A protest was launched in front of the Department of Pensions by its employees yesterday urging the department to remove the Director General from his post, among several other demanding. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Traffic on Muttiah Road, Colombo 2 will be restricted from 4.00 p.m. today until February 16 in view of the Gangarama Nawam Perahera, Police said

The postmortem examination of the Peradeniya University student’s body has revealed that his death had resulted from suicide by hanging from a tree, police said

A Sri Lankan national who had recently graduated from college, was found dead in a condominium in Kuala Lumpur, in what is believed to be a sex act gone wrong

Amid numerous financial and other difficulties, M.K. Somaratne and his wife Alan Kotlin are seen at their home at Ambagamuwa in Ginigathhena taking care of three grown-up sons, who are disabled. They stand out as an example of selfless service in t

A body of unidentified person has been found in a three wheeler in Polwatte, Pannipitiya this morning, Police Spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana said. PICTURES

A group of 75 would-be asylum seekers including six children were taken into custody by the Police in the  Moragolla, Beruwela area while trying to flee to New Zealand illegally  yesterday, police said.PICTURES

Fishermen from India and Sri Lanka have started implementing the steps worked out to resolve the dispute over fishing rights in the Palk Strait within a timeframe

The Legal Draftsman’s Department has almost finalised the Witness and Victims Protection Bill and would refer it to the Justice Ministry for the next step of enacting it, officials said yesterday

Senior officials of London Metropolitan Police (Scotland Yard) today met Chennai Police Commissioner in Chennai in connection with the case of kidnapping of a British couple of Sri Lankan origin, in which nine persons were arrested last year.

China's Foreign Minister has offered support for Sri Lanka after the US said it would table a UN resolution against Colombo over its human rights record.

The Deputy General Manager of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Senajith Dassanayaka said today the first phase of the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant (NCPP) which was shut down in early January was re-connected to the national grid on an experimental bas

The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) today formally called upon professionals from both the public and private sectors to join their volunteer reserve, as they announced the re-enlistment of professionals into the volunteer reserve

Public Relations Minister Mervyn Silva today made an inspection tour of the damaged gutter system in the Peliyagoda Urban Council area. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

In the continued effort to minimize violations of electoral laws, leading elections monitoring body PAFFREL today urged the Elections Commissioner to blacklist government officials who abuse their capacity as election officials

Indian Parliament was adjourned till noon today following uproar over creation of several issues including the alleged harassment of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, PTI reported

Former Southern Provincial Council (SPC) Minister A.S.A. Ajith Prasannahewa, who was held in remand prison custody while being treated at a private hospital in Colombo, was today granted bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate

The Vihara Mahadevi Park (Victoria Park) in Colombo will be temporarily closed to the public from February 13 to 19 for development work, the Colombo Municipality said

The Motor Traffic Department and the Colombo Police Traffic Division launched a sticker and a poster campaign and an awareness programme in front of the Bandaranaike International Conference Hall this morning to educate the public on how to prevent

The decomposed body found hanging from a tree at the Peradeniya University premises on Monday morning was identified as that of the main witness in the case connected to the ragging of freshers in 2011.

Thirteen students of the Kelaniya University were arrested yesterday by the Kiribathgoda Police while they were allegedly smoking ganja inside the university campus, the Police said.

The majestic elephant, Wewaladeniye Rajah, which paraded the streets carrying the casket bearing the Sacred Tooth Relic at the Esala Maha Perahera in Kandy, died last night, Wewaladniye Mahindodaya Temple Chief Incumbent the Ven. Hemmathagama Sri Sid

A nine-hour water cut will be imposed between 9.00 p.m. today (11) and 6.00 a.m. tomorrow (12) in certain areas in Colombo due to maintenance work, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board announced today

A Spanish judge on Monday sought international arrest warrants for former Chinese President Jiang Zemin and four other top Chinese officials as part of a probe into alleged genocide in Tibet

There is a huge possibility that Sri Lanka will place a ban on sending domestic helpers to Kuwait and other parts of the world. Sri Lankan Ambassador to Kuwait C A H M Wijeratne said Sri Lanka is now feeling the social impact of sending domestic labo

At least five people including two women were killed and six others including a woman and the van driver injured in a collision between a tipper lorry and a van on the A-9 road in Mankulam this morning, police said PICTURES ???

A 64-year-old Pakistani was arrested last night at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with nearly Rs.8 million worth of heroin concealed inside twelve oranges, Customs spokesman Leslie Gamini said ???

Army Commander Daya Ratnayake has been granted a one year extension in office till February 22, 2015, Defence sources said

Some might have viewed my desired visit to Sri Lanka as an effort to criticise but that was certainly not my intention, US Ambassador-at-large for Women’s Issues Catherine Russell said during a video conference session with local women rights a

A suspect taken into custody in Moratuwa on Sunday in connection with last Friday’s killing of a Homagama factory security guard, is reported to have undergone sex change through plastic surgery in Thailand