A three-month-old infant has died allegedly due to haphazard circumcision carried out at a medical centre in Maligawatte yesterday, police said

Sri Lanka's Sachithra Senanayake  appeals for the wicket of England's Jos Buttler during the fifth One Day International (ODI) cricket match between England and Sri Lanka at Edgbaston in Birmingham.AFP

The Welikada Police arrested a 32-year-old woman and two other suspects who were alleged to have had in their possession 38 packets of heroin each weighing 40 milligrams???

Sri Lanka have beaten England by six wickets in their ODI series decider at Edgbaston this evening. Having been set a target of 220 to win by England earlier in the day, Sri Lanka got their chase off to a blistering start by firing 49 runs off the fi

United National Party National leader Ranil Wickremesinge is seen speaking to Jathika Hela Urumaya Parliamentarian the Ven. Athuraliya Rathana Thera at the event. Pix by Nisal Baduge

Leader of Opposition Ranil Wickremesinghe is seen in conversation students studying for the Allied Health Science (AHS) Degree whom he met today at the Parliamentary complex. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana ???

The Police Department has advised motorist to desist from fixing any other lights above the headlights of vehicles and warned that legal action would be taken against those who violated the law

UNP General Secretery Tissa Attanayake and his SLFP counterpart, Minister of Health Maithripala Sirisena, are seen in conversation with Imtiyaz Bakeer Markar, at the launch of a book written on the life of the late politician T. B. Jayah, ‘De

One hundred and thirty two schools in the Western province have been temporarily closed due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions, Western Province acting chief Minister Upali Kodikara said

Federation of University Teachers Associations (FUTA) today staged a protest in front of the Colombo University premises urging the authorities to protect students’ rights. Pix by Samantha Perera

Four suspects, who were engaged in a large scale fraud with the use of 437 forged credit cards, were arrested this evening, Police said.

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