Sri Lankan Roman Catholic devotees join the annual pilgrimage at the Saint Anthony's Church of Sri Lanka's northern waters of Katchchativu in Jaffna today. More than thousand  of Indians joined thousands of Sri Lankan pilgrims for the an

An elderly woman seems to be reasoning with Police personnel after a protest was quelled following unrest due to a factory situated in the Hanwella area. A Police officer was killed after a tree was allegedly felled by the protsters while he was walk

The Police said the CID had taken over the investigations in to the incident of Hanwella unrest where an OIC was injured and died.

A special polling card distribution programme was conducted by the Central Postal Exchange today. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

An online betting forum has tipped Sri Lanka and India at odds of six dollars to win the World Twenty20, while Australia is tipped even lower at odds of 4.25 dollars for claiming their first Twenty20 title

Borella Police OIC Prasad Siriwardhana who was admitted to the Avissawella Hospital following a mishap during a stand off in Hanwella, succumbed to his injuries a while ago, the Police said

UNP Central Provincial Council member and UNP Dambulla Organiser Sanjeewa Kaviratne has passed away a short while ago

Devotees gathered today at the Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo and engaged in religious observances to mark the Medin Poya Day. Pix by Nisal Baduge

Twenty-five Sri Lankan fishermen arrested for poaching off Nagapattinam and remanded in judicial custody were ordered to be released by the Tamil Nadu State government yesterday

The Borella Police OIC had been admitted to the Avissawella Hospital following a mishap during a stand off in in Hanwella, the Police said

A chariot containing images of gods moves through the large crowd that had gathered to witness the Kochchikade Sri Ponnambalavaneswara Devasthanam Festival this morning. This could be considered one of the most colourful and attractive Hindu ritual

Police have fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of people protesting against a factory in Hanwella, police said.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa was seen greeting to the people as MP Namal Rajapaksa drives the vehicle on the stretch of Galle -Matara on the Southern Expressway at its opening yesterday. Pix by Presidential Media

Sri Lanka will start the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh, which runs from 16 March to 6 April, as the number-one ranked side on the Reliance ICC T20I Team Rankings Table, the ICC said.

The Pinnaduwa (Galle) to Godagama (Matara) stretch of the Southern expressway was declared open by President Mahinda Rajapaksa a short while ago.

An old boy of St. Patrick’s College, Jaffna was killed in a clash between old boys of his school and Jaffna College today, during the annual one day Cricket encounter of the two schools, police said

The Tamil Nadu State government has fixed March 25 as the date for the next round of fishermen-level talks to be held in Colombo

A woman had been arrested in Kilinochchi on charges of harbouring an LTTE suspect, who was absconding after shooting a police Sub Inspector, the Police said

The Malaysian Prime Minister said investigators now know that the missing Malaysian airliner’s communications were deliberately disabled and that it turned back from its flight to Beijing and flew across Malaysia

Sri Lanka yesterday donated 50,000 metric tons of rice to the World Food Program (WFP) for free supply to 10 countries in Central Africa and South Asia

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress ( SLMC) Leader and Minister Rauff Hakeem cautioned media personnel to keep an eye on their camera equipment because Minister Mervyn Silva, who is the Kelaniya SLFP Organiser, has now begun talking after remaining silent for

The Cabinet has endorsed a proposal to teach the mother tongue, religion and history as compulsory subjects for local students from next year at private and international schools operating in the country, a minister said yesterday.

Police said the suspect who fled after shooting a Police officer in Kilinochchi was a former LTTE cadre who is suspected to have been involved in terrorist activities and several crimes against the state.

Three construction workers died this evening when a concrete beam collapsed on them at a construction site near Jayanthi Mawatha, Kottunna Place in Kaduwela, Police Media Spokesperson SSP Ajith Rohana said.

Big match revelry in Kandy Town came to an end with the police today taking into custody several people including some 50 students who were found driving their vehicles and sports go-carts in a reckless manner causing severe obstructions to the norma

The Army said today males residing in the North and East could join the armed forces if and when vacancies were announced.

UNP National Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe vowed to topple this government in the same way he toppled the government of former President Chandrika Kumaratunga.

The engine of an express train arriving from Kandy to Colombo Fort derailed this morning while arriving at the Maradana Railway Station. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

The ‘Miss Active’, which is part of Femina Miss India 2014 contest, was held today at the Beruwela Cinnamon Bay Hotel. Pics by Deepa Adikari

The Army claimed that the suspect, who fired at the Police at Dharmapuram in Kilinochchi yesterday when they attempted to arrest him, had LTTE connections