The 118th birth anniversary of the late President J.R. Jayewardene was held at the J.R. Jayewardene Centre Auditorium this evening. The official website of J.R Jayewardene and his Century Reminiscence were launched at the event. Pix by Pradeep Dilr

Pope Francis has approved the decision by the Vatican's saint-making office to canonize the Indian born Rev. Joseph Vaz as Sri Lanka's first saint, foreign media reported.

One person was killed and nineteen others including UPFA Uva provincial council candidate Sendil Thondaman were injured in an accident in Bandarawela this evening, police said

Days after the arrest of Arun Selvarajan by National Investigating Agency (NIA) and reports about his alleged connections with politicians, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought permission from a court to quiz the Sri Lankan national a

Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA) President Gemunu Wijeratne said today the three-rupee price reduction on diesel was meant to deceive the people and that it would in no way be helpful to the people.

The 150th birth anniversary commemoration of Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala was held today at the Independence Hall with the participation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.  He is seen paying homage to the statue of Anagarika Dharmapala at the Ind

United National Party (UNP) final election rally was held at Bandarawela last night with the participation of several UNP parliamentarians. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

At least six persons were killed and three were injured in two separate road accidents in Kekirawa and Bandaragama this morning, the Police said.

Five Sri Lankan fishermen along with their boat have been apprehended for fishing in Indian waters and 300 kg of tuna fish seized from them by the Indian Coast Guard off Chennai.

The United National Party’s 68th Anniversary was held in Passara this evening. Picture shows party leaders led by UNP’s National Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe during the event. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

UNP National leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said that prominence would be given to UNP MP Sajith Premadasa when appointing a deputy leader for the party.

The new UN Human Rights Chief Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein of Jordan has remarked that he attaches great importance to the investigation on Sri Lanka led by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) while urging the Lan

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Justice has decided to recruit translators with a sound knowledge of English, Sinhala and Tamil from Sri Lanka, Arab News reported.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who will be in Colombo tomorrow, described Sri Lanka as a country with a growing influence in economic and political domains.

Senior Japanese diplomat Yasushi Akashi called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees a short while ago, president’s media unit said.

An election rally was held in Diyathalawa yesterday with the participation of UNP’s Chief Ministerial candidate Harin Fernando, UNP MP Ruwan Wijewardene,Rosy senanayake and Ranjan Ramanayake. Pix by pradeep pathira

Tamil National Alliance MP Mavai Senathirajah was elected as the new leader of Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) at the party convention held in Vavuniya today, an official said.

The import of potatoes has been suspended from midnight today because of the increase in local harvest, Finance Ministry said.

A stock of illegally imported medical drugs valued at Rs. 2 million has been detected by the staff of customs preventive office at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Customs media spokesman Leslie Gamini said.

Two Tamil Nadu volleyball players, V. Hariharan and L. Manoj, who were asked by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) to come back midway from the Asian youth volleyball championship in Colombo, returned to the Chennai city on Frid

The University Grants Commission has released the cut-off marks for university entrance for students, those who sat for the GCE A/L Examination in 2013.The UGC said that the cut-off marks can be obtained from www.ugc.ac.lk and www.admission.ugc.ac

Sri Lanka’s first ever gold centre constructed with modern facilities at the former St. John fish market in Colombo was declared open by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa yesterday. Minister Rajapaksa and Defence Secretary Gotabaya

Laalitha Kaushalya alias Kudu Laalitha was shot dead a short while ago when he attempted to escape from Police Narcotic Bureau personnel during a raid in Athurugiriya. (Pictures)

Referring to the religion-focused comments made by Pakistani cricketer Ahmed Shehzad following the third ODI, Tillakaratne Dilshan said he thought little of the exchange at the time and would not consider lodging a complaint.

UNP National Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and General Secretary Tissa Attanayake engaged in religious observances prior to a meeting the UNP-affiliated Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya in Colombo today. Pic by kithsiri De Mel

An 18-day-old baby was killed after he was dashed on the ground by a 22-year-old woman in Polgasowita this morning. Update

The person, who is alleged to have entered the Court Complex armed with a pistol was released on a Rs.5,000 bail with a surety of Rs.100,000 by Colombo Fort Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya.

The Colombo Additional Magistrate A.M. Shahabdeen today directed Borella Police OIC to provide adequate security to ex-DIG Vaas Gunawardena following the incident where a hand grenade was thrown at his house in Nedimala, Dehiwela yesterday.

British High Commissioner John Rankin said today though Sri Lanka’s Northern region is moving forward from its difficult past, some concerns still remained.

The Anuradhapura High Court today sentenced former LTTE colonel Shanmuganadan Sudaharan for 20 years rigorous imprisonment after being guilty of assassinating Major General Janaka Perera and 29 others.