At least 52 passengers-including 21 men and 31 women-had been injured following a head on collision of an SLTB and a private bus at the Kiyanduwa area on the on the Matara-Akuressa main road this morning, the Police said.

The National War Heroes Commemoration ceremony would be held today (19) at 4.00 pm at the Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte site of the War Heroes Memorial under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and with the participation of Prime Minister Ran

The 11-year-old girl who was severely injured during the shootout between Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officers and drug traffickers in Piliyandala on May 9 died at the Colombo National Hospital this morning, Hospital sources said.

Vehicular traffic in Colombo, its suburbs and the southern parts of the country, came to a standstill for several hours last afternoon as torrential rains and strong winds flooded roads with fallen trees blocking some of them.

Vehicular travel had been limited and police advised motorists to use alternative routes to avoid traffic congestion due to a road cave-in near Kohilawatte junction on the at Ambathale-Thotalanga road, police said.

The South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) is continuing to enroll students for the new academic year, SAITM Registrar Husni Hussain said yesterday.

Amid speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle, UNP sources said yesterday party leader and Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe had informed President Maithripala Sirisena and former president Chandrika Kumaratunga that the portfolios assigned to the UNP s

Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said yesterday two world-renowned German companies, the Airbus and Benz have pledged to invest in an air and land ambulance service which would include 24 helicopters.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today condemned the teargas and baton charge carried out by the police on the university students who were engaged in a protest march organised by the Inter University Student Federation (IUSF).

Refuting the allegations that parliamentarians and Cabinet ministers imported vehicles worth at least Rs.45 million each, Primary Industries Minister Daya Gamage said today the cost of such vehicles did not exceed Rs.7.5 million each when imported un

One victim, who was rescued this evening from the site in Wellawatta where a building was collapsed, died on admission to the National Hospital, hospital sources said.

The Meteorology Department’s digital display erected within its premises in Colombo was seen displaying ‘0’mm for the rainfall category even during the torrential rains today.

The construction of the proposed memorial at Mullivaikkal in memory of those who were killed during the armed conflict was put off for 14 days on a court order issued by Mullaitivu Magistrate M.A. Samsudeen today.  

Referring to the grenade attack on the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) on Friday, its Chairman Carlo Fonseka said today such threats would not prevent it from carrying its duties.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) today warned it would resort to a countrywide work stoppage on Monday over several demands including Wednesday's teargassing of protesting university students.

The second wife and son of notorious underworld gangster M.N. Naufer alias Potta Naufer, were among five people arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) today while attempting to smuggle 609 grams of gold to India.

The Vesak pandal erected at the Kiribathgoda Town had collapsed a short while ago because of the heavy rains, Police said.They said four vehicles had been damaged but no one was injured.

Heavy traffic was reported in several areas in Colombo including Horton Place, Borella, Pettah, Dematagoda, Thunmulla and Kirillapone because of the torrential rains accompanied by strong winds.  

At least thirteen individuals were hospitalized after a partially constructed building collapsed in Wellawatte a short while ago.

Refraining from commenting on any issue related to Sri Lankan Tamils, superstar Rajinikanth on Thursday evaded question on Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day, which is observed by Sri Lankan Tamils.

UPFA Anuradhapura district MP S.M. Chandrasena was summoned before the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) to record a statement a short while ago, Police said.  

Overruling the opinion of the majority, the present unity government was continuing the former regime’s agenda of privatizing state education and the health sector, the Inter University Students' Federation (IUSF) said yesterday.

Eight university students and the student monk who were arrested for alleged unruly behaviour during yesterday’s IUSF protest march were remanded till tomorrow by the Colombo Fort Magistrate, Police said.

The Madras High Court on Wednesday adjourned a plea of V Sriharan alias Murugan, one of the seven life convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking permission to meet his mother in prison. He had sought permission to meet his mother, who

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa is reported to have accepted an invitation by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit India.

Several United National Party (UNP) MPs yesterday threatened to take stern action if the anticipated cabinet reshuffle puts the government off the track.