Man dies in Wadduwa police cell

A 42-year-old  father of three identified who was a key witness in a Human Right case filed against the Wadduwa Police OIC and Police constables  was found dead inside the cell of the Wadduwa police station on Sunday.

One dead after wall collapses

A seventeen  year old girl was killed and her twelve  year old sister critically injured after the wall of  their wattle and daub house collapsed due to torrential rain in Ambalangoda last evening, the police said

Indian prisoners pin their hopes on MPs' visit

Thirty four Indian convicts in a Sri Lankan jail are hoping that the joint delegation of Members of Parliament will make a difference to their lives.

Thai women pregnant with cocaine netted

The police recovered 162 capsules containing cocaine at an estimated value of Rs.20 million from the stomachs of the two Thai women who were admitted to the Negombo Hospital after their arrest at the Katunayake Airport. 

‘Unloading vehicles at H’tota to go ahead’

The decision to unload motor vehicles imported to Sri Lanka at Hambantota Port remains unchanged despite ‘disparaging remarks by some parties’, Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said in a statement.

Kiriella to raise privilege issue against Gota

UNP MP Lakshman Kiriella said today that he would raise a privilege issue in parliament against Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakshe, who is a public servant for challenging him against a  statement made by him

Gota challenges Kiriella

Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has challenged UNP MP Lakshman Kiriella to give the name of the mother who, according to Kiriella, had claimed to have seen the person who abducted her son at the Police Station went she went to make a complaint about the abduction.

Road mishap kills two in Chundikulam

Two persons aged 24 and 32 were killed when the bike they rode met with an accident on the Koimabthur Road, in Chundikulam. The two bodies are currently at the Jaffna hospital awaiting postmoterm inquiries.

Ten accidents on the Expressway

Ten road accidents were reported for the 24 hours from 6am on Sunday (15) to 6am this morning on the Southern Expressway.  Seven persons, one of them seriously, were injured. Two of the injured  were Indians.

Ensure full rehabilitation of Tamils in Sri Lanka: CPI

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday expressed concern at the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka and urged the Manmohan Singh-led government to make all necessary political and diplomatic efforts to see that their full rehabilitation and resettlement was undertaken expeditiously.

Two missing after boat topples

Two people have been missing since last evening after a boat toppled in the Dandugama Oya yesterday. Five people had been on the boat at the time of the mishap out of which three people managed to swim to safety, the Police said.

Vandalised Gandhi statue restored

A statue of Mahatma Gandhi that was vandalised late on April 5 in the East Sri Lankan town of Batticaloa, headquarters town of the Tamil-dominated Eastern province, has been restored. Three other statues are in the process of being restored.

Kabul wakes to fighting as siege continues

The Afghan capital woke up to the sounds of explosions and gunfire as a siege by Taliban militants continued into its second day. VIDEO

18 deaths during Avurudu season

At least 18 deaths and 16 fatal road accidents were reported during the Sinhala and Tamil New year season, police said yesterday.

Australian drowns while Surfing

An Australian tourist who was surfing in the seas off Okanda Panama in Pottuvil drowned this morning.

Lankan loses memory after assault by Moroccan wife

A Sri Lankan expatriate has partially lost his memory after an alleged assault by his Moroccan wife in Riyadh, the Sri Lankan Embassy said yesterday

DMK pulls out of Lankan delegation

DMK President M. Karunanidhi on Sunday ruled out his party’s presence in a Parliamentary delegation visiting Sri Lanka this week to assess the rehabilitation and political process, saying past experiences showed that there was no use of such visits, The Hindu reported

Thunder showers to continue

The Department of Meteorology said today that the country is currently experiencing inter tropical convergence on the south of the Island which resulted in heavy thunder showers during the past two days

Lightning kills 11

At least eleven individuals have been killed due to the lightning during the year, the Department of Meteorology said.

No breakthrough in Museum heist yet

One month into the theft at the Colombo Museum, there has been no breakthrough regarding the suspects or the stolen artifacts yet, the police said

Man eating croc nabbed?

A crocodile who is said to have been a man eater has been nabbed in Malimbada, Matara, Wildlife authorities said today. The Crocodile is suspected to be one of the culprits in the death of Nuwanthika Sathsarani a student who was taken away by a crocodile PICTURES

No suspects arrested yet

No suspects have been arrested yet in connection with the causing of damage to the party office of Minister Lakshman Senvevirathne last night, police said

400 Pakistani prisoners rescued by militants

Almost 400 prisoners escaped from a Pakistani prison after it was attacked by militants, officials have said.Dozens of Islamist militants armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched the assault on the jail in north-west Pakistan at around 01:00 local time the BBC reported.

Dr. Jayalath admitted to a London hospital

UNP MP Jayalth Jayawardena was admitted to East Surrey hospital in London after he was found unconscious at the Gatwick airport. When contacted by the Daily Mirror UNP sources said that the condition of Jayawardena is currently stable

Army warns Tamils to be wary

A top Sri Lankan Army commander has warned the Tamil people in the country's north to be wary of elements attempting to undermine the hard-earned peace. Speaking to the local people after distributing grants to former LTTE combatants for their rehabilitation,

Elephant struck by thunderbolt

An elephant belonging to the Kotte Rajamaha Viharaya has been killed yesterday after being struck by lightening sources said. The Police confirmed that they had received information regarding the incident

No proof of abduction yet; Police

The Police said today that the Police are yet to establish proof into the alleged abduction of Frontline Socialist Party activists Kumar Gunarathnam and Dimuthu Artigala.

Police intimidating us: FSP

Propaganda secretary of the Frontline Socialist Party Pubudu Jayagoda said today that the Police had visited certain party members residences in Gampaha and intimidated them. “ The Police had visited some houses of our party members in the Gampaha district and questioned them about

2 bodies found in Palali

Bodies of two  females were found this morning in a well situated in their house in Palali, our reporter said. According to the Police the initial investigations had revealed that the two sisters had committed suicide.

4% rise in accidents: General hospital

The General hospital said today that, there is a 4% increase in the total amount of accidents recorded in comparison to last year during the last 24 hours. The hospital said that 223 patients have been brought to the hospital during the last 24 hours.