The Court of Appeal today dismissed the writ petition filed by former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen’s brother Riyaj Bathiudeen seeking an order to prevent his re-arrest.

The two day-debate on the 20th Amendment to the Constitution commenced in Parliament a short while ago.

Bollywood star Salman Khan’s family has bought the Kandy Tuskers franchise in the Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL), a tournament that saw its player draft conducted over the last two days and one that is slated to begin on November 21.

The Fort Police Station which was temporarily closed yesterday after an Inspector tested positive for Covid-19, was re-opened this morning, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Despite COVID-19 patients detected from Fort and Pettah in recent days, there are no moves to impose a quarantine curfew or lockdown in the area as yet, but health authorities are closely monitoring the situation while contact tracing is also ongoing

The police OIC attached to the Pugoda police was remanded till October 27, following the death of a suspect while in police custody, Police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Operations at the Western Province Special Investigation Unit were temporarily suspended after an inspector tested positive for COVID-19, Police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

The preliminary draft of a new Constitution is expected to be ready in six months, the Government said yesterday.

The Cabinet has approved to ban on several one-time -use plastic and polythene products from January 1 next year, Cabinet Co-spokesman Udaya Gammanpila said.

Claiming that investigations are still underway to determine how the first Bradnix employee contracted the disease, Health Minister Pavithra Vanniarachchi yesterday assured Parliament that she would table the findings as soon as they were completed.

The opposition yesterday requested the Speaker to allow parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen, who was arrested recently, to attend parliamentary sittings.

A total of 120 more persons have tested positive for Covid-19 by this evening increasing the total cases linked to the Minuwangoda cluster to 2342 cases, says Army Commander Shavendra Silva.

The Cyber Cell of Chennai Police has registered a case after a rape threat was made on Twitter against the daughter of actor Vijay Sethupathi, who yesterday exited from ’’800’’ - a biopic on Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan - following o

Heated arguments erupted in the House when the Opposition raised objections to the convening of Parliament saying it violated the Gazette notice on COVID-19 regulations.

The number of elderly people in Sri Lanka contracting COVID-19 is less, Health Ministry Spokesman Dr. Jayaruwan Bandara said today.

Notorious underworld figure Makandure Madush was killed to prevent the names of politicians involved in the drug trafficking being disclosed in Court, National People’s Power (NPP) MP Vijitha Herath said today.

An employee of the Acuity Knowledge Partners Lanka (Pvt) Ltd on the West Tower 32 floor at the World Trade Center has tested positive for Covid-19 today (20).

The proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution would perhaps result in adverse effects on the society under a future President, Veddha Chief Vanaspathi Uruwarigelage Vannila Ettho said.

An Inspector attached to the Western Province Special Investigation Unit of the Fort Police Station in Colombo tested positive for Covid-19, area health officers said.

Another 60 individuals tested positive for COVID-19 increasing the total number of COVID-19 patients in the Minuwangoda cluster to 2,222, the Government Information Department said.

Police curfew had been imposed in Kuliyapitiya, Narammala, Pannala, Giriulla and Dummalasooriya police areas with immediate affect until further notice to contain spread of COVID-19, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

A police investigation has revealed that the motorcycle which was reportedly used by the suspected underworld members to rescue notorious underworld drug kingpin Makandure Madush, had been stolen.

Speaker announced that the clauses 3, 5, 14 and 22 of the 20th Amendment in the present form are inconsistent with the Constitution and need to be approved by people at a referendum.

MP Rishad Bathiudeen who was remanded till October 27 by the Colombo Fort Magistrates’ Court yesterday had been sent for quarantine at the Negombo Pallansena Youthful Offenders Training Centre last night, Prisons Spokesman Chandana Ekanayake said.

Transport Minister Gamini Lokuge has instructed the Department of Motor Traffic to extend the validity period of driving licences by three months due to Covid-19 pandemic situation.

A total of 388 individuals have been arrested so far for violating the quarantine curfew in the nineteen police areas in Gampaha district, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

Over 3,000 women had been rounded up for various related offences by the Department of Excise during its countrywide detections completing the third quarter of this year, with a total seizure of illicit goods worth up to Rs.121 million, departmental

Notorious underworld drug kingpin Makandure Madush was shot dead in a crossfire between police and other suspected underworld figures at Maligawatte Housing Complex, Police said.

Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella in a letter addressed to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene had requested him to postpone the debate on the 20th Amendment to the Constitution due to the COVID-19 situation in Sri Lanka.

Yoshitha Rajapaksa, who last week assumed duties as Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Chief of Staff, yesterday said he had resigned from the Navy on Oct. 10 after his resignation was accepted by the Ministry of Defense and he had taken on his new