Parliamentarian Diana Gamage has filed a petition before the Supreme Court challenging the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) for expelling her party membership.

The government is slated to purchase paddy at Rs.100 per kilogram, Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage said yesterday.

Sri Lanka defeated West Indies by 20 runs at the T20 World Cup on Thursday, confirming the defending champions’ elimination from the tournament while Australia stayed on course for the semi-finals.

Air France is set to expand its long – haul network with the launch of three weekly direct flights between Paris and Colombo.

The Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC), a one-of-a-kind public-private partnership aimed at developing advanced technologies, has introduced homegrown nano-fertilisers to the market with the aim of uplifting the local agriculture industr

A total of 592 more COVID-19 patients have been detected within today,the Government Information Department said.

A total of 15 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (03) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 13,806.

A Deepavali celebration was held at the opposition leader’s office today with the participation of Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa as the chief guest.Pix by Pradeep Dilruckshana

If the money spent on the development of the children is misused, their soul will be born as a demon in the next birth, Eastern Province (EP) Governor Anuradha Yahampath said.

The body of a female was recovered in a travelling bag abandoned along the road near the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery today, police said.

The Criminal Investigations Department’s Illegal Assets and Property Investigation Division siezed four more vehicles worth over Rs. 80 million belonging to Ruwan Chamila Prarasanna alias Dematagoda Ruwan and Dematagoda Chaminda who is serving deat

The case filed against former Negombo Prison Superintendent Anuruddha Sampayo and six others has been fixed for day-to-day trial by Negombo High Court.

The price of cigarettes is to be increased after the next budget for the year 2022, National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) Chairman, Dr. Samadhi Rajapaksa said.

One person died and four others were badly injured when a jeep driven by a 16-year old boy collided with four vehicles at the Mahabage junction in Welisara this morning, the police said.

Picture shows religious observances are being held at Kotahena Sri Ponnambalawaneswarar Temple on account of the Deepavali festival today. The poojas were held maintaining strict health guidelines with only a handful of people attending due to the p

The Sri Lankan delegation led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was in Glasgow, Scotland to attend the UN World Summit, returned this morning.

The government has removed the retail price cap on several essential commodities through a recent gazette notification.

Three persons were injured due to an explosion at a hotel at Awariwattha in Weligama this morning.

The owner of the luxury brothel in Mount Lavinia from where five Indonesian women were arrested, is yet to be arrested and produced before court.

The intercity express train to Kandy from Colombo Fort suffered a brake failure when it reached Alawwa this morning, the railway control room said.

Derbyshire have made an audacious bid to recruit Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur as their new head of cricket, the Daily Mail reported.

The Special Commodity Levy of Rs.65 per kg of imported rice has been reduced to 25 cents for the next six months.

A special gazette notification was issued announcing the Meerigama-Kurunegala section of the Central Expressway (E-04) which was designated as an Expressway to be an ’User Fee National Highway’

Two special cargo aircraft of the Indian Air Force landed at the Katunayake Airport this morning carrying the Indian made nano nitrogen liquid fertilizer procured by Sri Lanka, airport duty manager said.

The Jaffna Magistrate’s Court yesterday issued summons against Palmyrah Development Board Chairman Kirishantha Pathiraja,

People are waiting in long queues near the Orugodawatta filling station and in the Slave Island areas, as more people are forced to buy kerosene due to the shortage of domestic gas in the country. Pix by Damith Wickramasinghe and Waruna Wanniarachchi

The availability of ready-to-eat wheat flour-based food products will take a considerable hit in the coming weeks, as the shortage of key ingredients to feed the supply chains of the confectionary and bakery sectors has pushed the manufacturers to cu

Nearly one thousand aspirants who have qualified to appear for interviews for the post of Sub Inspectors, Police Constables and Women Police Constables for the Special Task Force of Police (STF) participated at an interview held today at the Henry Pe

Claiming that the agreement pertaining to the Kerawalapitiya Power Plant was signed with the US-based New Fortress Energy (NFE) following the approval of the Attorney General, CEB Chairman M.M.C. Ferdinando said today that the content of the agreemen

A total of 21 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (02) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 13,791.