Police Chief N.K. Illangakoon today interdicted an Inspector, a Sub Inspector and a constable of the Tambuttegama police on charges of neglecting their duty. They are alleged to have purposely delayed the inquiries into a complaint of child abuse and

The All Ceylon Buddhist Congress (ACBC) organised a recital of Buddhist devotional songs to mark Vesak bringing the Vesak Zone at Independent Squire to life last evening. Pic by Pradeep K. Pathirana

A six year old boy, who was attacked by a woman with a stone at a school in the Ella area last week, succumbed to his injuries at the Badulla hospital last night, police said.

A 62 year-old Indian national working at a private company in Mirigama died last night after being electrocuted at his work place. Police media unit said in a statement that the body was now lying in the Watupitiwala hospital mortuary.

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa asks MPs not to speak in Parliament in the manner how members of death welfare societies speak at meetings. The Speaker made this remark when Public Relations Minister Mervyn Silva started casting aspersions at UNP MP Ajith P

Despite objections by Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN Tamara Kunanayakam of herself being transferred from her post, Sri Lanka's ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU Ravinatha Aryasinha has been appointed the new Perm

Four Somali fishermen, believed to be stranded in the middle of the high seas, were rescued by a group of Sri Lankan fishermen and brought to the Modera fishing harbour this morning.

Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal addressing a press conference in Colombo today forecasting a higher inflation rate and lower growth for this year stimulated by negative local and global economic factors adding that the situation was und

The Central Bank today forecast a higher inflation rate and lower growth for this year stimulated by negative local and global economic factors but added that the situation was under control. Pictures

Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara has defended Indian Premier League (IPL) but said Test cricket is ultimate and youngsters should aspire to play the longer format of the game.

North Central Provincial High Court Judge Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne a short while ago issued an enjoining order preventing the dissolution of the North Central Provincial Council before the end of its term.

Strong winds with heavy rains experienced in several areas in the Polonnaruwa district yesterday evening damaged houses and buildings in the area. In the picture is a damaged telecommunication tower. Pix by Nawaratne Samaratunga

Colombo High Court Judge Sunil Rajapaksa overruled the order given by the Colombo Additional Magistrate Prasanna Alwis that attorney-at-law Hemantha Waranakulasuriya can’t appear for MP Duminda Silva in the Bharatha Lakshman Premachdra murde

Colombo Additional Magistrate Prasanna Alwis today said there was no need to issue an arrest warrant on MP Duminda Silva, as the CID had not informed Court that they were unable to arrest the suspect.PICTURES 

A protest by Hindu Munnani activists on TTK Road near Music Academy in Chennai on Monday evening turned dangerous when a LPG-powered auto rickshaw went up in flames after the protesters burnt an effigy of the Lankan President inside the vehicle

Actresses Angela Seneviratne today appeared before the Colombo Magistrate Court as an aggrieved party and stated that she lost her job and her good name due to a parcel containing hashish that had apparently been mailed to her name and address PICTUR

Indian Government has said that the Sri Lankan government has not ban of any Indian drug manufacturer, the Press Information Bureau of India said.

More than 30 houses were damaged in Matale, Wilgamuwa and Polonnaruwa areas due to strong winds & lightning today, the Disaster Management Centre said

The police department will from today strictly implement the law which only allows three passengers to travel on the rear seat of a three-wheele

The ‘Migadaya Wesak Zone’ which was organized with the contribution of the Sambuddha Jayanthi Mandira, Bodhi Buddhist Centre, Kirulapone and Isipathana College is being held in Thimbirigasaya. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

The relationship built up with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) will not be confined to the May Day rally but have as its main objective the bringing about of national reconciliation, the main opposition United National Party (UNP) said today

Thirty-five persons were taken ill and were admitted to Ududumara Base Hospital after partaking in meals served to them when they participated in a ceremony held at the Ududumbara School ground

Vladimir Putin has been sworn in as president of Russia in a ceremony in the capital, Moscow, after winning a third term as president in controversial elections in March.

France's newly-elected President Francois Hollande celebrates with his companion Valerie Trierweiler (3rdR) and Socialist party members on stage during a victory rally at Place de la Bastille in Paris early May 7, 2012. France voted in elections

The Law and Human Rights Ministry will remove Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from Indonesia’s immigration red list later in May, four months later than initially planned, a ministry official says.

A sailor committed suicide after he shot a female sailor at the Trincomalee Naval anchorage a short while ago, the police said.

One person was killed when he was attacked with a bottle following a quarrel near a ‘Dansala’ in Rathmalana last morning

Francois Hollande has been elected France's first Socialist president in nearly two decades, beating incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in a vote marked by anger over austerity measures

Sri Lanka has decided to officially register its protest with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, over the role she and her staff played in adopting a resolution against the country in March last year, informed sources

The hoisting of the national flag at the UNP/TNA May Day rally in Jaffna has created uproar with some Tamil politicians being critical of the move  while some others hailing it as a gesture of goodwill