Secretary – Alhaj Abdul Jawadh Alim Waliyyullah Trust Moulavi K. R. M. Sahlan Rabbani in a letter addressed to Minister of J

Child Protection Alliance, an organisation dedicated to protecting children in Sri Lanka which had lodged a complaint a

Aluthsahal Mangallaya or the New Rice festival was held at the Sri Dalada Maligawa inner Shrine room offering 32 measures

A person ploughing a land in Puttur in Jaffna had died after a tractor collapsed on him, Achchuweli Police said. The deceased has been ploughing a land on January 14 and the accident has occurred as the tractor has fallen on him. On sus

Views exchanged on developing bilateral relations

A swashbuckling knock of 149 off 141 deliveries inclusive of 15 boundaries and six sixes by Iruth Gimshan paved the way for Ananda to record a 177 runs win over D.S. Senanayake College (DSS) in their Under 17 inter-school cricket match play

Kaveesh Randula stole the limelight with a masterly knock of 117 in St. Servatius’ massive 238 runs win over Meepawala Amarasuriya MMV Galle in the Under 15 inter-school cricket encounter played at Matara. Kaveesh’s kn

Three-time Olympic representative Sriyani Kulawansa was re-elected President of the Sri Lanka Olympians (SLO) for the period of 2022 to 2025 at their Annual General Meeting held at the NCC Auditorium in Colombo. Kulawa

Deported defending champion Novak Djokovic was thousands of miles away when the Australian Open began yesterday, but his brooding presence and the visa saga that engulfed him loomed large. Looking at a big poster

Breathe environment and sustainability, an organisation committed to preserve a green environment in collaboration with th

The Special Task Force of Police (STF) arrested two suspects involved in drug trafficking along with a pistol, magazines a

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa inspected the renovation work of the Ehelepola Walawwa, which is more than 400 years old, at Raja Veediya in Kandy yesterday afternoon. The building, which was used as a prison cell during the British colonial period and

MS JINAWATHI KUMARIHAMY GOPALLAWA ALUVIHARE. Widow of former Minister Alick Aluvihare passed away. She is the mother of former state Ministers Ranjith and Wasantha Aluvihare, former Matale Mayor Daljith Aluvihare and Sahani and Manoranjani Aluvihare

Keerthi Ratnayake, defence and political analyst attached to Lanka e-News arrested for allegedly giving information to th

A circular regarding the elimination of teacher-principal salary anomalies has been issued by the Public Services, Provincial Co

A 16-hour water cut would be imposed in several areas in Colombo on Saturday (8) from 8.00 am to 12 midnight, the National Water

A torch light protest was held by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) near Dematagoda Railway Station against the scarcity of kerosene and other essential commodities yesterday.

A programme to distribute exercise books and stationery items to schoolchildren in the Ragama area was held at the Lourdes Sewa Piyas

Retired Senior Deputy Inspector General Sarath Lugoda was appointed as the 29th President of the Retired Senior Police Officers’ Association last week. Subsequently, R

A stock of 1.02 kilos of the illegal intoxicant called ICE was seized and four suspects including an employee of the Trincomalee harbor were arrested by the Moratuwa police during a raid at Angulana junction. The police had

The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) is to increase the number of trains and buses, as the public servants in full capacity will be reporting for duty from this week and also to facilitate the school children after reopening of schools. SLTB Dep

Minimum bus fare which was at Rs.14 will be increased to Rs. 17

An individual who stripped his two children, tied them to a tree, smeared chilly powder and beat them was arrested by Hatton Poli

It was yet to determine how she had contracted the virus

UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara, deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene and Assistant General Secretary Shanthini Kongahage present a package of essentials to old party activists during a New Year gathering held in Sirikotha on January 3, 2022.

A young man from Polwatta in Pallepola had been clubbed to death, allegedly by his brother, during a brawl over a family dis

Transparency International Sri Lanka launched a website to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day. Executive Director of the Transparency International Sri Lanka Nadeeshani Perera said the website “Apesalli.lk “ would pr

Industries Minister Wimal Weerawamsa said Sri Lanka is facing the end of the open market economic model introduced in 1977, and it is time to mobilise people for a manufacturing, national economy. Addressing a semi

Policy advocate Dr. Prathiba Mahanamahewa, addressing the weekly APIIT MBA Diaries webinar last week on the theme ‘Product Quality; the right of a consumer’ citing the 727 explosions related to LP gas leaks and one death in the country, said, “

An area of more than 10 acres of state forest at Kotagala in Hatton had been gutted last morning. Residents of the area said the fi