The Acting Secretary General of Parliament Dhamika Kithulegoda has written to Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to take necessary steps for General Sarath Fonseka to attend the inaugural session of Parliament on Thursday.

All flights scheduled to depart and arrive at the Katunayake International Airport from London, Paris, Frankfurt and Rome have been cancelled today as a result of the volcanic ash over the skies of Europe, Airport authorities told Daily Mirro

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader and Nawalapitiya candidate Rauff Hakeem told Daily Mirror online that he had complained to the police of thugs roaming outside some polling booths in Nawalapitiya this morning.

Brisk voting could be seen in the Kumburupitiya electorate for the re-poll since voting began this morning with fairly large queues seen outside the poling centers. So far there have not been any incidents of  violation of election laws

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The General Elections re-poll in Nawalapitiya in the Kandy District and Kumburupitiya in the Trincomalee district is now underway. Voting will continue till 4pm this evening. The re-poll is being conducted amidst tight security in both electorates

Polls monitors met candidates contesting the General Elections re-poll in the Nawalapitiya electorate late last night and urged them to maintain normalcy in today’s polls. Candidates met include S.B. Dissanayaka and Mahindananda Aluthgamage

The Foreign Ministry yesterday instructed the Immigration and Emigration Department to extend the visas of foreigners compelled to stay back in the country due to the cancellation of flights to Europe.

Results from the re-poll in the Nawalapitiya and Kumburupitiya electorates is scheduled to be released by the respective election secretariats by midnight tomorrow, elections officials said. Officials also requested voters to cast their votes earl

The Post Master General has requested the public to refrain from sending mails and packages to European countries via air-mail, till the smoke and ash from the Icelandic volcano reduces and air travel resumes.

UPFA candidate Mahindananda Aluthgamage has charged that three government ministers were among those responsible for the polls in the Nawalapitiya electorate being annulled and a re-poll being called tomorrow AUDIO

The second Court martial of General Sarath Fonseka which was held today will be continued tomorrow at 9.30am, Military Spokesman Major General Prasad Samarasinghe told Daily Mirror online.

Ten houses were damaged in Anuradapura during the past 24 hours due to strong wind conditions. More strong winds and rain can be expected in different parts of the country because of the Inter Monsoon season, Disaster Management Center said

President Mahinda Rajapakse who met the Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe at Temple Trees this morning had discussed about the appointment of the new speaker in Parliament, sources close to Mr. Wickremasighe told Daily Mirror.

Three international flights scheduled to arrive and depart at the Katuanayaka International airport were cancelled this morning as a result of the volcanic ash in the air over Europe. Two flights scheduled to depart and one scheduled to arrive w

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R.Sambanthan says his party is ready to “work closely” with the government if it puts forward a political solution acceptable to the Tamil community within an undivided Sri Lanka

The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) claimed today that General Sarath Fonseka did not need the Defence Ministry’s permission to attend the inaugural session of the new Parliament on the 22nd of April.

Police officers who have gone on leave for the Avurudu season have been recalled in lieu of the upcoming re-poll of the General Election in Kumburupitiya, Trincomalee  police sources told Daily Mirror online.

Head of the police elections unit DIG Gamini Navaratna today warned that there are attempts by some groups to mislead the public about the actual situation in Nawalapitiya and Kumburupitiya by giving the impression there is violence and tension.

The Indian government will open a  visa application collection center in Jaffna on 5th May, the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Ashok K. Kantha said a short while ago at an event in Jaffna. India has a High Commission in Colombo.

The Oslo District Court indicted eight Tamils of Sri Lankan origin for vandalism on the Sri Lankan Embassy last year in Norway. The accused risk punishment with up to seven years in prison if they are found guilty.

The counting of ballots and announcing the results of the re-poll in Kumburupitiya in Trincomalee has been shifted to the Trincomalee divisional secretariat from the Kumburupitiya polling center on the advice of the police.

The United National Party (UNP) will meet within the next two days to decide on the names of the UNP members to be included on the national list to enter Parliament, UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya told Daily Mirror online.

Amidst speculation that Sarath Fonseka is likely to be convicted at his next Court Martial hearing, Defence spokesman Lakshman Hulugalle said that the decision is in the hands of the judges but the possibility of conviction cannot be ruled out

Defeated UNP Galle district candidate and former Member of Parliament Vajira Abeywardena says he will decide his next course of action in a weeks time. There was speculation he might leave the UNP if he is not given a national list slot

Slain LTTE chief V Prabhakaran's ailing mother, Parvati, who arrived in India late Friday night from Malaysia was deported immediately as the Central government did not give permission for her stay in India, police said in Chennai.

Bishop Ad van Luyn of Rotterdam in the Netherlands has reported a Dutch priest to the police for alleged sexual abuse in Sri Lanka. Pending an investigation, the priest has been suspended with immediate effect by the Rotterdam diocese.

UNF parliamentary candidate and leader of the Democratic People’s Front Mano Ganesan’s vehicle convoy came under attack this evening in Kadilhena, Nawalapitiya. This comes a day after his supporters were attacked in Nawalapitiya

The CID today informed court that investigations into the killing of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickremetunga will be kept confidential until the conclusion of the inquiries since there is a threat  for these reports being leaked to outsid

The police have been deployed to Anuradhapura after two villagers clashed this afternoon. Several people were injured and houses and vehicles were also damaged during the clash between the villagers of Nochchciyagama Ranorawa and Nikathunawew