Over 33 kg of gold seized, 2 held

Gold weighing 33.453 kg and worth Rs. 10 crore were seized on Tuesday by officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in a raid on an apartment at Triplicane, here. Two youths were arrested. The gold was smuggled from Sri Lanka

Train tragedy

The Palai bound Intercity Express train from Colombo collided with the Matara bound Rajarata Regina express train which had been halted on the main platform at the Potuhera railway station this morning. The injured were admitted to the Kurunegala and Polgahawela hospitals. Pix by Pushpakumara Jayaratne and Ishan Madusanka

68 injured in train accident

At least 68 passengers were injured in the train accident at Pothuhera, Kurunegala this morning, the Police said. Four of the injured were in serious condition, hospital sources said

ISI agent, linked to Pakistan official in SL, held

Central intelligence agencies and the Tamil Nadu police claim to have busted a major terror network with the arrest of an ISI suspect in Chennai on Tuesday

BASL concerned over new SC appointments

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) while expressing concern over the impending appointments to fill Supreme Court vacancies will send a top-priority letter instructing regional branches of the Bar Association to send an immediate response on the intended appointments to the Supreme Court.

Mahela sees no big deal in Farbrace exit

Mahela Jayawardene does not agree with a lot of hypothetical theories that have been flying around in the past few days on how Sri Lanka cricket team would be adversely affected during the forthcoming tour of England after national team coach Paul Farbrace suddenly changed camp and joined England without warning

Pope may visit Sri Lanka in January

While some media reports said Pope Francis is expected to visit Sri Lanka on January 13 next year on an invitation from the local church and the Sri Lankan Government, the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka said the dates were not fixed though the pope was expected in Sri Lanka in January 2015

Video: Massive vehicle racket busted by STF

The elite Special Task Force (STF) busted a massive vehicle racket today when it seized seven vehicles valued at Rs.11 million and arrested the main suspect who was allegedly behind it ???

May Day rehearsal

Despite the heavy showers in Colombo, members of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) -- affliated Socialist Students’ Union are seen rehearsing for the party’s May Day rally to be held at the BRC grounds in Colombo. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Interpol issues red notice on PETS treasurer

Interpol has issued a Red Notice for the arrest of the former Parliament Employees’ Thrift Society (PETS) Treasurer who is wanted by the CID over a massive fraud worth millions of rupees reported to have been committed with the assistance of two other office bearers.

Heavy traffic reported in Colombo

Heavy traffic is reported in most of the city roads including Pettah, High Level Road, Galle Road due to rain, the Police said

Vaas wants intimidation case mediated

Ex-DIG Vaas Gunawardena, who is alleged to have threatened three CID officers when being questioned in connection with the killing of businessman Mohamed Shayam has requested that the matter be resolved through mediation, the ex-DIG’s counsel told Court today

Look out; heavy rains on the way

The Department of Meteorology today warned of severe weather conditions resulting from a sudden increase in the wind speeds countrywide

Video: BBS wanted the unit a year ago

The Bodu Bala Sena requested President Mahinda Rajapaksa to establish a special Police unit to prevent anti-Buddhist activities more than one year ago, General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) Galaboda Aththe Gnanasara Thera said today ???

MH370: Aus exploration co claims jet may be in Bay of Bengal

An Australian marine exploration company has claimed that it has found the wreckage of the crashed Malaysian plane in the Bay of Bengal, 5,000 km away from the current search location in the Indian Ocean

‘Buddha Bar’ in Italy

The name board of the newly opened Bar located at Sala Baganza in Parma, Italy. Sri Lankans in Italy urged the Sri Lankan Embassy to take immediate action to remove the name of the ‘Buddha’ from the name board

‘Buddha Bar’ in Italy sparks opposition

Sri Lankans in Italy urged the Sri Lankan Embassy to take immediate action to remove the name of the ‘Buddha’ which is being used on the name board of a Bar’ located at Sala Baganza in Parma, Italy

A father’s inhuman cruelty towards his daughter

A Madampe resident was arrested today on charges of having tied his seven-year-old daughter to a tree and throwing a nest full of ants on her, police said

Seven soldiers injured in accident

At least seven soldiers were injured when their truck skidded off the road and crashed into a Kitul tree at Bulagala in Dambulla in the early hours today, police said

NPC wants ban on overseas groups withdrawn

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) - controlled Northern Provincial Council yesterday passed several resolutions demanding that the ban of 16 overseas Tamil groups be withdrawn forthwith, the Daily Mirror learns

UK's Swire meets NGOs on SL

British Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hugo Swire held discussions with representatives of several NGOs on Monday to discuss the follow-up to the UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka passed in Geneva last month

‘Moods Sri Lanka 2014’

The ‘Moods Sri Lanka 2014’ bridal show was held at the Line Rose Hotel in Kalagedihena, Nittambuwa on Sunday organised by two popular beauticians Samantha Gunasekera together with dress designer and beautician, Jonny Gunasekera. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Video: Existing laws sufficient to tackle religious disputes: SF

The special police unit established to deal with religious violence is not necessary as there are provisions in the existing laws to deal with such incidents, Democratic Party Leader Sarath Fonseka said today

Heavy showers; landslide warning

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has asked the residents of the Kegalle, Ratnapura and the Matale District to be vigilant as continuous heavy showers in these areas could trigger landslides

One dead fifteen injured in bus accident

One passenger was killed and at least fifteen people were injured when a bus skidded off the road and toppled over near Ihala Halpa in Demodara, Badulla this evening, the Police said

MR awarded with Bahrain’s Khalifa Medal

President Mahinda Rajapaksa was today awarded the prestigious Khalifa Medal, the highest honor in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Presidential Media Unit said.

Seven sentenced to death in Nuwara-Eliya

Seven accused found guilty of killing a person in Nildandahinna in 1994, were sentenced to death by the High Cout Judge Lalith Ekanayake today

Video: Bank robbers wearing full face helmet arrested

The police today arrested the two suspects involved in Bank robberies in Kirulapona, Kohuwala, Malabe and Rawatawatta. Pictures

Video: Police unit established on religious issues

A Police Special Investigation Unit was established today at the Ministry of Buddha Sasana & Religious Affairs to deal with complaints related to Religious issues on the instructions of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Pix by Pradeep Dilruckshana

MR arrives in Bahrain

President Mahinda Rajapaksa starting a two day state visit to Bahrain arrived in the capital city of Manama this morning, the Presidential media said