Policeman killing: Main suspect arrested

The main suspect in connection with the abduction and murder of a Police Constable in Kurunegala two weeks ago, was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) from Teldeniya today, Police said.

Four arrested undergraduates hospitalized

The Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) today accused the Slave Island Police of ‘heavily’ assaulting the student activists who were arrested yesterday and depriving them of medical care for over 18 hours.

Manmohan resigns as Prime Minister

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today resigned from office after two successive terms, a day after his Congress party lost the national election.

Academics condemn student activists arrest

University academics today condemned the abrupt arrest of the sixteen student activists yesterday evening, adding such actions will only further provoke students than solve their issue.

Modi seeks strong ties with SL

India's Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi said he looks forward to a strong relationship between Sri Lanka and India.

Laos air force plane crashes, defence minister on board

A Laos air force plane with 14 people on board, including the defence minister, has crashed in the north of the Southeast Asian country, a Laos defence ministry source said on Saturday.

SL maid injured in Cylinder explosion in Riyadh

A 38-year-old Sri Lankan maid was severely injured in a cylinder explosion that took place in the early hours of Thursday in Riyadh, Arab News reported.

16 IUSF members arrested

Sixteen members of the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) were arrested by the Slave Island and Kirulapona police, IUSF convener Najith Indika said.

Pope’s trip to Philippines with stop in SL, ‘under study’

The Vatican on Friday said that the Pope will possibly stop by Sri Lanka if he visits the Philippines in January or February 2015, Catholic News Service said.

Gandhi family accept responsibility for Congress defeat

The leaders of India's defeated Congress party, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, admitted personal responsibility on Friday for the disastrous election results which came after 10 years in power.

Video: Let Sri Lanka learn from India’s example: SF

Democratic Party Leader Sarath Fonseka today hailed the example set by Indians by toppling the corrupt and inefficient UPA Government and urged Sri Lankans to follow suit and save this country from the clutches of a corrupt regime.

Indian arrested for indecent behaviour inside plane

An Indian was arrested by the Katunayake Airport Police today when he was found behaving indecently inside an airplane after consuming alcohol

MR invites Modi to Sri Lanka

President Mahinda Rajapaksa today congratulated India’s Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi, who secured a comprehensive victory at the elections and invited him for a state visit to Sri Lanka.

Police thwart attempts to honour LTTE in Jaffna

The police today prevented an attempt by two Northern Provincial Council members to commemorate slain LTTE members by lighting camphor at the Council’s main entrance

SL welcomes people’s verdict in India

Sri Lanka today welcomed verdict of people of India to elect Bharathiya Janatha Party government at the recently concluded general election there, Indian media reported

Landslide victory for BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance headed for a landslide victory at the Indian General Elections. Jayalalithaa Jeyaram’s ADMK Party won the elections in Tamil Nadu but the BJP may not need ADMK assistance because of its clear majority

Janet Balasuriya passes away

Veteran beautician Janet Balasuriya passed away this morning at the age of 79 in a private hospital in Colombo, sources said

BJP way ahead in Indian polls

Early counting of results in India's general election put Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Narendra Modi on course for a big victory that would hand him a clear mandate to run the country

Lankan linked to al-Qaeda arrested in Malaysia

The Bukit Aman Special Branch counter-terrorism division in Malaysia has helped thwart a planned attack on foreign consulates in India with the arrest of four suspected terrorists including a Sri lankan man who was detained at a house in Kepong at about 11.15am on Wednesday.

Underworld figure shot dead in Maligawatta

An underworld figure known as ‘Sifaq’ was shot dead by an unidentified man at his house on Sri Saddharma Mawatha, Maligawatta last night.

India extends ban on LTTE by 5 years

The Indian government has extended by five years the ban imposed on LTTE, a terror group that was behind the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi and was decimated by the Sri Lanka military in 2009.

Absence of engine drivers, guards cripples train services

The Railway Department said about 15 trains had to be cancelled this morning since most of the engine drivers and guards had not turned up for duty today.

A Piliyandala plastic factory on fire

A fire  is reported to have broken out at a plastic-bottle manufacturing factory at Dolekanaththa in Piliyandala a short while ago. Pictures

Video: LPBOA wants 6-7% hike or compulsory prepaid cards

While claiming that it was ready to provide relief to commuters if the use of prepaid cards were made compulsory, the Lanka Private Bus Owners Association (LPBOA) said it was expecting a 6 to 7 per cent fare increase at present circumstances

Politics plays a large part in a lot of things: Sanga

Commenting on last year’s protest by British-based Tamil groups during Sri Lanka's Champions Trophy matches at Cardiff and the Oval, former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said politics played a large part in a lot of things “on a tour, sometimes you can't escape from that. Nothing was aimed directly at the players. No individual player were targeted”

30 tourists fall prey to wasps at Sigiriya

About thirty tourists including foreigners had to be hospitalized after being attacked by wasps when visiting Sigiriya this morning, police said. Pictures

Ranil is back

Opposition and UNP National Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was in the US on a teaching assignment at Massachusetts Institute of Technology for more than a month returned to island early this morning.

Two injured in police firing

Two people were injured when Police opened fire on a three-wheeler which had sped away defying police orders in Wadduwa on the Galle Road last night, police said. Pictures

Two boys found dead in water pit

Two boys aged six and eight were killed yesterday after they fell into a 15-feet deep water-filled pit in the Morawaka area, police said.

India advises SL refugees not to commemorate Prabha

The Coastal Security Group (CSG) personnel conducted a programme on Wednesday in the Keezhputhupattu Sri Lankan Tamil refugee camp in Tamil Nadu to sensitise the residents to security perception.