The cause for the recent power disruptions was due to the delay in launching the Uma Oya Hydropower project, Power and Energy Minister Ravi Karunanayake said after visiting the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project.

Referring to speculation that there would be change of Prime Minister shortly, Non-Cabinet Minister Ajith P. Perera said no such thing would happen as such an eventuality was not possible constitutionally.

Some 1,270 drunk drivers were arrested while 34,980 motorists were charged with traffic-related violations during a countrywide special operation carried out from April 11 to today, the Police said.

An over speeding mini lorry (Canter) that was travelling in the general junction area of Wattappalai, Mullaittivu crashed into a military sentry point killing one soldier on duty and injuring another soldier this evening, Army said.

The number of accidents reported to the Colombo National Hospital (CNH) during the New Year period had increased by 8% this year when compared with last year.

A 22-year-old girl and a four and half year-old boy of the same family were killed when a three-wheeler collided head-on with a van at Kandalama on the Dambulla-Kandalama main roan this evening, Police said.

There is a likelihood of afternoon thundershowers over most parts of the island during the next few days, Department of Meteorology said today.

Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga said he would be scared to bowl to Hardik Pandya at the World Cup, Indian media reported.

Three people including two women were killed when they were struck by lightning at Chunnakam, north of Jaffna police area last afternoon, Police said.

A civil lawsuit has been unsealed by a US federal judge on Monday against former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeking damages for his alleged involvement in the killing of Lasantha Wickramatunga, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) rep

A 21-year-old Dutch youth was killed and his parents and sister were injured in a road accident in Matale on Sunday, NLTimes News reported today.

President Maithripala Sirisena has left for India this morning for a private visit. President Sirisena is scheduled to visit and offer prayers to the Lord Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala tomorrow.

French billionaire François-Henri Pinault said Monday night he and his family will donate 100 million euros to help reconstruct the Notre Dame Cathedral, hours after a catastrophic fire tore through the historic structure, collapsing its spire and c

Four Sri Lankan men who were arrested by counter-terrorism police hours after flying into the country have been released under investigation.

The spire atop the iconic Notre Dame cathedral collapsed amid a devastating fire at the Paris cathedral on Monday, just days before Easter Sunday.

A total number of 941 drivers have been arrested by the police during search operations carried out from 6 am on April 11 to 6 am on April 15 on charges of driving under the influence of liquor, police said.

Two inspectors of police (IP) and eight others were injured when a group of men assaulted them at Batahathara in Kanthale last night, police said.

Four suspects were arrested by the police along with a gem worth Rs.25 million which was stolen from a hotel in Negombo, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said today.

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are all experiencing outages, with users across Europe and Asia reporting issues.

A total number of 237 people have been arrested by the police across the country for driving under the influence of liquor during search operations carried out between 6 am yesterday (13) to 6 am today (14), the Police Media Unit said.

A total of 558 irregular migrants including Sri Lankans were held across Turkey on Friday, security sources said.

While extending greetings to all Sri Lankan people for Sinhala and Tamil New Year, the United States said that it would look forward to building on strong partnership with Sri Lanka and continuing to tackle shared challenges in the year ahead.

The Amnesty International (AI) Organization said that 13 prisoners are at risk of imminent execution in Sri Lanka. In a statement, it said after 43 years without using the death penalty, President Maithripala Sirisena is reportedly planning to execut

The Federal Prosecutor of Germany has filed an alleged war crime case against a 37-year-old Sri Lankan, foreign media reported yesterday.

The government plans to commission the proposed LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) power project in 2021 to add 300 megawatts of electricity to the national grid, a spokesman said yesterday.

Some Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) members are urging Western Province Governor Asath Sally to rescind his letter transferring the Municipal Commissioner V. K. Anura.

Four Sri Lankan men have been arrested at Luton Airport, London, by British counter-terror police on suspicion of being members of a banned organisation, UK’s The Independent news agency reported.

India is hoping to transfer a Dornier reconnaissance aircraft to Sri Lanka in a bid to boost defence collaboration between the two countries, Swarajya news reported yesterday quoting Times Now.

Amid speculation that President Maithripala Sirisena is attempting to strike a deal with a section of the United National Party (UNP) to secure his presidential candidacy, a senior minister said yesterday that it was the Working Committee which would

Election monitors have decided not to hold any more talks with either the government or the various political parties on the failure to hold elections to the seven provincial councils whose term of office has expired.