The estate authorities have shirked their responsibility in the relocation of the workers in the Meeriyabedda Division despite repeated warnings about possible landslides, Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera told Parliament yesterday.

As the second day of the rescue operations in Haldummulla came to an end, another female body was recovered increasing the total death toll to four persons, the Police said.  

Sri Lanka on Friday downplayed India's concerns over the death sentences given to five Indian fishermen for alleged drug trafficking, saying India is ‘clearly aware’ of legal systems in Sri Lanka.

The Police Department is mulling over making amendments to the traffic law to add more spot fines in order to minimise the hassle caused to the people, especially commuters and drivers,  when appearing in courts for violating traffic rules, P

The JVP breakaway faction Front Line Socialist Party (FLSP) said yesterday it was having discussions with other leftist parties to field a candidate at the forthcoming presidential election.

Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said today an investigation would be held on the contradictory statistics about the number of dead and missing in the landslide at Meeriyabedda Estate.

At least two people were killed when an earth embankment collapsed on a house at Oluganthota in Balangoda this evening, police said.

The charges for transporting fuel to Ceylon Petroleum Cooperation (CPC) petrol stations would be removed and fuel prices would be standardized throughout the country from tomorrow, CPC said today.

The Jathika Hela Urumaya today decided to abstain from voting at the second reading of the 2015 Budget which will be held tomorrow as the talks with the SLFP on the Constitutional Amendments submitted by the JHU were not yet completed.

Opposition United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe visited Meeriyabedda in Koslanda this morning and met the landslide victims.

The US was currently working with USAID’s Office to respond quickly to a request made by the Sri Lankan Government asking for assistance in the aftermath of the Meeriyabedda landslide, US State Department said yesterday.

The water levels in Kelani Ganga, Kalu Ganga and the Attanagalu Oya had risen to the spill level, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said

The UN Human Rights Committee while expressing concern over the implementation of the 18th amendment has called upon the government to repeal 18A in their concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Sri Lanka.

A 29-year-old Sri Lankan worker allegedly bit his roommate’s finger during a heated argument and caused him six per cent permanent disability, the Dubai Criminal Court heard.

India said on Thursday that they were in touch with Sri Lanka regarding the death penalty to five India fishermen and maintained that they were innocent.

The National Child Protection Authority today requested the public to inform them of any children who have been affected and remain vulnerable as a result of the landslide at the Meeriyabedda estate in Haldummulla, on its hotline 1929.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa today instructed officials to pay special attention to the children who had lost their parents as unscrupulous elements would come forward claiming to be their parents with ulterior motives as witnessed during the tsuna

The United States in a Twitter message today sent its condolences to the victims of the landslide that occurred in Haldummulla, Koslanda.

Four persons including two brothers were sentenced to death by the Polonnaruwa High Court Judge today for clubbing a man to death in Yudaganawa, Hingurakgoda in April 1996.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the agency's humanitarian wings were on standby to help Sri Lanka said UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Wednesday.

Five Indians and three Sri Lankans were today sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court after they were found guilty of transporting heroin from India to Sri Lanka.

India had offered assistance to hundreds of people affected by the landslide at Meeriyabedda in Haldummulla.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived at Meeriyabedda in Badulla this morning to inspect the areas affected by the landslide and met the displaced people there, Presidential Media Unit said.

A-28-year-old motor cyclist and a-seven –months-old infant were killed and three others injured at Arakavila in Ingiriya when their motor cycle plunged into a precipice this morning, police said.

A-39-year-old man was stabbed to death at Weluwana Road in Dematagoda this morning, police said.