Special traffic plan for Alles’ funeral

One lane on the roadleading from Gateway College at Sri Jayawardenapura to the Borella General Cemetery will be closed for vehicular traffic between 4.00 p.m. to 5.00p.m

Russian motorcyclist arrested on new expressway

A Russian motorcyclist was arrested this morning while riding along the Colombo- Katunayake expressway after entering it surreptitiously. He had entered the expressway at the 18th kilometre post at the Negombo entry point and

A club bouncer hacked to death

A young man employed as a bouncer at an Aturugiriya Karaoke club was hacked to death at the club last night.

Seven red sanders seized at Madurai airport

The Customs officials at Madurai airport seized seven red sanders from three smugglers bound for Colombo on a Mihin Lanka flight at 4.20 pm on Sunday.

Deserters in disguise nabbed

Two female army deserters allegedly disguised as men and working as domestic aides in two homes in Ahangama were arrested by the Ahangama Police on Saturday morning.

Curious…

A man pushing a cart with a child in it looks on at a walk held by the Health Ministry, Sri Lanka Prisons Department and several other voluntary organisations to mark World AIDS Day, today. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Embassy official drowned

A Saudi national attached to the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Colombo as an accountant died due to a heart attack this evening, while he was taking a dip in the swimming pool of an apartment complex in Bambalapitiya, Police Spokesman SP Ajith Rohana said.

‘Kudu Bole’ arrested with heroin

A woman known as ‘Kudu Bole’ suspected of selling heroin was arrested by the Mt. Lavinia police during a raid in Angulana today

Rising from Ashes….

Crowds thronged to BMICH today for Sahasak Nimevum exhibition despite the fire that broke out the previous day. Minister of Technology and Research Patali Champika Ranawaka is seen here in conversation with an inventor who has come up with a unique technology of making string hoppers. Pic by Nisal Baduge

Face veil no issue

The Moratuwa University declined a request by two Muslim female undergraduates, to wear their face veils within the university premises, officials said today

Poof!

Workers are seen here picking up bits and pieces in the building that went up in flame at the BMICH yesterday, which was built to accommodate the CHOGM Media Centre. Pix by Nisal Baduge

Jaya against training of SL navy officials

Expressing dismay at India’s offer to train Sri Lankan Naval officials, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has demanded that the Prime Minister review this “insensitive policy of defence co-operation” as it was in “utter disregard” of sentiments of people of the state.

Woman nabbed with gold at BIA

A Sri Lankan woman was arrested last night at the Bandaranaike International Airport for smuggling two pieces of gold biscuits concealed in her rectum, Customs media said today

Lankan killed in accident in New York

Police say a 71-year-old Sri Lankan immigrant who worked as a New York Police Department traffic enforcement agent had been killed by a truck as it pulled away from a parking spot in midtown Manhattan

Drunken motorcyclist in Expressway

A drunken motorcyclist who had forcibly entered the Southern Expressway through the Welipenna entrance early this morning had been injured when the motorcycle collided with a van, Police said

Strong weather to continue

The Meteorological Department today said a showery weather can be expected over the country during next few days with heavy rainfalls of more than 150 mm.

Video: 'Fast and Furious' Paul Walker dies in car crash

Actor Paul Walker, a star of the "Fast & Furious" movie franchise, died Saturday in a car accident, according to his official Facebook page and verified Twitter account

Britain waiting for SL’s word on preventing sexual violence

Britain said that it is awaiting Sri Lanka’s reply on whether the latter will support the issue of preventing sexual violence in conflict.

There are chances that Singh will go to Jaffna-Chidambaram

Indian Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said that there are chances that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will go to Jaffna and hold talks with newly elected Northern Province Chief Minister C.V.Wigneswaran.

PM's CHOGM skip was a shock treatment- India

While claiming that only the Congress-led government can take care of Sri Lankan Tamils, Union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram Saturday said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's decision to skip the CHOGM in Colombo was correct and it was like a shock treatment.

Prabha’s household to be left out in SL census

The household of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), will not be included in the on-going Sri Lankan island-wide census on human and material losses inflicted by the civil wars in the country since 1982.

No need for int'l probe in SL-Sanath Jayasuriya

Former Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya Saturday dismissed recent calls for an international probe into allegations of war crimes by government troops just before the end of the three decade-long civil war in the country.

BMICH Fire

Pictured here the temporary building which caught fire this morning at the BMICH premises. It was doused by the fire brigade and no injuries were reported. Pix by Gihan Suwaris

Swamy urges Jayalalithaa to nab LTTE operative

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Friday urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to take immediate action on the Home Ministry’s communication to her seeking the State government’s assistance on the whereabouts of an LTTE operative, a Catholic Christian priest.

Fire at BMICH premises

A fire has erupted in a temporarily built building at the BMICH premises a short while ago and the fire brigade was called in to douse the fire, police said

Eight fishermen still not found

The Fisheries Department said today that rescue operations were still continuing to locate the eight fishermen who went missing due to the Lehar cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal a couple of days ago

US extends Iran oil sanctions waivers to SL

The U.S. State Department extended six-month Iran sanctions waivers on Friday to nine countries including Sri Lanka in exchange for their reducing purchases of Iranian crude oil earlier this year.

India offers to train Sri Lanka Navy

India today offered to train Sri Lankan naval officers as part of ongoing defence cooperation between the two countries.

India is struggling with bowling- Arjuna

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga feels India might find it difficult to defend their World Cup title in 2015, scheduled in Australia and New Zealand, due to the team's weak bowling resources.

2014 Budget passed

The second reading of the 2014 Budget was passed in Parliament with a majority of 99 votes. 154 members voted in favour while 55 voted against. The United National Party, the Tamil National Alliance and Democratic National Alliance opposed the Budget.