Major General Sumith Manawadu has been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital short while ago with severe head injuries, hospital sources said.

The Ministry of Law and Order and Southern Development Sagala Rathnayake had informed the IGP yesterday to conduct a disciplinary inquiry at Department level against the former police spokesperson ASP Ruwan Gunasekera relating to his conduct.

Colombo Special High Court hearing LTTE cases yesterday postponed the trial against five LTTE cadres for June 27 when it was found that former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is one of the prosecution witnesses was not present in court to g

A 15-year-old schoolgirl who had bitten off a part of the tongue of a youth who attempted to molest her visited the Mawathagama police with her parents and handed over the half inch piece of the tongue in a bottle.

The government has decided to remove Nimal Bopage from the post of Secretary of the Ministry of Parliamentary reforms and Mass media.

The Parliamentary sittings were suspended today due to the unruly behaviour of members of the joint opposition, Mass Media Minister Gayantha Karunathilake said.

The Joint Opposition said UNP MPs had started the brawl inside the Parliament chamber, when some Joint Opposition members were conducting a peaceful protest inside the chamber today.

A landslide was reported in Imbulpe on the Ratnapura - Balangoda road this evening. It was caused by the heavy rains in the area, the Disaster Management Centre said.

Attorney Premanath Dolawatta appearing for Carlton Sports Network (CSN), in the money laundering case,said today the Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) was obtaining legal recognition by seeking Court orders on the ongoing investigation.

UNP MP Sandith Samarasinghe is seen at the Colombo National Hospital. State Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardane and several other ministers visited him in hospital. Pic by Waruna Wanniarachchi

Former minister Mervyn Silva today lashed out at MP Udaya Gammanpila over his remarks that Mr. Silva was responsible for the downfall of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa and called Mr. Gammanpila a parasite.

The Supreme Court has explained that some sections of the Right to Information (RTI) Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution and it needs a two third majority, the Speaker announced today.

UNP MP Sandith Samarasinghe was admitted to the General hospital after he suffered face and head injuries during a clash in Parliament, hospital sources said.

Parliament sitting was suspended for five minutes following a tense situation a short while ago while Field Marshal and Minister Sarath Fonseka was commenting on the security provided to former President and Kurunegala District MP Mahinda Rajapaksa.

No further arrests have been made in connection with the ATM scam involving two Chinese men who were arrested on Friday, the CID said today.

At least 84 illegal firearms have been handed over to the government so far during the amnesty period declared by the Defence Ministry on April 25

A boat carrying Sri Lankan asylum seekers has arrived within the Cocos Islands, according to locals, who say the vessel approached on Monday morning in bad weather.

The Provincial Minister of Irrigation of the ruling UPFA North Central Provincial Council H.B. Semasinghe said that he attended both SLFP rallies held on the May Day in Galle and Kirulapone, Colombo.

Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister Faizser Mustapha today ruled out the possibility of elections for local authorities this year, because of work involved in delimitation.

The Police had sought the assistance of the Interpol to arrest the first suspect in the kidney racket Vijithagiri Suresh Lakshman Kumar, the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) told Colombo Chief Magistrate today.

All the schools in the Eastern Province function from 7.30 a.m. to 12 for nine days from tomorrow due to prevailing heat in the region, Eastern Provincial Council Education Minister Singaravelu Thandauthapani said today.

Police Media Unit had been suspended with effect from today, the Ministry of Law and Order said.A Spokesman for the Ministry told the Daily Mirror that the decision to suspend the Media Unit was made by IGP Pujith Jayasundara following an action by t

While denouncing the Government’s move to assign Police personnel for former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s security detail, the Joint Opposition requested both the President and the Prime Minister, to call off the move.  

Former LTTE leader Krishnapillai Kalainesan alias Praba had been arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) at Eravur in Batticaloa, Police sources said.

The Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) General Secretary and MP Udaya Gammanpila requested the Parliament Reforms and Mass Media Minister Gayantha Karunathilake to save the reputation of the ministry and himself by removing Ministry secretary Nimal Bopage

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had directed Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media Nimal Bopage not to issue press releases without the approval of the Subject Minister.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s military security will be replaced with police personnel by this afternoon, Mr. Rajapaksa's media unit said.

Eight Nigerian nationals and two Sri Lankans were arrested with 222 grams of cocaine, in joint operation carried out by the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) and the Special Task Force (STF) yesterday.

Former General Secretary of the UNP Tissa Attanayake said what is now happening in the North is what he had said earlier and which were not accepted by some.