NLDB to import 10,000 more cows this year

The National Livestock Development Board (NLDB) said today it had recently decided to increase the import of cows from 10,000 to 20,000 this year to promote the consumption of fresh milk instead of powdered milk.

Video: CEB wants pensioners, students if strike continues

Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Chairman Dr. Wimaladharma Abeywickrama requested all Engineer Faculty final year students and CEB pensioners today to join the CEB if the ongoing protest is not called off by August 24

Power cuts have affected water supply: NWSDB

Power cuts have impacted the safe drinking water supply in the country due to the interruption in the operation of pumping stations, officials said today. The National Water Supply and Drainage Boards requested the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to look into this matter

Commotion over periodic table

Candidates who sat today’s Chemistry paper I had been agitated and distressed because they were not provided a copy of the periodic table with the question paper unlike in previous years

Absence of coaches hinders better show in London

Sri Lankan athletes, who returned after participating at the London Olympics, today charged that officials had prevented their local coaches from joining them at the games, and this had affected their performance.

Video: July strikers’ protest compels road closure

A massive protest by July strikers had compelled the closure of roads opposite the Fort railway station causing a major traffic jam. They were protesting the ill treatment they had received from successive governments and were marching towards the presidential secretariat when the police barricaded the area.

Pakistan umpire mired in ‘sex scandal’

ICC elite panel umpire Asad Rauf of Pakistan on Tuesday denied he was in a relationship with Bollywood starlet Leena Kapoor or had promised to marry her. Rauf, 56, said Kapoor was an “acquaintance”.

Tamil Diaspora delegation meets Gota

Former LTTE Chief Arms Procurer Kumaran Pathmanathan (KP) said a group of 22 members of the Tamil diaspora from Canada, Australia and five European Countries had visited Sri Lanka last week and held talks with Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo

SL de-mining experts to help other countries?

Sri Lanka is looking at the possibility of sending Sri Lanka's de-mining personnel and machinery for the use of other countries in UN demining programmes

SLMC candidate’s house attacked

The house of a Sri Lanka Muslim Congress candidate contesting in the Batticaloa district has been attacked by unidentified persons

Army deployed to protect CEB staff

The Army has been deployed for the security of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) employees who reported for work today despite threats, the CEB said

Audio: I have something to tell the Govt-Mervyn

Public Relations and Public Affairs Minister Mervyn Silva today said it was the duty of the government to resolve the university academics’ issues considering them as a special category.

SEC Chief says will resign before Friday

The head of Sri Lanka's Securities and Exchange Commission said he will resign before Friday after coming under pressure to step down amid accusations by some investors under investigation for "pump-and-dump" deals

Video: Caving in on Havelock road

Heavy traffic is reported from the Havelock Town area due to a caving in on the Havelock road.

Contact the police via SMS

The police department has announced the introduction of a Short Message Service (SMS) as the second step of the telligp E-mail service, which was introduced a year ago for the convenience of the people

43 asylum seekers nabbed off Negombo

Sri Lanka Navy intercepted 43 persons fleeing to Australia in a multi-day trawler in the early hours of today, the Navy said. The trawler was intercepted by Navy some 20 nautical miles off the west of Negombo.

Ranil asks for report on Dayasiri

UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake today confirmed that party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe had asked him for a report on the recent statements made by Kurunegala District MP Dayasiri Jayasekera.

Man with gold biscuits nabbed

A person who was due to fly to Bangalore-India was nabbed with nine gold biscuits weighing1201grams by the police narcotic bureau officers last evening, police said.

SLPL shrouded in more mystery

News of the "alleged corruption which centres around a taped conversation" has spread in several media outlets locally and internationally after Sri Lanka Cricket issued a press released on Sunday to this effect

Govt. perturbed over UN review team

India, Spain and Benin have been assigned by United Nations Human Rights Chief Navaneetham Pillay to assess the human rights situation in Sri Lanka at the November Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Swamy slams Karunanidhi

Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy today condemned DMK chief M Karunanidhi for his “outrageous” remarks against Indo-Sri Lanka relations at a pro-Eelam TESO meet.

UPFA, SLMC clash in Ampara

A tense situation was reported from the Adalachchenai area in the Ampara District after two groups, comprising supporters of the SLMC and the UPFA, had reportedly clashed this evening.

Import tax on B.onions and potatoes increased

Minister Johnston Fernando said today that import tax on a kilo of Big Onions and potatoes will be increased by Rs.25 and Rs.20 respectively with effect from midnight today.

Min. Rishad issued notice by Mannar court

Mannar magistrate Ranga Dissanayake today issued notice on Minister Rishad Bathiudeen to appear in court on August 27 for allegedly threatening a judge.

More errors in A/L question papers

The Examinations Commissioner W. M. J. Pushpakumara today vowed to do justice to the 2012 GCE A/L candidates and said none of them would be made to suffer with regard to the errors in several question papers.

Thief falls asleep inside wine store

A man who had allegedly broken into a wine store on Ratnapura road with the intention of stealing money was arrested by the Rakwana police. He had fallen asleep after being intoxicated by the alcohol he had consumed while in the store, when the arrest was made.

Video: Power cut to continue - CEB

CEB said it will continue the day-time power cuts until Wednesday and meanwhile decide on whether or not to extend the power cut period further. UPDATE

ICC probes alleged corruption in SL

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is investigating alleged corruption in Sri Lanka, which centres around a taped conversation, a Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) press release has said.

Tilak to quit SEC?

In spite of the commendation the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chief Tilak Karunaratne received from the Committee of Public Enterprises (COPE) last week for ‘excellent performance’, the regulator is believed to be under extreme pressure, which may eventually lead to his stepping down, Mirror Business reliably learns.

Swaziland King due here

Swaziland King Mswati III will arrive in Sri Lanka today on a three-day State visit, the Government Information Department said.