The strike of nursing officers will continue tomorrow said Chairman of the Government Nursing Officers Association, Saman Rathnapriya.

With Vesak not many days away, an electrician is seen fixing bulbs to a Vesak Pandal at Maharagama. The 52-feet tall pandal will be lit with more than 45,000 coloured bulbs.  Pic by Nisal Baduge

A former soldier now mentally retarded suffered several head injuries when a young woman assaulted him with her high heeled shoes.

A Maldivian woman and her six-year-old daughter have been missing since Friday in Sri Lanka, her family said Sunday.

Central security agencies have claimed that Pakistan's ISI had plans to carry out terror attacks on two foreign consulates in India with evidence for this reportedly given by a Sri Lankan national, arrested from Chennai, during his interrogation

Invoking blessings on the country, President, Government and all, a record four-digit number of Buddhist monks who assembled at the BMICH premises on yesterday evening chanted the  'Jaya Pirith' and appealed celestial powers to help the

Police suspect that a family dispute had led to five members being attacked, in which a 50-year-old woman her 27-year-old daughter and 19-year-old son were killed while a 25-year-old daughter and her husband were injured

BJP leader L Ganesan on Saturday charged that Pakistan-backed extremists were being trained in Sri Lanka and would be infiltrated into India to execute terror attacks. He said the training was being carried out despite both Pakistan and Sri Lanka bei

A group of 11 terrorists with links to Al Qaeda were yesterday being interrogated on whether they are behind the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, international media reported

The mother, daughter and son had been hacked to death while two other family members were injured in Achchuveli, Jaffna this morning, the Police said

Pope Francis, who met with the bishops of Sri Lanka as part of their visit ad Limina Apostolorum in Vatican on Saturday, encouraged the bishops in their efforts of reconciliation and healing of the nation, the Vatican Radio said.

A group of about 20 local and foreign tourists, who were trapped inside the Minneriya forest due to rise of water level in the ‘Kiri Oya’ after heavy rain, were rescued safely this evening, police said.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa in a message to his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping, condemned the terrorist attack targeting civilians at a railway station in Urumqi, capital of China’s northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region last W

Acting UNP leader Karu Jayasuriya said today while taking part in a protest in Hambantota that the recent incident was not just an attack on a group of UNP MPs but was a serious blow to democracy in the country.

The UNP today staged a protest outside the Hambanthota police station urging the immediate arrest of the Hambantota Mayor Eraj Ravindra Fernando who was behind the attack on UNP MPs who visited the Hambantota Port and the Mattala Airport last month.

The past and present pupils and teachers of Musaeus College, Colombo 7 took to streets this morning with Musaeus Triathlon 2014 that started near Nelum Pokuna. It was culminated with a mini fair held at Bloomfield cricket grounds. Pix by Indraratne B

Two persons including a Sri Lankan who allegedly supplied fake Indian currency notes (FICN) to terror suspect Zakir Hussain, a Sri Lankan national, were arrested here on Thursday night.

The train services on the Northern Railway Line, disrupted due to the accident at Potuhera Railway Station last Wednesday (30) were now operating as usual, the Railways Department said.

Sandalwood oil valued at more than Rs.10 million destined to France was nabbed by the Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last night.

A landslide triggered by heavy rains buried a village Friday in annortheastern Afghanist, leaving as many as 2,000 people missing, a top official said.

The millionaire businessman who is alleged to have driven the luxury car which collided with a three wheeler near the Elvitigala Flats in Narahenpita yesterday, was arrested and released on police bail, police said.

The Government Nursing Officers Association (GNOA) has decided to continue its trade union action as this evening's meeting with Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena ended without any consensus being reached, trade unions said

Some gangsters who had allegedly attempted to remove an elephant calf from the Udawalawe National Park on Thursday and transport it by a tractor were intercepted by the wildlife officers and the residents.

Parliamentarian Duminda Silva and Western provincial councilor Hirunika Premachandra are seen leaving the Colombo Magistrate’s court at the conclusion of the case into the killing of Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

While claiming that harassment and intimidation on Sri Lankan journalists are continuing, Britain encouraged the government of Sri Lanka to renew its commitment to free expression by protecting journalists and ensuring investigations take place into

In a positive note towards Sri Lanka, the United States on Wednesday said despite a strong trend towards ‘authoritarian consolidation’ at the national level, Sri Lanka continued to hold competitive local elections.

Five persons have been arrested in connection with a theft of gems that took place at a hotel in Mawanella on Monday

Sri Lankan Cricketers are seen performing religious rituals at the Sri Lanka Cricket Office before leaving for the ODI tour of Ireland and England. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel

The Colombo Chief Magistrate today concluded the magisterial inquiry into the killing of Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and referred the matter to the High Court because of a case pending in the HC against the accused including parliamentarian Dumind

Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Galagodaatte GnanasaraThera today claimed they had done nothing to destroy religious harmony and whatever they did was in the open and exposed to the media.