanka was far more destructive and forceful than the Indian missile that was launched last week.

Milinda resigns

Video: Kelaniya PS members rejecting Mervyn

Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman, Prasanna Ranaweera today said that all the members of the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha are rejecting Minister Mervyn Silva as the Kelaniya SLFP organizer.

Video: Court orders to admit SF to hospital

Colombo High Court judge Sunil Rajapaksa today ordered the Prisons authorities to admit jailed Sarath Fonseka to the Nawaloka hospital for indoor treatments as he was suffering from asthmatic bronchitis. PICTURES

‘Met Dept’s wrong forecasts cost millions’

The inability of the Department of Meteorology to forecast weather accurately had cost Sri Lanka millions, said Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera.

SL to have blood pressure meters in public places

Sri Lanka will install meters in Colombo's public places to measure blood pressure of people, in a country where at least 350 die every day due to heart attacks, hypertension and respiratory diseases.

Trishaw driver arrested for transporting 14

A trishaw driver who transported 14 schoolchildren in the primary section of a Girls’ school in Hasalaka, in his trishaw was taken into custody by Hasalaka police.

We are not going-Rauff

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress has no immediate plans to leave the government as the party feels whatever differences of opinion could be resolved amicably, the Party Leader and Minister of Justice Rauff Hakeem told Daily Mirror online today.

It is the right time for MR-UN Chief

UN chief Ban Ki-moon said that it is the right time for President Mahinda Rajapaksa to address the issues including rights violation in a speedy and judicious manner.

Fake Indian doctor nabbed

An Indian national who posed as an Ayurwedic doctor and conducted his practice in Bambalapitiya was arrested by the Wellawatte police together with some Ayurwedic herbs. The police are conducting further investigations into the incident.

SF to apply for bail

Bail applications will be filed seeking the release of former army commander Sarath Fonseka after the jail term imposed by the Court Martial against him ends tomorrow, his family members said yesterday.

Swaraj satisfied with visit to SL

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj told Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that she was satisfied with her recent visit to Sri Lanka, the Times of India reported.

Army says…

With reference to the Daily Mirror online story titled ‘President said ‘go ahead’-Army Chief’, the Army Headquarters today said that there had been an error in the Army website with regard to the Army Commander’s speech and says it had published the paragraph ‘President Mahinda Rajapaksa personally instructed me to pursue the operations as planned,’ mistakenly

President said, ‘go ahead’- Army Chief

Despite international pressures to sudden stop the military operations when the Wanni humanitarian operations were entering a decisive phases, President Mahinda Rajapaksa ‘personally’ instructed the military to pursue the operations as planned, the Army Commander revealed.

Video: Britisher further remanded

A Britisher, who visited the Colombo Central Mail Exchange to collect three parcels addressed to film actress Angela Seneviratne and alleged to have contained hashish was produced before court and remanded till May 8, by the Colombo Fort Magistrate today.