Probe Sikh massacre like probe demand on SL: Sikh leader

Lord Indarjit Singh of UK’s House of Lords said that Britain should support for an open, independent inquiry into the massacre or genocide of Sikh community at golden temple in India in 1984 in the same way that they are backing a UN-led inquiry into the alleged killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka’s north.

Four Lankans arrested in Chennai

Customs officials intercepted at least 16 people who tried to smuggle a total of 9.5 kg of gold worth Rs. 3 crore at Chennai airport on Tuesday

Glamourising suicide is bad

We live in a day and age where a particular suicide act might be glamourised in order to attract readers, there might be reports that carry detailed information of how the act was carried out

Allow SL to find their own solution-South Africa

South Africa today said that international community must allow Sri Lanka to find their own solution to their own problem

Tamil Diaspora unhappy with US resolution

A pro-Tamil nationalist Diaspora group on Tuesday slammed a US-sponsored draft resolution at the UNHRC that called for an international probe into Sri Lanka's alleged rights abuses during the war with Tamil rebels.

Lankan jailed for life over murder in UK

A callous killer has been jailed for life after police filmed him confessing at the scene and saying: ”I hope she’s dead. I’m happy she die.”

Three youth bowled playing cricket on the road

Three youth arrested by the Slave Island Police were produced in Court on charges of having played cricket on Kew Road in a manner that caused obstruction to vehicles travelling on the road

Three remanded over preventing Tamil women joining military

The Pudukudiyiruppu Court today remanded three suspects for allegedly threatening and attempting to assault a father who have consented to his two daughters joining the Sri Lanka Army as recruits

Another Jewellery robbed

Two armed men who arrived on a motorcycle had robbed jewellery valued at Rs.1 million at a jewellery store on Stanly Thilakarathne Mawatha, Nugegoda this evening, Police said

Lankans studying in Crimea are safe

Amid mounting tension in Crimea in the troubled Ukraine, the Government said yesterday Sri Lankan officials in Moscow were in constant touch with Crimean University authorities on the safety of at least 13 Sri Lankan students studying there

MR raises India’s stance on resolution

Brushing aside opposition from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and other parties in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit but did not give him any assurance on which way India will vote on a UNHRC resolution which calls for an international probe, Indian media reported.

Eternal vigilance is vital- MR

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that although terrorism is no more in Sri Lankan shores, there is a need to ensure that it would never raise its ugly head again

Awareness programmes on the use of Social Media

A broad programme has been formulated by the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) to create awareness among parents, teachers and students on the use of the Internet and Social Media Websites, such as facebook, twitter, in a manner that will be beneficially to all, CERT|CC Information Security Engineer Roshan Chandragupta said

Yal Devi off to Palai

After a gap of 24 years, the Northern Railway Service was further extended today with the commissioning of the 27.5-kilometre stretch of the Kilinochchi-Palai rail track PICTURES

India working for welfare of SL Tamils: Khurshid

Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid linked India's engagement with Sri Lanka with the humanitarian and development work India was doing for Tamils in the Northern Province, rebuffing reservations expressed by Dravidian outfits about the bilateral talks that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to have with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today

I will respond to Muzammil after PC polls: Ravi Karunanayake

UNP Parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake told Daily Mirror that he would respond to all the allegations levelled  at him recently by Colombo Mayor A.J.M Muzammil, when the provincial council elections are over.

32 Indian fishermen arrested

The Navy arrested 32 Indian fishermen, who were found poaching within Sri Lanka’s territorial waters last night, Navy spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya said. He said the eight fishing boats used by the Indians were also seized

First draft resolution on SL ‘circulated’

The first draft resolution, calling the Sri Lanka government to conduct an independent and credible investigation into allegations of violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law was circulated during the first day of the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday.

Pre-poll scam in South: PAFFREL

UPFA members of the Southern Provincial Council have surreptitiously taken one million rupees each from an institution coming under the provincial authorities to be used for their political activities in view of the March 29 elections, officials said yesterday

Rs.85m. to be confiscated from drug dealers

Rs. 85 million belonging to two drug dealers is to be confiscated, following investigations after the arrest of a Liberian national possessing 30 kilogrammes of heroin, police said

India for 'much more progress' in reconciliation in SL

India on Monday made it clear that it looks for "much more progress" in the reconciliation process in Sri Lanka while being non-committal on how it will vote at the UN Human Rights Council on a resolution on the country's alleged rights abuses during the war with Tamil Tiger rebels. 

UN Chief welcomes Pillay’s report

UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon has welcomed the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay’s report on Sri Lanka

MR offers condolences to Chinese President

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sent a message of condolences to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the terrorist attack against civilians in the South-western city of Kunming, last Saturday in which several people lost their lives and many more injured

Five injured in an accidental explosion in Kilinochchi

At least five civilians were injured in an accidental explosion at a place where scrap iron is being collected in Kilinochchi this evening, the army said

J’pura suspended students barred from sitting exams

The Students' Union of the Sri Jayewardenepura University today threatened to launch a protest campaign aganist the adminstration's decision to debar 18 students, who were earlier suspended over a clash with Internal Security officers, from sitting the ongoing exams that started today, sources said

Video: Bribery Commission acts in suspicious manner: JVP

The Janatha Vimukthi  Peramuna (JVP) parliamentarian Sunil Handunnetti said today the manner in which the Bribery Commission handled the complaint against its Chairman and the manner in which the investigation was dropped were questionable

LTTE behind Mullaitivu mass grave: Police

An eyewitness has told the police that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was responsible for the recently unearthed mass grave site in Mullaitivu, the Police said today

MR on his way to attend BIMSTEC

President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for Myanmar this morning to attend the third Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), Government Information Department said.

Unrest at ‘Gampaha Bandaranayake National School’

The Gampaha Bandaranayake National School has been closed for today following protest demonstrations by the students against the principal, Education Ministry Secretary Anura Dissanayake said.

‘12 Years a Slave’ wins Oscar for Best Picture

The Movie ‘12 Years a Slave’ won the Oscar for the Best Picture at the 86th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, while Alfonso Cuarón won the award for Best Director in ‘Gravity’