Excise Dept announces 18 dry days for 2021

The Excise Department of Sri Lanka, which is responsible for the regulation and enforcement of laws pertaining to the country’s liquor industry announced 18 dry days for the year 2021. Departmental s

35 guests attending wedding reception contract Covid

75-year -old woman dies

Opposition, JVP have become politically bankrupt: Johnston

Opposition has gone politically bankrupt today because of its leadership crisis. Chief Government Whip and Minister of Highways Johnston Fernando said yesterday. Addressing

Govt. turned SL into battle field of super powers: SJB

The Government has turned Sri Lanka into a battlefield of global superpowers through ineffective handling of its Foreign Policy, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) said yesterday. SJB MP and Chief

EGYPT EXTENDS AN UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT TO SL

The Egyptian Government has extended its staunch and unconditional support to the dignity, i n d e p e n d e n c e , sovereignty and unity of the Sri Lankan nation in the face of mounting internal and

Champika, 16 others from JHU to join SJB

Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka who resigned from Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) recently, will obtain membership of Samagi Jana Balawegaya(SJB) at its convention scheduled for March 6, Daily Mirror learns. He contested the last general elections on the SJB ticket and was elected representing the Colombo District. “Along with him, 16 members of the JHU will obtain SJB membership,” i

SPECIAL CABINET MEETING TO DECIDE ON WCT DEVELOPMENT

The Cabinet on Monday decided to convene an extraordinary Cabinet meeting before the routine weekly meeting held on Mondays, Cabinet Spokesman Mass Media Minister Keheliya Rambuk

Gazette notifications fail to bring down prices: Govt. Minister

Co- Cabinet Minister Ramesh Pathirana yesterday admitted that the various Gazette notifications issued by the government had failed to bring the desired results and as a result, the prices of a numbe

Gunmen shoot at Chettikulam army checkpoint

One person sustained injuries in the army firing when three gunmen attempted to attack the Musalkutti Army checkpoint in Chettikulam. The injured gunman was admitted to the Vavuniya Hospital. Police said the soldiers from Chettikulam Brigade 213 had been carrying on a search operation on information regarding illicit felling of trees in the Wilpattu and Musalkutti forest reserves wh

Easter Sunday attack suspect further remanded

The father of suicide bomber Alaudeen Ahamed Muaad who blasted himself at St. Anthony’s church, Kochchikade on April 21, 2019 Easter Sunday was yesterday ordered to be further rema

Hawk saved by a wild life enthusiast

A hawk which was being attacked by crows was saved at a village in Jambugas Mawatha in Badulla. Chandratilleka Jayawee

Police seize stock of “Hash Oil” in Piliyandala

A stock of a contraband known as “ Hash Oil or Tettra Hydro Canabisole” was seized in transit and a suspect arreste

Indian Deputy HC and Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Housing and Construction co-chair PSC meeting held on ongoing housing projects in Sri Lanka

A Project Steering Committee [PSC] meeting, co-chaired by Deputy High Commissioner Vinod K. Jacob and Keerthi Ranjith Abeysiriwardana, Secretary, State Ministry of Rural Housing and Construction and Building Materials Indu

Two electrocuted while attempting to lay electric trap

Two men who attempted to lay a live wire from a street lamp post to the nearby lagoon at Thirukedeeswaran in Jaffna –

Vaccination of police officers commences

The vaccination programme to inoculate police personnel who fight against COVID-19 virus commenced last morning at the Police Hospit

Moving heart of carpenter’s wife!

The main character of this story is a middle-aged carpenter from a town in the Western Province where they say a tree meets another tree.

If not for termination of work by former regime we could have developed ECT

Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said the East Container Terminal of Colombo Port would have been fully developed

Three killed in accident in Ekala

Three persons were killed when their vehicle (Wagon R) veered off the road and crashed into a concrete pillar near the

Russia says Sri Lanka enjoys well-deserved respect in the world

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, in her congratulatory remarks on Sri Lanka in view of Independence said Sri Lanka and Russia maintain political contacts, including at the highest and high levels, and cooperate produ

Lanka Courier magazine launched

A new monthly magazine, Lanka Courier, has been launched focusing on Sri Lanka’s foreign and domestic policies to protec

International Customs Day celebrations

International Customs Day was celebrated at the Sri Lanka Customs Headquarters in Fort on Tuesday, January 26th where the chief guest of the event State Minister of Finance Ajith Nivard Cabraal (c) wa

Thousands throng Buddhist Viharayas

Thousands of devotees yesterday attended religious observances at Buddhist Viharayas all over the country to mark Duruthu Full Moon Poya, strictly adhering to health guidelines. They observed Sil at the Kirivehera Cheithiya, attended religious activities including Buddha poojas, alms giving, meditation sessions and preaching of sermons. They attended Poojas held at the Ruhun

Complete ban on importing seeds?

Minister of Agriculture, Mahindananda Aluthgamage said that measure would be taken to suspend the importation of seeds that can be produced locally. He said this at a meeting held in Nuwara eliya Agrarian Service Centre to discuss about issues faced by farmers in the Nuwara eliya district. A sum of

Arrested for selling Valampuri

A rare Valampuri (conch shell) weighing 1.6kg was seized and two suspects who attempted to sell it have been arrested by the STF personnel in Mullaithivu during a raid near a hotel in Mullaithivu tow

Maha season harvest offering by Jaffna farmers

Paddy harvesting in Maha season has begun in Jaffna district and offerings are made to deities prior to harvesting in Nallur Kandaswami Temple in Jaffna. Blessings of gods were invoked prior to paddy harvesting in Jaffna district and offering a bundle of paddy crop to the Sun God before harvesting and sprinkling milk before the paddy harvest are so

Female bank employee killed by wild jumbo

A 49-year-old woman of Thambuttegama has died after being trampled by a wild elephant. The state ba

Three nabbed with stock of turmeric and glyphosate

The Navy seized a stock of 1,340 kilogrammes of turmeric and 800 packets of glyphosate smuggled into the country by sea and arrested three suspects during a raid in the Daluwa beach in Kalpitiya

Signal light system at roundabouts soon to ease traffic jam

In order to reduce traffic congestion in major cities, traffic signal light systems will be installed at roundabouts within six months, while improving the existing ones, Highways Minister Johnston

Cache of unusable artillery shells recovered in Mulliyawalai

The Army yesterday recovered a cache of unusable artillery shells during a search operation conducted in the Mulliyawalai area. Among the a

Commemoration of India’s 72nd Republic Day

Indian High Commission yesterday commemorated India’s 72nd Republic Day at India House – residence of Indian High Commissioner in Colombo, yesterday.