IUSF protest teargassed

Teargas and water cannons were used to disperse the protesting Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) students near the parliament roundabout this evening. During the protest, its convener Maheel Dehideniya was arrested over unruly behaviour. Pix by Ishan Sanjeewa

Railways employees demand to make them permanent

Several contract employees of the Railways Department today staged a protest outside the Railways Head Quarters in Maradana demanding the authorities to absorb them into the permanent carder. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi

Teachers and principals demand salary increment

Teachers and principals who were on 24-hour countrywide token strike today staged a protest in front of the Fort Railway station demanding a salary increase, rectification of salary anomalies, and to release teachers and principals from paperwork. They also demanded six per cent of the GDP be allocated to education. Protests and rallies were held in every district this morning. Pix by Nisal Baduge

​ETI depositors urge immediate solutions

Members of the Independent Organisation to Protect ETI Depositors (guarantee) Limited today staged a protest outside the Fort Railway Station urging the authorities to settle their payments immediately. Pix by Nisal Baduge

Very holy water

Hundreds of people traveled to the small northern Michigan town of Petoskey for the chance of catching a glimpse of a rare sight - a life-sized statue of Jesus Christ on the cross submerged in Lake Michigan.

Madush’s safe house raided

About 177 kgs of heroin worth over Rs.1,800 million, several firearms and a large stock of ammunition were seized from an alleged safe house of Makandure Madush at Rawathawatta in Moratuwa yesterday.

Scholarships for children of migrant workers

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is seen speaking to a beneficiary of the government’s new scheme of awarding scholarships to children of migrant workers. Foreign Employment Minister Harin Fernando and MPs Manusha Nanayakkara and Hector Appuhamy were present at the ceremony held today at Temple Trees. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

JVP-TNA discuss 20A

K. P. Silva passes away

Paying last respects

Paying last respects A number of people including legislators attended the funeral ceremony of Borella Police Traffic OIC IP Sarathchandra to pay last respects to him. The OIC, who was run over by a Defender Vehicle at Bambalapitiya in February, succumbed to injuries at the National Hospital Saturday night.

Siri Kotha Gamata

Seylan LifeStyle Exhibition

NIE graduation ceremony at Temple Trees

SriLankan Airlines first all-female crew flies high

SriLankan Airlines celebrated Women’s Day with the operation of the first all-female crew flight from Colombo to Singapore. Flight UL306 landed in Singapore this morning carrying more than 170 passengers onboard. The flight was piloted by Captain Simran Ghumman, First Officer Maneesha Nambuge and accompanied by purser Miranda Rodrigo and cabin crew comprising of Lakmini, Sumudu, Onella, Shehani and Dushmanthi.

140th Battle of the Blues begins

The 140th Battle of the Blues cricket encounter between the Royal College, Colombo and S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia commenced at the SSC Grounds in Colombo on Thursday.

IFC joins with CSE to promote women’s partnership in economy

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, partnered with the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) for the fourth consecutive year to ring the opening bell for trading. The initiative which coincide with the International Women’s Day aimed at promoting women’s partnership in the global economy to catalyse sustainable and inclusive private sector growth. Marine Biologist Dr. Asha De Vos rang the bell in the presence of

Coconut products outlet declared open

I’m head over heels for you!

These photographs show the moment a remarkably acrobatic cheetah performs a somersault to catch a fleeing impala during a vicious dust-up. The airborne fight between predator and prey just seconds before the impala was caught by the large cat in the Masai Mara National Reserve, in Kenya.

New Court of Appeal Justice appointed

High Court Judge Nishanka Bandula Karunarathna was today sworn-in as the new Court of Appeal Justice before President Maithripala Sirisena. Appeal Court Judge Deepali Wijesundara was then sworn-in as the Acting President of the Court of Appeal of Justices today. Pix by President Media

Daily Lankadeepa wins ‘SLIM-Nielsen People’s Awards 2019’

Our sister papers Daily Lankadeepa won the most popular newspaper award for the thirteenth consecutive year at ‘SLIM-Nielsen People’s Awards 2019’ last evening at the Water’s Edge, Battaramulla. The awards ceremony was organised by the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) together with Nielsen Research Agency in Sri Lanka.

It is Budget 2019!

‘Carer’ is crushed

An animal carer was accidentally crushed to death by an elephant after he whipped it so hard he lost his balance and fell underneath it in Kottayam district of Kerala in southern India.

PM inaugurates construction work of Bingiriya EPZ

The construction work of the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Bingiriya was inaugurated by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe together with Minister of Development Policies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama today. The export processing zone will spread in an area of 1200 acres. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Finalising the Budget

Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera is seen finalising the budget together with Treasury Secretary Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunga. The budget is due to be presented in parliament tomorrow.

Battle of the Maroons

The 90th Battle of the Maroons annual cricket encounter between Ananda College and Nalanda College started yesterday at the Colombo SSC.

PM invites Bishop to cut the ribbon

Lalkantha nabbed for drunk driving

Medicare 2019 at BMICH

The 10th edition of the Medicare 2019 - National Healthcare Exhibition was inaugurated by Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne and Indian High Commissioner Taranjit Singh Sandhu at the BMICH on Friday. The exhibition, which comprised of over 220 local and international stalls showcasing products and services in the health sector, would be held on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd as well. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel

Is the risk worth the reward?

A picture featuring a Portuguese couple hanging out of a moving train in Ella, Sri Lanka, has gone viral on social media sites. Many people criticised the couple over the risk they have taken to take the ‘perfect’ picture.

Mangala marks 30 years in politics

An event was held at the BMICH in Colombo today to commemorate Minister of Finance, Mangala Samaraweera marking 30 years in politics. The event was attended by President Maithripala Sirisena and many other distinguished guests. Minister Samaraweera is seen discussing a point with Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa while President Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and US human right