Group of lawyers including members of the Mannar Bar Association staged a protest march in Hulftsdorp today. The protesting lawyers marched from the Supreme Court Complex to the bar association building near the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Cou

The JVP charged today that threats and intimidation was rampant in the Eastern Province

Kurunegala district UNP MP Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said today that UPFA MP Namal Rajapaksa should be made Minister of Higher Education if he had given an assurance to do justice to all students who sat their 2011 A/L examination

Former employees of the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation staged a protest today urging the authorities’ to pay them compensation for being dismissed from service unfairly during the period in which the SLIC was privatized. Pix by Nisal Baduge

Former minister and UPFA candidate Jayathissa Ranaweera said the Sabaragamuwa PC Chief Minister must be someone from Ratnapura

UNP MP Karu Jayasuriya said today he did not believe UNP MP Dayasiri Jayasekara will cross over to the Government.

A youth was arrested and produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court after his girlfriend had complained to the police that her boyfriend had sexually harassed her by holding her by the hand and attempting to drag her out of a three-whe

A 30 year-old woman, beautician was found hanging in a hotel room where she had allegedly been staying with a man in Vavuniya early this morning, police said. PHOTOS

A TNA candidate for the Eastern Provincial Council from the Trincomalee district believed to be one of the main suspects of the human smuggling operation was arrested by a special CID team in Trincomalee, police Spokesman SP Ajith Rohana said.

A brief ‘vacation’ — less than 12 hours long — in India landed two Sri Lankan nationals in the customs’ net Chennai on Tuesday. The duo, who posed as tourists, later turned out to be smuggling drugs about 300 gms of firs

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has directed the Higher Education minister to forward him a comprehensive report on the implementing process of the Z -score immediately, the Government Information Department said.

India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni shakes hands with Sri Lanka's captain Mahela Jayawardene after India lost the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match to Sri Lanka, in Hambantota last evening (July 24). REUTERS

Sri Lanka thrashed India by nine wickets in the second one-day international in Hambantota on Tuesday to level the five-match series 1-1

Legal action will be taken against 274 pedestrians who were charged with jaywalking in the Colombo city, police said.

The two damaged power plants – Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant (LCPP) at Norochcholai and the Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) at Kerawalapitiya -- will be fully repaired by Friday and power generation would resume with the supply of 400 MWs to the

Hirunika Premachandra, daughter of late Baratha Lakshman Premachandra seems to be insinuating a point to the media present at the court, when the case of the murder of her father was taken up at the Colombo magistrate court today. Pix by Kusha

Responding to rumours that UNP MP Dayasiri Jayasekara is set to cross over to the government, Mr. Jayasekara said he has not taken any decision in this regard

Sri Lanka Navy had arrested eight persons attempting to get on board a boat with the intention of sailing to India and from there to Australia from the beach in Mannar, a place known as Urumalai

CID informed Colombo magistrate Court that MP Duminda Silva told from Singapore that he cannot remember the Kolonnawa shooting incident where presidential Advisor Baratha Lakshman Premachandran was killed

Police are to strictly implement the pedestrian laws and will take legal action against jaywalkers in Colombo from today, police spokesman SP Ajith Rohana said

One boat carrying 123 passengers was found east of Christmas Island while the second sailed directly to Cocos Island from Sri Lanka with 36 people on board

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) announced yesterday that Colombo City and 47 other towns would be subjected to power cuts of two and a quarter hours duration during the day and an additional 45 minutes at night.

A youth who is alleged to have obstructed the path of First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa during her morning constitutional at Galle Face Green on Sunday was ordered to be remanded till August 3 by a Colombo Court yesterday

The International Monetary Fund, which has just fully disbursed a $2.6 billion loan to Sri Lanka, said on Monday it has begun talking with authorities in Colombo about arranging a new credit called an extended fund facility

A special team from the Criminal Investigation Department (which was investigating an incident in which Minister Rishard Bathiudeen had allegedly threatened the Mannar Magistrate over the phone) recorded a statement from the Mannar Magistrate, Police

The Supreme Court today stayed an order issued by the Commercial High Court which prevented a private TV channel from telecasting the London Olympic Games 2012 and ruled out exclusive telecast rights for the state run television channel, Rupavahaini

The Kumbal Perahera of the Kandy Esala Maha Perahera commenced this evening at the auspicious hour of 7.10 pm.The casket containing the Buddha Relics was carried by Indi Raja and escorted by Buruma Raja and Myanmmar Raja. Pix by L.B. Senarathne

The Z-score crisis took another twist today when several students found that their Z-scores had changed after they were calculated afresh based on a Supreme Court ruling.  Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

A poultry farm in the Madurankuliya area was set on fire by an unidentified gang because of a personal dispute this morning, Mundalama police said. They said 600 fowls were burnt to death

The Army and Police launched a special search operation in Puttlam and its suburbs today. All vehicles on the road were thoroughly searched during the operation, upon instruction by security forces. Pix by Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe