IPL tie fixed by 4 Sunrisers: bookie

A Mumbai-based bookie fixed an IPL match for Rs 6 crore after striking deals with four players of Sunrisers Hyderabad -Thisara Perera, Hanuma Vihari, Karan Sharma, Ashish Reddy, The Deccan Chronicle reported.

High profile investigation into soldier’s alleged rape in Haiti

Three senior officers appointed by the Army Commander Lt. General Daya Ratnayake are to leave to Haiti shortly, in order to investigate an alleged molestation attempt on a Haitian woman by a member of the Sri Lankan contingent, serving the UN Peacekeeping Missionin Leogane, Haiti

Snr.DIG Pujith on a temporary transfer

Eastern Province Senior DIG Pujith Jayasunadara, who was at the center of a controversy recently, has been temporarily transferred to Police headquarters, Police said

New rules to protect SL maids

In an effort to ensure protection for its maids, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Oman has said that they will be hired only if they get a no-objection certificate from their husbands or their relatives

42 Pakistani prisoners repatriated from SL

As many as 72 Pakistanis imprisoned in Sri Lankan and Thai jails have been repatriated under the Bilateral Agreement on Transfer of Offenders signed with the two countries

Dayasiri tops with over 3 lakhs votes

Former Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara has secured the highest preference votes in the Kurunegala District with 336,327 votes, while UPFA candidate Johan Fernando, son of Minister Johnston Fernando, bagged the second place with 134,443 votes.

PM’s son tops in Kandy

UPFA candidate Anuradha Jayaratne, son of Prime Minister D.M.Jayaratne gained the highest preference votes in the Kandy District with 107,644 votes. Former Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake has obtained 70,171 votes and Thilina Tennakoon received 45,060 votes.

JVP will remain resilient undaunted by downgrading: Tilvin

Denouncing the notion that it had suffered a political death, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today said it was very much alive and would remain a major player in the field of Sri Lankan politics.

UNP to review and strengthen party

The United National Party (UNP) today said it had suffered a setback at Saturday’s Provincial Council Elections but would make use of the results to review its stand and strengthen the party.

Karunanidhi hails TNA’s victory in Northern Province polls

DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Sunday hailed the victory of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in the provincial council polls held after a gap of 25 years in the former Tamil Tigers-ruled Northern Province in Sri Lanka.

CM nominees after gazette notification-UPFA

The Chief Ministerial nominees and nominees for bonus seats will be nominated by the UPFA after a gazette notification is issued by the Elections Commissioner, UPFA General Secretary Susil Premjayantha said today.

Video: Govt. ready to work with TNA: Basil

Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa today said the government was willing to work together with the TNA and hold discussions within the framework of the Constitution.

Concern over ‘uniformed’ individuals’ acts-US

The United States today said that it was concerned about reports of elections violence, particularly troubling have been reports of involvement by ‘uniformed’ individuals in these acts.

Wigneswaran tops in Jaffna

Tamil National Alliance Chief Ministerial candidate C.V.Wigneshwaran has topped the preference vote list in the Jaffna district with 132255 votes, while Ananthi Shashitharan obtained 87870 and D. Siddhartha 39715 votes.

Arrange dialogue between TN, SL fishermen: Jaya to PM

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to facilitate a dialogue between fishermen associations in the state and Sri Lanka here in December following frequent attacks and arrests of fishermen by naval personnel of the island nation

Pakistan church blast 'kills 40'

A bomb blast outside a church in the Pakistani city of Peshawar kills at least 40 people and injured more than 40, medics say

Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon tops in Matale

UPFA candidate Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon, son of Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon, has obtained the highest number of preferential votes from the Matale District securing 51,591 votes at the Central Provincial Council electionsPictures

20 more Indian fishermen arrested

Twenty fishermen from coastal town were arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnel when they were fishing in the Palk Straits early this morning, a top fisheries department official said

UPFA wins NWP and CP

The UPFA secured a convincing victory in the North Western and Central Provincial Council elections obtaining 34 seats in the NWP and 36 seats in the CP View Results

MR leaves for New York

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, left this morning on a five-day visit to New York to address the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the UN headquarters in New York, the President’s Office said.

TNA wins the northern PC

The Tamil National Alliance has won the northern provincial council election as it bagged 30 seats out of 38, official results show.

TNA wins postal votes in Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi

The Tamil National Alliance has secured the postal votes in the Mullaitivu and the Kilinochchi districts with 646 votes (81.26%) and 756 votes (82%) respectively, in the Northern Provincial Council election, concluded this evening.

Mahela was in the SriLankan flight

Former Sri Lankan cricket captain Mahela Jayawardena was one of the 267 passengers on board the SriLankan Airlines flight that made an emergency landing in Stanstead Airport, London today, the Daily Mirror online learns.

Polls fairly free and fair: Polls Chief

Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya said that the elections were by large free and fair and the results of the elections in the three provinces could be expected before 6 am on Sunday.

Bomb hoax: Fighter jets deployed

Typhoon fighter jets of the Royal Air Force were scrambled on Friday night after reports of a disturbance on an aircraft, the UK's Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

Seven hurt in Panvila stampede

At least seven people were injured in a stampede that ensued after a group fired into the air near the Kelabokke polling booth at Panvila in Kandy this afternoon, election monitors said

Queen, NZ PM to hold talks on SL

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and Queen Elizabeth II are to discuss about Sri Lanka which is hosting the next Commonwealth heads of Government meeting in November, One news Channel reported

Lankan nabbed in Kuwait

Hawalli patrolmen apprehended a Sri Lankan expatriate in Kuwait for possessing drug paraphernalia, reports Al-Seyassah daily

30 to 35 percent turnout in Jaffna

A voter turnout of about 30 - 35% was recorded in Jaffna by 10 am at today’s Northern Provincial Council election and election monitoring bodies have claimed a lack of enthusiasm among voters during the ongoing Provincial Council polls held in the all three provinces

Navi Pillay lashes back at Sri Lanka claims

The United Nations' top human rights official lashed back Friday at the Sri Lankan government, accusing some of its most senior officials of waging a disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting her and her office