Discussions are underway between the Motor Traffic Department and the law enforcement authorities to lift the ban on tinted glasses in vehicles, an official of the Motor Traffic Department said.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) may end up appointing former Australian captain Greg Chappell as its new chief coach.

The Meteorology Department today warned of heavy rains exceeding 150 mm in some places while temporary localized strong winds could also be expected during thundershowers.

Police and the STF today rescued four university undergrads including a female student, who were stranded in the Hantana hills since yesterday, police said.

The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus fares would also be increased by 7% with effect from November 1, NTC Chairman Roshan Gunawardene said.

Maldives police have stopped a fresh presidential poll that was to be held on Saturday, the archipelago's Election Commission said, despite a court ruling that the poll could go ahead

All UNP members of the Central Provincial Council have been summoned to Colombo next week for a discussion to resolve the crisis with regard to the opposition leader’s post, Party General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said today. 

India on Friday kept the suspense on whether Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend the Commonwealth Summit in Sri Lanka next month in view of strong opposition by Tamil parties.

A 16-year-old girl and a 27-year-old man were killed and some 30 injured in a head-on collision between a lorry and a van in Karamba on the Kalpitiya-Puttalam main road this evening. Pictures

The Colombo Shopping Festivalfeaturing some of the top global brands was opened at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Cultural Hall (BMICH) today. It ends on Sunday, October 20. Pix by Nisal Baduge

Heavy rains are expected in the next few days as a result of the low pressure conditions prevailing in the atmosphere over the country, Department of Meteorology said today.

One person was killed and another injured when a car plunged into the Diyawanna Oya early this morning. The accident occurred on the Japan Friendship Road at about 3.00 a.m.

Welikada Prison officers and inmates marked Vap Full Moon Poya Day by participating in religious observances led by Rajakeeya Panditha Ven. Talalle Chandakitthi Thera at the Prisons Temple today. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel

A ten-year-old boy is reported to have drowned in a hotel swimming pool in Nindawur at Sammanthurai. Police said he had visited the hotel with his father

Three boat arrivals were reported from Oct 11 to 18, Operation Sovereign Borders Commander Major General Angus Campbell said.

Diplomats from Commonwealth countries meeting in London Thursday must push Sri Lanka to end its crackdown on human rights defenders, Amnesty International said

Devotees at the Warana Raja Maha Viharaya in Gampaha are seen taking part in religious observances on Vap Full Moon Poya day which marks the despatch of the first sixty disciples by the Buddha on missionary work. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

The Ratmalana Airport would be kept ready to accommodate international flights during the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) Summit if and when it is needed, the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka said yesterday

Australian tycoon James Packer on Friday said he plans to pump Aus$400 million (US$384 million) into a five-star gambling resort in Sri Lanka, cashing in on the country's tourism potential

The deal between US President and the Senate to increase the country’s debt ceiling has come as a sigh of relief for Sri Lanka which has invested an amount of its foreign reserves in US treasury bonds, a minister said yesterday

The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) on Thursday accused the Archaeological Department of destroying artefacts and urged that they be placed under the purview of the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development.

The Democratic Party (DP) Leader Sarath Fonseka said today that his party would boycott the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November stating the intention of holding the summit was not to benefit the people but to grab commissions

No Senior Police officers in charge of the Deraniyagala area had been charge sheeted yet for the alleged atrocities committed during 2005 and 2013, Police said today

Eight year old twins from Alpitiya drowned in Menik Ganga near the Sella Kataragama this evening, Kataragama Hospital sources said

Religious leaders today warned that they would be compelled to take to the streets on the day when Parliament takes up the debate on new regulations under Strategic Development Act under which tax holidays were to be given to casino projects. Pix b

Showers with thunder and lightning with strong winds is expected in the country due an atmospheric disturbance, the Meteorological Department said today.

A flash flood had been reported in the Balapitiya town and suburbs due to the heavy rain since last morning. The Galle-Colombo main road was inundated and the all the by-roads were blocked. Pix by Yasas Mendis

A discussion on the traditional agricultural industries was held today at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute in Colombo under the guidance of Western Province Agricultural Affairs Ministers Udaya Gammanpila. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel

Seven years after he was arrested by the RCMP in Toronto, a Canadian man has pleaded guilty in New York to conspiring to buy anti-aircraft missiles for Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers

Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran took oaths before President Mahinda Rajapaksa for his ministry portfolios a short while ago, Media Spokesman to the President Mohan Samaranayake said PICTURES