Youth pays Rs. 1500 without getting a kiss

A youth arrested for proposing to kiss a young woman at the Galle Face Green on Valentine’s Day was ordered to pay a fine of Rs.1,500 by a Colombo Court. 

Afghan President postpones SL visit

Afghan President Hamid Karzai postponed on Sunday a planned visit to Sri Lanka over the killing of 19 Afghan soldiers in an assault by Taliban militants.

Video: MR warns parents about Facebook dangers

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has warned parents and teachers against the social media network Facebook and requested them to be more vigilant about the children who use it.

SL passengers nabbed with gold

Customs officers of the Air Intelligence Unit, on Saturday, seized 628 grams of crude gold ornaments from seven Sri Lankan passengers who arrived at the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL).

Minister Duminda Dissanayake injured

Minister Duminda Dissanayake suffered minor injuries when his jeep collided with a bowser in Padeniya, Kurunegala, early today, police said.Pictures

London- Colombo flight to uplift stranded passengers in Frankfurt

SriLankan Airlines has made arrangements to operate the London Colombo flight of Sunday 23rd February via Frankfurt to uplift the passengers stranded in the Frankfurt Airport due to an industrial action carried out by the security staff of Frankfurt Airport from Friday the 21st of February.

Lt. Colonel arrested with heroin

Army Commander Daya Ratnayake has ordered the suspension of a Lieutenant Colonel from his duties after he was arrested today by the Police in Anuradhapura with approximately three grams of heroin in his possession.

India bans 'No fire zone'

India’s film censors have refused permission for the general release of a film chronicling the violent closing months of the civil war in Sri Lanka because the documentary may strain friendly relations between the two countries.

UNP WPC candidate arrested

UNP Western Provincial Council candidate Royce Fernando was arrested by the police today in connection with the Rs. 15 million-robbery in Negombo on February 17, police said

SL refugees hit by renal diseases at Madurai camp

Several cases of kidney ailments have been reported from Sri Lankan refugees living in Thiruvathavur camp here. Nine refugees have died due to kidney failure in the last four years, revealed a human rights organisation

Australian Naval Ship in Colombo

The Australian Naval Ship HMAS “Melbourne” arrived at the port of Colombo on Friday on a goodwill visit.

Video: Jeep catches fire on Southern Expressway

A jeep heading from Kottawa to Pinnaduwa caught fire in the Elpitiya area on the Southern Expressway early this morning, police said

Don’t’ release Rajiv’s killers-TN Youth Congress

Members of the Tamil Nadu Youth Congress on Friday observed a fast in Chennai against the State government’s decision to release all the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

'IPKF role in SL questioned at disappearance commission'

The conduct of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka 25 years ago was the subject of a complaint received by a government commission probing disappearances of persons during the country's civil war

One killed, 13 injured in accident

One person was killed and 13 injured when a jeep veered into a bus halt at the Mahabellana Junction in Panadura where an election campaign carried out by a political party was taking place on the opposite side of the road, Police said.

Detached engine travels leaving compartments behind

The engine of the Senkadagala Menike train had detached itself from the other compartments with passengers and travelled by itself a short distance when the train was leaving the Maradana Railway Station this evening. Save

Lightning kills one,injures five

A 56 -year-old person was killed and four others injured when lightning struck miners at a gem pit in Pahalakuttiya, Pelmadulla this evening

No confidence motion on drug menace handed over

A no-confidence motion against the Government regarding drug menace in the country was handed over to the Parliament Secretary by Chief Opposition Whip John Amaratunga today

Plight of Lankan Tamils raised in Lok Sabha

The plight of Sri Lankan Tamils found voice in the Lok Sabha today with DMK leader T. R. Baalu urging the government to raise the issue at the upcoming UNHRC meet next month

Video: Govt. trying to ban Facebook - UNP

United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Harin Fernando today charged that the Government fearing an anti-government uprising by the people was planning to ban Facebook using as an excuse a few controversial incidents that happened among the youth recently

Video: SC overrules Appeal Court order in Shirani B case

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court today quashed the Court of Appeal order, which held that the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) decision to impeach the then Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayaka was null and void

Container-full of Red Sandalwood seized

A container carrying a load of Red Sandalwood worth Rs.220 million was detected by the Customs Revenue Task Force at the Orugodawatta Container Yard this morning, Customs spokesman Leslie Gamini said

Kotalawala College Principal transferred

The principal of Sir John Kotalawala College has been transferred temporarily to the Kurunegala Zonal Education office under the approval of North Western Province Chief Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara today, North Western Province education Ministry secretary said

Showers expected in next 24 hours

Showers will be expected during the next 24 hours in the Northern, North-Central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in the Hambantota district, the Meteorology Department said

Fire destroys 22 shops

Twenty two shops were completely destroyed after a fire broke out in a tyre shop in Pundaluoya town yesterday, police said. Police said the fire was occurred in the tyre shop at first and spread to other shops nearby

Murali bowls for national unity

Cricketing legend and spin bowling wizard Muttiah Muralitharan who is part of a movement to promote national unity said yesterday if the communities in the country desired a Sri Lankan identity and live as one nation devoid of mistrust they must bridge the language gap

We respect India SC’s verdict on Rajiv’s killers-SL

Sri Lanka today said it respects the Indian Supreme Court's ruling that barred Tamil Nadu from freeing seven persons, including two Sri Lankan nationals, convicted for the 1991 assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. "Whatever our private views may be we have to respect the judicial process.

Duminda to be charged

Colombo Additional Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage today observed the presence of a prima facie case against MP Duminda Silva and 12 others in the killing of presidential advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and four others and causing grievous injuries to his bodyguard

Video: Corrupt Chinese Co. given port city project - Harsha

United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian and well-known economist Harsha de Silva today accused the government of having sold a sea area of 576 acres near the Colombo Port to Chinese Company, which was debarred by the World Bank for corrupt practices

Hirunika tells don’t vote for beauty

United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidate Hirunika Premachandra, who is contesting the elections to the Western Provincial Council, today asked people not to vote for beauty