The ferry service proposed between the ports of Karaikal in the Union territory of Puducherry and Jaffna in Sri Lanka is awaiting clearance from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs to take off, Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said

A latest foreign research highlighted that adults, women, immunocompromised individuals and those with prior hospitalization for COVID-19 are at excess risk for COVID reinfection.

The Department of Immigration and Emigration today advised the applicants to follow the online booking facilities to receive their passports.

Following discussions with the Provincial Governors, it has been decided to re-open the primary classes (Grade 1-5) of schools where there are students numbering below 200 on October 21 for learning activities, Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena

The National People’s’ Power (NPP) MP Vijitha Herath today urged the Government to reveal the actual owner of the Rosetti Ltd., the Company which was set up by former parliamentarian Nirupama Rajapaksa and her husband Thirukumar Nadesan in the Je

Youngest son of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Rohitha Rajapaksa today said he had no intention of entering politics and was presently involved in public campaigns, especially in the Kurunegala district only to fulfill the pledges made by his fath

Senior DIG Crimes and Traffic Ajith Rohana has been appointed as a member of National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) by Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella with immediate effect.

The Supreme Court today ordered the Attorney General to direct the Commissioner General of Prisons and Prison Superintendent of Anuradhapura to ensure the security of eight prisoners who filed Fundamental Rights petition against state Minister Lohan

About 45,000 people engaged in the electrical-related profession in the country and more than 95% of these so-called professionals do not have recognized qualifications, Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman Janaka Ratnayake said.

The Southern Province (SP) and several areas in the Western Province (WP) have been affected due to sudden disruption to electricity supply, Power and Energy Development Director and Media Spokesperson Sulakshana Jayawardena said.

In the wake of what was revealed in a recent study on core long-COVID-19 symptoms, the Health ministry is compelled to pay a special attention on the post-COVID symptoms and discuss the matter in depth.

Showers or thundershowers in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-western, Southern and Northern provinces with heavy showers above 100 mm is expected, the Meteorology Department said today.

The government should resolve the salary issues before reopening schools, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said.

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has issued its full investigation report into the incident where former parliamentarian Nirupama Rajapaksa and her husband Thirukumar Nadesan being listed in the Pandora Papers for havi

Former Director General of the Archaeology Department and renowned Sri Lankan pre-historian, Dr. Siran Upendra Deraniyagala, passed away at the age of 79.

The use of fossil fuel should be stopped as humans and animals have left a limited space to live on earth, former Minister S.B. Dissanayake said.

The Environment Ministry will present a Cabinet Memorandum regulating the proper usage of furnace oil discharged by ships.

Facebook revealed in an official blog post on Monday evening that the six-hour outage across its platforms including Instagram, Messenger, Whatsapp, and OculusVR were caused by configuration changes to its routers.

Following the shocking allegation of former parliamentarian Nirupama Rajapaksa and her husband Thirukumar Nadesan being listed in the Pandora Papers for having hidden wealth stashed away in offshore companies, the Daily Mirror learns that this matter

As the pandemic pushed the world, including Sri Lanka, into the digital highway faster than anyone would have thought possible, the authorities at home are beefing up legal protections against its citizens’ personal data, used both online and offli

There is no direct link between the reopening of schools and vaccinating children, Deputy Director-General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath said.

Claiming that Nirupama Rajapaksa and her husband Thirukumar Nadesan were not those outside the crooked circle of the current regime, JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today they doubt if the wealth exposed by Pandora papers was of those within

WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook have gone down in several parts for the world, users reported on Monday evening.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) requested the Health Services Director General to convene the Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases (ACCD) to get permission to administer the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine to children be

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that as the oldest democratic country in the region, which has never been under a dictatorship or an authoritarian regime in any period of its history, Sri Lanka will provide solutions for issues through a democratic

Twenty-five suspects, accused of the terrorist attacks on three churches and three hotels in April on Easter Sunday were charged before the Special Trial -at- Bar today.

The appeal petitions filed by Ratnapura District Parliamentarian Premalal Jayasekera and two others challenging Ratnapura High Court’s judgement to convict them for committing the murder of an individual following a shooting that took place in 2015

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe today requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to inquire from the Attorney General whether legal action could be taken against former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen who is currently held under detention orders for getti

The bodies of a man and a woman were found hanging in a room of a house at Lindara in Mirigama this afternoon, Police said.

Claiming that there was no basis in the reports that plans were afoot to hand over the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm to India, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said today that he did not meet the visiting Indian Foreign Secretary as claimed by some peopl