Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court yesterday ordered the release of former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal from a private plaint following the petitioner’s decision to withdraw the petition.

The Constitutional Council which met today with Speaker at the chair decided to call for applications from suitable persons for the independent commissions such as the Election Commission, the Public Service Commission and the National Police Commiss

It was revealed at the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) that the Revenue Administration Management Information System (RAMIS), which is established for tax revenue collection in the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) at a cost of Rs. 10 billion was n

The Kurunegala Municipal Council has spent a colossal amount of Rs. 60 million to remove a stone at a construction site where a building was being constructed for a Maternity and Child Clinic whereas the approved cost was Rs. 9.3 million, an audit re

China has donated a consignment of 1.55 million syringes of the Recombinant Human Erythropoietin Injection (Epiao) to Sri Lankan Hospitals, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka said.

Eight-year-old Devanshi Sanghvi, the daughter of a wealthy Indian diamond merchant renounced the world and became a nun, the BBC reported.

Any government which was detached from people’s true aspirations cannot bring in economic recovery through measures such as imposing taxes, National People Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday.

There was a conspiracy hatched to evict former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, where even some of the ministers at that time, got involved, SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said today.

Two persons including a three months old infant were killed and four women were injured in a head-on collision involving a bus and a van at Valachchenai on the Polonnaruwa-Batticaloa road this afternoon.

The Meteorology Department warned of thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning at several places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts during the afternoon or night.

The Election Commission and around 85 political parties yesterday reached an agreement on the maximum amount which could be spent by individual candidates and parties at the local government election.

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has summoned Secretary to the Power and Energy Ministry and Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) before the commission tomorrow for an inquiry over their failure to prevent

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya’s (SJB) mayoral candidate of Colombo Municipal Council in the upcoming Local Government Election, Mujibur Rahuman today filed a Fundamental Rights petition in Supreme Council seeking an order quashing the Cabinet Decision

The Committee on High Posts approved the appointment of a new High Commissioner, an ambassador and two Chairpersons, Secretary General of the Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said.

At least four persons were injured in a clash between the Ava gang and the Kany gang operating in Jaffna today at Chunnakam , Jaffna.

The Central Bank has said that the interest rates can be relaxed once again with a cash infusion via the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) from International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Former Highways Minister Johnston Fernando is reported to have sought a cabinet portfolio from President Ranil Wickremesinghe since a new cabinet was sworn in a few months ago, the Daily Mirror learns.

The Human Rights Commission(HRC) has written to the Secretary of the Ministry of Power and Energy and the Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, to instruct the Ceylon Electricity Board to refrain from scheduling power cuts at any

A meeting of the Constitutional Council will be held next Wednesday (25) at 9.30 am, Chief of Staff and Deputy General Secretary of the Parliament Kushani Rohanadeera said.

State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya assured today that salaries of public sector employees would be paid on the 25th as usual without any delay.

The House of Fashions in a statement today explained the assault which took place on Saturday between its staff members and a customer but failed to apologize over the incident and said it was the customer who started the violence.

The government is expected to spend Rs. 122 million to distribute the diesel consignment which was donated by China free of charge, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission has initiated inquiries into a complaint by the leaders of the indigenous or Vedda community seeking constitutional recognition and other rights, a statement from it said.

The government was making every effort to postpone the Local Government elections as it was perturbed to learn that all surveys and intelligence reports have revealed that the National People’s Power (NPP) or the compass would come on top at the LG

All arrangements have been finalised for the Advanced Level Examination which is to commence tomorrow at 2200 examination centres islandwide, Commissioner General of Examinations Amith Jayasundara said.

The Norwegian government has decided to open an independent investigation into international adoptions to Norway, the Minister for Children and Families Kjersti Toppe has stated on January 20, a Norwegian newspaper VG reported.

The 62-year-old driver of the bus involved in the Nanu Oya fatal accident was arrested by the police this afternoon.

A 56-year-old man had died in a shooting incident at Mahaniyara junction, Buthgamuwa in Rajagiriya, Police said.

Steps have been taken to temporarily close the Radella- Nanu Oya short cut on the Nuwara Eliya-Talawakele road for heavy vehicles from today, Nanu Oya police said.

The Chairman of the BBC said the BBC World Service is in “jeopardy” after the broadcaster has seen funding cuts.