Despite the Health Ministry stressing that they were on high alert on the spreading of Indian variant in the country, the Public Health Inspectors who are in the field slammed the Government for not paying adequate attention to prevent further spread

Patients, who arrived at the National Eye Hospital are seen waiting outside the hospital due to the ongoing trade union action by nursing staff over unmet demands. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

Eight persons were seriously injured in an attack by a group of armed men at Kondavil in Kopay, Jaffna last night, police said.

The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) will file a case against those responsible for the environmental damage caused to the Loggalla Oya forest, Environment Ministry Secretary Dr. Anil Jasinghe said

A luxury passenger bus came from Batticaloa to Colombo was taken into custody this morning by the Grandpass police for transporting passengers disobeying travel restrictions. The bus reached Colombo last night with 38 passengers, including two female

Considering the number of minor tremors reported from several areas in Digana, Teldeniya and Kundasale in Kandy since last year, the Environment Ministry has installed 10 high-frequency seismometers around the dam of the Victoria Reservoir.

A Major General of the Army who was involved in a heated altercation with a team of Wildlife Department officials in Habarana was arrested after he surrendered to the Habarana Police Station, Police Spokesman SDIG Ajith Rohana said.

Three more persons including the Deputy Chairman of the Mihintale Pradeshiya Sabha and a leading businessman have been arrested for sexually exploiting the15-year old girl, police said.

Army Commander General Shavendra Silva ordered to appoint a Board of Inquiry, headed by two Senior Major Generals into the incident in Habarana where a Major General of the Army was involved in a repulsive altercation with a team of Wildlife Departm

The Colombo Municipal Council’s (CMC) Public Health Department today announced that the vaccination drive involving AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine for people above the age of 70 will get underway today.

Four areas in Jaffna, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts have been isolated from 6 am this morning,the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO)said.

The retirement age for medical officers of all grades in the public service will be extended to 63 years, Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon said.

A major rift has erupted within the government following reports that Basil Rajapaksa will take oaths as an MP early next month and will thereafter receive a ministerial portfolio, the Daily Mirror learns.

Mayor of Colombo Rosy Senanayake yesterday assured that she will lodge a complaint with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa regarding a person who had demanded money from city dwellers posing as a member of the Council a

While claiming that the online education was an utter failure, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday alleged that the government had disregarded the education of the school and university students.

German Ambassador Holger Seubert, who asserted that Germany’s support to Sri Lanka in organic farming is far from new, said his country stands ready to intensify such cooperation with its vast expertise in this field.

Sri Lanka is still not facing a community transmission of the COVID-19 virus as a majority of the patients found are connected to other patients, a senior health ministry official told Daily Mirror yesterday.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) recently signed a contract, worth USD $50 million with Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defense to upgrade Kfir aircraft for the Sri Lankan Air Force.

Administering the first dose of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine commenced for people above the age 60 living in the Angoda and Piliyandala area. The vaccination rollout was held at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) and the Piliyandala Hosp

Army Major and other army personnel, who were involved in the assault on a wildlife officer who was on duty at the Minneriya National Park and disrupting his duties, were ordered to be arrested and produced in Court by the Kekirawa Magistrate Saman W

The High Commission of India denied media reports which state that authorities in Sri Lanka declined a request by India to use the Sri Lankan airspace for a Joint Military Exercise with a third country.

Dry rations were given away to those who were affected by the recent floods in the Angoda and Kelanimulla area by Minister Namal Rajapaksa and Western Province Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi and Nialsiri Edirisinghe

An expert committee appointed by the Marine Environment Protection Authority has revealed the death of sea turtles and other fish reported in recent weeks was due to environmental damage caused by the burning of the X-Press Pearl vessel, the Attorne

A short while ago in an online ceremony the Commonwealth Foundation announced Sri Lankan author Kanya D’Almeida as the overall winner of the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

A total of 47 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (29) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll to 3,077.

Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) today staged a protest at the Kiribathgoda Junction against the John Kotelawala Defence University Bill which will militarise free education. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

The hunger strike launched by several death row inmates of the Mahara and Welikada Prisons, have been called off after five days, the Prisons Department said.

If the government does not take action to control the wheat flour price hike, the price of a loaf of bread will be increased by Rs.10, the All Ceylon Bakery Owners’ Association (ACBOA) said.

Tabs were distributed to students of the Hameed AL Husseinie College in Colombo by Chairman of iDealz Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. Mohamed Rifkhan, who is a past student of the college. Vice Principal J.M Padmasiri, Wellaweediya Police OIC Ajith Peduruarachchi a

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya ( SJB) today criticized the government’s project to construct a bird park in Battaramulla.