The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) today announced the times of the countrywide power cuts for next two days.

Heavy traffic is reported from the Town Hall area because of a protest march organised by the United National Party (UNP).

The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) today examined a two-storey house currently under construction at Mihindu Mawatha in Dehiwala with a notice at the entrance saying “Madam Shiranthi Wickramasinghe Rajapaksha”.

The state government should exert pressure on the Centre to stop the arrest and harassment of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lankan naval forces, said DMK chief M Karunanidhi said on Tuesday.

Three employees were killed when the Kimbulapitiya fireworks factory where they were working at caught fire today, Police said.

Saman Jayalath, found guilty of the charge of murdering five-year-old Seya Sadewmi of Kotadeniyawa, was sentenced to death by the Negombo High Court today.

A 49-year-old woman hotelier had been abducted at Kapparathota in Weligama by three unidentified men today, the Police said.

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake this morning told an investment forum in Singapore that the government would be looking at privatizing some of the non-strategic investments to cut public-debt.

A Sri Lankan illegal immigrant was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department this morning at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake, when he arrived this morning after being deported from Australia, BIA officials said.

The body of 29-year-old Sumith Prasanna, who was killed during a clash with the Police in Embilipitiya, was exhumed this morning for the second postmortem before the Embilipitiya Additional Magistrate Prasanna Fernando.

While apologizing for the inconvenience caused to the public as a result of the islandwide power failure on Sunday, the Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers Union yesterday said any doubts about a sabotage would be cleared with the detailed study which

Adding a new twist to the controversial selection of World Twenty20 squad, injured speedster Lasith Malinga yesterday made a scathing attack on cricket authorities for his selection to the squad despite a nagging injury.

In the wake of the Government proposing to increase taxes, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa  said  the country was now facing an unprecedented economic crisis and it  should be examined how and why things came to such a pass.

While expressing his regrets over the islandwide blackout experienced on Sunday and the interruptions in some places today, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the government will take short and mid term solutions to prevent similar interruption

A Pakistani woman had been arrested with pellets of heroin in her stomach at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this evening, the Customs said.

Criticising the Government for what the joint opposition described as the lack of managerial skills which had resulted in the second nationwide power outage within a month, it urged the subject minister to resign if he was incapable of performing his

The Consultations Task Force on Reconciliation Mechanisms, appointed by the Prime Minister, has opened online submissions in order to seek the views of stakeholders, experts and the general public on the design of the reconciliation mechanisms.

Kelaniya University lecturers have decided to refrain from teaching second, third and fourth year students until further notice as a mark of protest against the students' alleged misconduct including the ragging of freshers, officials said today.

Former agriculture minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today gave a statement to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privileges (PRECIFAC) in c

Police yesterday questioned the individual who published photographs on social media showing some men attempting to kill an eagle in an inhumane manner in Galle.

Minister of Power and Energy Ranjith Siyambalapitiya today rejected the resignation letter of Ceylon Electricity Board Chairman Anura Wijepala.

President Maithripala Sirisena today directed army to be deployed to provide security for all Ceylon Electricity Board installations and substations in the country.

The Colombo High Court today released Yoshitha Rajapaksa and three other directors of the Carlton Sports Network (CSN) on a bail of Rs.100,000 with two sureties of Rs.1 million.

Less than one-hour power cuts would be inevitable until Wednesday, in several parts of the country due to the shutdown at the Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant (LCPP) at Noraichcholai, the Power and Energy Ministry said.

The Coordinating secretary to the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe and Former Minister Suranimala Rajapaksha passed away this morning at the aged of 68.

The Governor of the Central Province Surangani Ellawala passed away this morning at the Kandy Hospital at the aged of 76.

An unusual burst at the major electricity transformer yard in Biyagama caused a nationwide blackout plunging the country into darkness yesterday for eight hours in some areas --such as Colombo,and even longer in some other areas,a Deputy Minister sai

In a bid to provide false evidence on the Rajagiriya accident where a man was knocked down by a vehicle allegedly belonging to the Ministry of Mr. Patali Champika Ranawaka, undue political influence have been inflicted on the witness of the accident,