Three people were killed and two others who were in a lorry were injured when the lorry collided head-on with an SLTB bus near the Sankapala Temple in Embilipitiya this morning, police said.

Train services will be further improved with the arrival of eight new train sets next year as Sri Lanka is set to receive six new power sets from China and two from India, the Railway Services State Minister C. B. Rathnayake said yesterday.

Steps would be taken to introduce a relevant mechanism for foreigners to book their train tickets on their arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Railway Services State Minister C. B. Rathnayake said at a media conference yesterday.

Hela Bojun Hala stalls would be opened at all railway stations next year to promote traditional foods and to provide better food for commuters, the Railway Services State Minister C. B. Rathnayake said yesterday.

The United National Party (UNP) today teamed up with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to launch a joint struggle against what they called ‘witch-hunt of opposition MPs’.

Skywatchers in thirteen districts of the country were able to observe yesterday’s annular solar eclipse which is also called the ring of fire, the Arthur C. Clarke Institute said.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials arrived at the Lanka Hospital in Narahenpita to record a statement from MP Rajitha Senaratne over the white van news conference.

Former Health Minister and UNP MP Rajitha Senarathne was admitted to the Lanka Hospital in Narahenpita this evening, his lawyers said.

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today justified his move in visiting MP Patali Champika Ranawaka in remand prison.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today inspected the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) Office at Werahera, which was previously known as Registrar of Motor Vehicles (RMV) and instructed its officials to streamline the services within a month.

A group of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Special Task Force (STF) personnel inspected former minister Rajitha Senaratne’s residence at Colombo 7 today to arrest him.

National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today the CID should search Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s residence if it was keen to locate former minister Rajitha Senaratne.

Water supply to Peliyagoda, Wattala, Mabola urban council limits, Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha and an area covered by the Wattala Pradeshiya Sabha will be disrupted from 11 a.m. today

The Examinations Department today announced that the GCE A/L- 2019 examination results will be released tomorrow and could be viewed or downloaded from its website http://www.doenets.lk

Northern Provincial Council’s former member M.K. Sivajalingam was asked to report to the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) tomorrow to record a statement on a commemoration ceremony he had organised at the risk of breaching national security.

MP Rajitha Senaratne‘s lawyers, who arrived in court today to file a motion seeking a reversal on the arrest warrant issued on Dr. Senaratne, had decided not to do so.

State Minister of Defence Chamal Rajapaksa said he had already submitted a Cabinet paper seeking approval to promote police officers who completed ten years of service and eligible for promotions.

Renowned Hindi author Ganga Prasad Vimal and his two family members were killed in a recent Southern Expressway (E-01) accident on Monday (23), police said.

A Cabinet memorandum has been submitted to acquire 700 acres of land allocated by the previous government for the Homagama Tech City project to put up a higher education facility, a minister said yesterday.

A friend of a poacher was killed by his gunshot when he aimed the gun at a wild boar early yesterday while they were hunting with another friend, Pothuhera police said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered Cabinet ministers to issue gazette notifications announcing subject areas and institutions assigned to their state ministers according to the Cabinet decision taken recently, the Daily Mirror learns.

A senior officer attached to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said yesterday former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, against whom an arrest warrant had been issued over controversial statements made during a ‘white van’ media briefing, had

Parliamentarians who are arrested should be sent to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) restrooms and not to the Welikada prison, Transport Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said, commenting on the conditions of SLTB crew restrooms.

The special commodity levy on imported potatoes has been reduced from Rs.50 to Rs.25 with effect from midnight today, the Finance Ministry said.

Former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said yesterday that former Minister Rajitha Senaratne was not absconding but he would appear in court at the right time.

There is no provisions in the Code of Criminal Procedure to arrest a person over statements made at a media conference, a UNP MP said today.

The best solution on the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils in Tamil Nadu would be their return to their motherland, as their votes in the island nation matter very much for the welfare of the Tamils there, said Bharatiya Janata Party leader, L. Ganesan.

The weapon which was taken away from an Army soldier was found in a house in Kekirawa this afternoon, Military Spokesman Brigadier Chandana Wickramasinghe said.

While addressing the first Cabinet Sub Committee on Cost of Living at the Presidential Secretariat, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday instructed the officials to follow a scientific method to purchase harvest from next season.

A soldier attached to the Bogaswewa Camp has been admitted to the Anuradhapura Army Base Hospital with injuries to his neck, Military Spokesman Brigadier Chandana Wickramasinghe said.