Gold weighing 33.453 kg and worth Rs. 10 crore were seized on Tuesday by officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in a raid on an apartment at Triplicane, here. Two youths were arrested. The gold was smuggled from Sri Lanka

The Palai bound Intercity Express train from Colombo collided with the Matara bound Rajarata Regina express train which had been halted on the main platform at the Potuhera railway station this morning. The injured were admitted to the Kurunegala and

At least 68 passengers were injured in the train accident at Pothuhera, Kurunegala this morning, the Police said. Four of the injured were in serious condition, hospital sources said

Central intelligence agencies and the Tamil Nadu police claim to have busted a major terror network with the arrest of an ISI suspect in Chennai on Tuesday

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) while expressing concern over the impending appointments to fill Supreme Court vacancies will send a top-priority letter instructing regional branches of the Bar Association to send an immediate response on the

Mahela Jayawardene does not agree with a lot of hypothetical theories that have been flying around in the past few days on how Sri Lanka cricket team would be adversely affected during the forthcoming tour of England after national team coach Paul Fa

While some media reports said Pope Francis is expected to visit Sri Lanka on January 13 next year on an invitation from the local church and the Sri Lankan Government, the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka said the dates were not fixed though the pope was

The elite Special Task Force (STF) busted a massive vehicle racket today when it seized seven vehicles valued at Rs.11 million and arrested the main suspect who was allegedly behind it ???

Despite the heavy showers in Colombo, members of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) -- affliated Socialist Students’ Union are seen rehearsing for the party’s May Day rally to be held at the BRC grounds in Colombo. Pix by Kushan Pathir

Interpol has issued a Red Notice for the arrest of the former Parliament Employees’ Thrift Society (PETS) Treasurer who is wanted by the CID over a massive fraud worth millions of rupees reported to have been committed with the assistance of tw

Heavy traffic is reported in most of the city roads including Pettah, High Level Road, Galle Road due to rain, the Police said

Ex-DIG Vaas Gunawardena, who is alleged to have threatened three CID officers when being questioned in connection with the killing of businessman Mohamed Shayam has requested that the matter be resolved through mediation, the ex-DIG’s counsel t

The Department of Meteorology today warned of severe weather conditions resulting from a sudden increase in the wind speeds countrywide

The Bodu Bala Sena requested President Mahinda Rajapaksa to establish a special Police unit to prevent anti-Buddhist activities more than one year ago, General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) Galaboda Aththe Gnanasara Thera said today ???

An Australian marine exploration company has claimed that it has found the wreckage of the crashed Malaysian plane in the Bay of Bengal, 5,000 km away from the current search location in the Indian Ocean

The name board of the newly opened Bar located at Sala Baganza in Parma, Italy. Sri Lankans in Italy urged the Sri Lankan Embassy to take immediate action to remove the name of the ‘Buddha’ from the name board

Sri Lankans in Italy urged the Sri Lankan Embassy to take immediate action to remove the name of the ‘Buddha’ which is being used on the name board of a Bar’ located at Sala Baganza in Parma, Italy

A Madampe resident was arrested today on charges of having tied his seven-year-old daughter to a tree and throwing a nest full of ants on her, police said

At least seven soldiers were injured when their truck skidded off the road and crashed into a Kitul tree at Bulagala in Dambulla in the early hours today, police said

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) - controlled Northern Provincial Council yesterday passed several resolutions demanding that the ban of 16 overseas Tamil groups be withdrawn forthwith, the Daily Mirror learns

British Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hugo Swire held discussions with representatives of several NGOs on Monday to discuss the follow-up to the UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka passed in Geneva last month

The ‘Moods Sri Lanka 2014’ bridal show was held at the Line Rose Hotel in Kalagedihena, Nittambuwa on Sunday organised by two popular beauticians Samantha Gunasekera together with dress designer and beautician, Jonny Gunasekera. Pix by

The special police unit established to deal with religious violence is not necessary as there are provisions in the existing laws to deal with such incidents, Democratic Party Leader Sarath Fonseka said today

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has asked the residents of the Kegalle, Ratnapura and the Matale District to be vigilant as continuous heavy showers in these areas could trigger landslides

One passenger was killed and at least fifteen people were injured when a bus skidded off the road and toppled over near Ihala Halpa in Demodara, Badulla this evening, the Police said

President Mahinda Rajapaksa was today awarded the prestigious Khalifa Medal, the highest honor in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Presidential Media Unit said.

Seven accused found guilty of killing a person in Nildandahinna in 1994, were sentenced to death by the High Cout Judge Lalith Ekanayake today

The police today arrested the two suspects involved in Bank robberies in Kirulapona, Kohuwala, Malabe and Rawatawatta. Pictures

A Police Special Investigation Unit was established today at the Ministry of Buddha Sasana & Religious Affairs to deal with complaints related to Religious issues on the instructions of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Pix by Pradeep Dilruckshana

President Mahinda Rajapaksa starting a two day state visit to Bahrain arrived in the capital city of Manama this morning, the Presidential media said