Following heavy rains in the Norton Bridge area, three sluice gates of the Wimalasurendra Reservoir were opened this morning, after the water level had reached spill level. Pix by Ranjith Rajapaksa

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today an unruly mob accompanied by Deputy Minister Sanath Jayasooriya and a few other Provincial Council Ministers had forcibly entered the Ruhuna University on Monday and attacked the university students ???

UNP national leader Ranil Wickremesinghe would participate at the ceremony to launch the National Policy document of the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), which is to be held at the BMICH this evening, UNP sources said

The Wellamadama Complex of the Ruhunu University was today declared out of bounds after a mob attack the students left eight of them injured PICTURES

At least 22 people were killed and about 27,243 persons from about 7,500 families were displaced by the heavy rains that lashed several parts of the country in the past few days, the Disaster Management Centre said.Update

Two women, one of them 24 years old and the other 17, were killed and their mother injured when a mound of earth collapsed on their home at Wathukarakanda in Balangoda this morning, police said

Several youngsters are seen enjoying themselves by playing at the Welipenna entrance of the Sothern Expressway. Mudslides cause by heavy monsoon rains in the west and south of the island. AFP

The Shoura Council, Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia, approved a draft agreement between the Saudi Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Foreign Employment in the Republic of Sri Lanka regarding the employment of household workers

The import duty on milk powder was from yesterday increased by Rs.25 per kilo to Rs.82 from the earlier Rs.57, the Finance and Planning Ministry said today

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered to release the 29 Indian fishermen, who were arrested for entering Sri Lankan territorial waters last Sunday as a goodwill gesture, the government Information department said today.

Vehicle movement along the Colombo-Avissawella road has been disrupted due to flooding and police have urged the public to use alternate routes

A coordinating secretary to Cooperatives and Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando was yesterday noticed to appear in Court on June 30, after Slave Island police informed Court that the fingerprints obtained from the scene of a crime at the Satho

India’s popular Bollywood playback singer, composer and lyricist Mika Singh will perform live in Sri Lanka on June 7 at the BMICH main hall from 8 pm onwards

A six-day motor expedition conducted in the Eastern part of the country will culminate with an extravagant event at the Commando Regiment Training School in Uva Kudaoya. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Sri Lanka off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action

Five people were killed in Kithulgoda, Agalawatta in the Kalutara District while six others died elsewhere in the district because of earth slips caused by adverse weather conditions. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana ???

A tense situation prevailed in the Ruhuna University a short while ago when some residents supporting the ‘Deyata Kirula Exhibition’ forcibly entered the university

Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne is seen paying homage to the Buddhist monks at the 27th commemoration of the Aranthalawa massacre at the Aranthalawa Bhikku Monument.Pix by Wasantha Chandrapala

Seeking a 'decisive shift' in the Centre's stance vis-a-vis Sri Lanka on the arrest of Tamil Nadu fishermen, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to secure the release of 33 fishermen, arrested by Sri L

The government should reduce the price of milk powder as its price had dropped drastically in the global market, the National Freedom Front (NFF) said today.

Lakshman Hulugalle has assumed duties as a Minister of the Sri Lankan High commission in Australia and will take over as Deputy High Commissioner in Canberra later, the External Affairs Ministry said today

The Welipenna entrance and exit on the Southern Expressway had been affected due to the flash floods in the area, expressway officials said

Three Trade Union Leaders including Ceylon Teachers’ Union President Joseph Stalin and Health Services Trade Union Alliance President Saman Ratnapriya were released on bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate today on charges of allegedly violating

A Sri Lankan Tamil asylum-seeker has died after setting himself on fire while awaiting a visa decision in Australia, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said Monday

Three persons including a child were killed and 11 injured when a lorry collided with a tree in Aralaganwila this morning, Police said.Pictures

Department of Meteorology said today due to the convergence of wind flows, heavy showers or thunder showers that will result in more than 100 mm of rain will occur in the Colombo, Kalutara, Galle, Matara and Ratnapura districts.

At least 13 persons were killed and several others have been injured following floods and landslides in several parts of the country, Police said.

The Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC), mandated to evolve constitutional proposals, has requested the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to make submissions on its stand if it cannot attend regular sessions, informed sources said today. 

The extradition process of a Sri Lankan national, arrested in Malaysia for alleged conspiracy to carry out terror strikes on the US and Israeli consulates in South India, has begun with India approaching Interpol for issuing an Red Corner notice agai

A cyclist and a motor car plough through flooding water along Sri Sambudhatva Jayanthi Mawatha, (Havelock Road) in Colombo which was flooded this evening due to heavy showers. Pic by Kushan Pathiraja