BBS General Secretary Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera is seen leaving the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today after the Magistrate warned the monk to desist from insulting lawyers. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Ven. Watareka Vijitha thera, who was in the remand custody for making a false statement and misleading the police is seen at the Panadura Magistrate Court today. Pix by Siri Mahabellana

South African captain AB de Villiers and teammates leave the field after winning the first One Day International cricket match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium today. AFP

Two compartments of a train heading to Colombo from Matara had derailed near the Bambalapitiya railway station yesterday. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel and H.M Dharmapala

UNP parliamentarians Ajith P. Perera, Ruwan Wijewardane, Eran Wickramaratne and R. Yogarajan who visited the Nagoda Hospital are seen checking the hospital kitchen. This was their fourth fact-finding mission. They assured Hospital authorities that th

The Cricket World Cup Trophy was brought to Sri Lanka this morning as the first destination in its world tour. Captain Angelo Mathews and Lahiru Thirimanna are seen with the trophy at the BIA. Pix by Deepa Adikari

A young school boy is seen here placing his signature on a large banner in front of Fort Railway Station today, which was used as a Public Petition against recent ethnic violence in Southern Sri Lanka. The campaign reminding about violence against

A passing out ceremony was held today for thirty Tamil female soldiers who were recruited to the Sri Lankan army force. Pix by Romesh Madushanka

Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera assumed duties as the 19th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo this morning. Pix by Samantha Perera

President Mahinda Rajapaksa today visited the Aluthgama and Beruwala areas and inspected the ongoing rebuilding of houses and buildings that were dmaged due to recent violence. (President's Media).

The Milo President’s trophy knockout rugby tournament kicked off today at the Royal college Sports Complex, with league champions Isipathana College routing Thurstan College 55 points to 5. Seen here is some action from the game.

The Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association will complete 100 years in 2017. A child safety week was organized in line with the centenary programmes launched by the association. Here, a girl guide is holding a placard against child abuse at the Girl Guides

A workshop for Ministers was held today under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Beruwala where future national programmes to be initiated by the government were discussed extensively. Pix Courtesy President’s Media

As many as 79 paratroopers who completed their training at the Sri Lanka Air Force Parashoot Training School held their passing out parade at the Ampara Uhana Air Force base today. Pix Wasantha Chandrapala

Police inspect the scene of the shooting that took place at Andrew Watte in Grandpas this evening. Pic by Nisal Baduge

Leader of the Opposition Ranil Wickramasinghe together with General Secretary Tissa Attanayake, MPs Kabir Hashim, Ajith P Perera, R Yogarajan, provincial council members and members of local bodies visited Aluthgama today where they met religious lea

A seven-year-old boy had been killed and five others seriously injured in a road accident near the Puttlam Buddhist Centre on the Chilaw-Puttlam Road last morning.

The Sri Lankan car manufacturer Micro in partnership with China’s Sino Motor Industries, is building its third car plant with the aim of exporting vehicles manufactured by the joint venture which is being built at the Mirrijawila Investment Zon

President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa arrived in Seychelles this afternoon. Here, they are being welcomed by Seychelles President James Michel at the Seychelles International Airport. Also in the photograph are External Affai

The Vice Chancellor and the lecturers of the Rajarata University who had been taken hostage since yesterday by some students were released this morning. The Vice Chancellor is seen leaving the university after being released. Pix by Athula Bandara

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe in conversation with Ven. Bopitiye Dhammasara Thera and Moulavi Muzammil Cader at a meeting of religious leaders and heads of civil organizations held at the Parliamentary Complex today. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

A Collective of Trade Unions of the Government Press yesterday staged a protest near the Press in Borella against alleged political appointments, corruption and other issues in the institution. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

A foundation stone laying ceremony for a meditation centre for the three forces was held at Kanduboda, Delgoda in Biyagama this morning with the participation of Minister of Technology and Research Patali Champika Ranawaka and Army Commander Lt. Ge

Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim are seen welcoming President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the First Lady at the Male Airport last evening. Pix by Presidential Media

Sri Lanka players celebrate winning the series after they defeated England in the second cricket test match at Headingley cricket ground in Leeds, England yesterday. Reuters

The National Movement for Protection of Seed Rights (NMPSR) today staged a protest march from Battaramulla to Ministry of Agriculture to hand over a petition against the proposed seed act. Later they held a ‘satyagraha’ in front of the

Sri Lanka's Dhammika Prasad celebrates after dismissing England's Ian Bell during the second cricket test match at Headingley cricket ground in Leeds, England.Reuters

Cricketer Mahela Jayawardene is seen chasing a pigeon from the wicket on the fourth day of the second Test cricket match between England and Sri Lanka at Headingley in Leeds, England today. In what could be his last Test innings in England, Jayawarde

Isipathana emerged unbeaten Singer U20 inter-schools rugby league champions of 2014 when they outclassed Kingswood by a whopping 34 points to 13 in the title deciding rugby encounter played at Longdon Place this evening. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

The Volkswagen Beetle Owners Club celebrated the ‘World Volkswagen Day’, today (22). The parade was staged from the Taj Samudra Hotel to the Mount Lavinia Hotel. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja