The OIC of the Maharagama Police Chief Inspector Janakantha was critically injured when barricades were toppled by the university students during the protest yesterday in Rajagiriya.

While claiming that Sri Lanka is exploring the possibility of vaccinating school children, Pfizer is the leading Covid-19 vaccine candidate to be administered to children aged between 12 and 18 , according to available data on studies in this regard

Most coronavirus victims died as a result of comorbidity and not purely because of the virus, the Government said yesterday.

Sri Lanka is heading for its worst medical tsunami in the coming weeks as there is a risk that the Delta variant is spreading beyond control, leading medical experts told Daily Mirror yesterday.

Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa yesterday urged the government to reverse its decision to open up state offices considering the new situation with regard to COVID 19 pandemic.

Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has been identified as COVID-19 infected following a rapid antigen test.

There will be no extra bus fares charged, except for the charges announced on November 11, 2020 by the National Transport Commission (NTC), Transport State Minister Dilum Amunugama said.

A total of 74 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (02) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 4,645.

Speaker’s media unit today denied claims made by SJB MP Rohini Kavirathne that Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane was presiding the House when SJB MP Thalatha Athukorala was subject to verbal sexual remarks during a debate in parliament.

Despite allegations that the probe into the sexual exploitation case on a 15-year old girl from Mount Lavinia had been swept under the carpet, the police today said investigations were continuing and two more arrests had been made.

The coming couple of weeks would be extremely crucial in terms of detecting more patients of highly contagious Delta variant in the country, the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA), warned today.

Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila has gone into self-isolation after several staff members of the Ministry tested positive for COVID-19.

The Government today asserted that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) rights are not legally recognised in Sri Lanka but discussions are still ongoing.

Three persons including a four month old infant were killed while another person was injured when a three wheeler collided head on with a lorry at Watareka Junction in Meegoda today.

The Court of Appeal today issued an interim order staying the operation of recommendations made by the Presidential Commission in respect of Senior State Counsel Janaka Bandara.

The brother of the 16-year-old girl who died due to burn injuries while serving as a domestic helper in the house of former minister Rishad Bathiudeen said that his sister did not have the level of education to write something in English letters.

With the Delta variant being commonly detected making the number of patients increase, the relaxation of Covid restrictions is like adding ’’fuel to the fire’’, the Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) said.

Traffic congestion has been reported due to a protest march by university students in Battaramulla.

The Fundamental Rights petition filed by environmental scientist Dr. Ajantha Perera and a social activist seeking an order directing the authorities to set up a Restoration and Conservation Fund for the environmental degradation due to the pollution

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardhane today assured to look into the incident where Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Thalatha Athukorala was subject to verbal sexual harassment during a debate in parliament.

Claiming that the Government is not in a position to provide immediate solutions to the demands of the teachers, Education Minister G.L. Peiris said today the Government was planning to provide practical solutions to the issues faced by all public se

Attorney General today informed the Supreme Court that Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has commenced an investigation into the Aranthalawa massacre that took place in 1987.

The National Tsunami Early Warning Centre at the Department of Meteorology said that there is no tsunami threat to Sri Lanka at present due to an earthquake to the magnitude of 6.5 in the Richter scale struck about 310 km (190 miles) southeast of Por

Government is considering giving weekly reports to Parliament on COVID-19 pandemic situation, Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi said today.

Police have found a note written on the wall of the room where the 16-year-old girl, who died of burn injuries was staying while serving as a domestic helper in the house of former minister Rishad Bathiudeen.

A total of 244,251 second doses of AstraZeneca vaccines have been administered since Monday ( August 1) with 174,985 AztraZeneca vaccines administered yesterday.

An expert of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said post COVID-19 condition which is also called long COVID-19 had around 200 symptoms, but shortness of breath, cognitive dysfunction and fatigue were the most common ones.

Sri Lankan High Commissioner-designate to India Milinda Moragoda, in his blueprint for fostering bilateral ties with India, has proposed electrical grid connectivity between the two countries, highlighting that it would be mutually beneficial.

The COVID-19 ward at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) in Colombo designated to treat COVID-19 infected children has reached its maximum capacity, Hospital Director Dr G. Wijesuriya said.

A new mobile application has been introduced by the Health Ministry to help the general public to get an understanding about their health during the COVID-19 pandemic.