SLPP ruling party member of the Kekirawa Pradeshiya Sabha was admitted to the hospital in a critical condition following a vehicular accident on Friday, according to the police. The mot

The heads of the institution were required to strengthen of workforce of all the ministries, regional and rural project offices

Former Minister of Megapolis Patali Champika Ranawaka yesterday said he will come up with a staggering disclosure behind the cabinet decision to cancel the proposed light rail project. MP Rana

Former President Maithripala Sirisena will testify before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) probing Easter Sunday attacks today. The notice was issued to the former President on Se

Jathika Samagi Peramuna has taken measures to appoint action committees for every polling station in the country as an effort to strengthen the party, targeting future elections. As such, sev

Four accomplices of underworld figure Devamuni Rohana Harold de Silva alias ‘Gonakovila Roha’ have been arrested by the STF during a raid at Mount Lavinia on Saturday night. The STF rec

Personnel attached to the Silawathurai 3rd Commando Unit had recovered 110 kilos of Kerala Ganja worth Rs. 20 million yesterday on the Silawathurai coast in Mannar. The stock

A programme to mark the 114th birth anniversary of late President J. R. Jayewardene was held at J. R. Jayewardene Centre recently. The event coincided with the launch of a new website of J.R. Jayewardene Centre. Grandson of Late President, Pradeep Ja

World Children’s Day was celebrated at the Ayurveda Teaching Hospital, Borella yesterday under the patronage of the Hospital’s Commissioner K. D. C. S. Kumaratunga, Director Ms. Supipi Sangamitta and Chief Medical Officer Danapala Hettiarachchi.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said he strongly believed that at least one hospital dedicated for children should be available in each province. The Prime Minister expressed his views at an event held at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for

In a statement to the media the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) has expressed deep concern over the manner in which the 20th Amendment to the Constitution is sought to be introduced and several substantive provisions of the amendment

The Catholic Expression Organisation that had lodged a complaint against former President Maithripala Sirisena with the CID does not belong to the Catholic Church, a spokesman for the Archdiocese

Celebrating China’s 71st National Day, the Sri Lanka-China Friendship Association (SLCFA) yesterday said it wholeheartedly supported China’s social, economic and military development since the liberation that was marked on October 1, 1949. I

Sri Lanka will continue to enjoy the GSP+ facility or tariff free access to the markets of the European Union member-states if it remains a lower middle income country and adheres to internatio

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Indian Premier Narendra Modi discussed the possibilities of mitigating the trade balance between Sri Lanka and India, that now remains highly in favour of India, during their bilateral summit held in late las

Sureka Siriwardane assumed duties as the new Principal to the Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya, Nugegoda yesterday. Teachers and

The Joint Development Officer’s Centre today staged a protest in front of the Ministry of Public Administration over several demands including the reduction of maternity leave. pic by Damith Wickramasinghe

The Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) has sought approval to import 100 ‘low- floor’ Air Conditioned buses to operate in Colombo and its suburbs as a solution to the traffic congestion, its Chairman Gemunu Wi

Minister of Highways Johnston Fernando has instructed Secretary of his Ministry R. W. R. Premasiri to look into the possibil

Work on the 52km stretch of road from Peradeniya , Deltota and Rikilagaskada was inaugurated by Minister of Highways Johnston Fernando in Kandy yesterday. The estima

The two trains services which had operated between Colombo Fort and Badulla will resume from October 8 and 9, Railways

Government has been compelled to import rice today as a result of the clearance of forest cover and environ

An elephant calf which had fallen into a farm well at Karakolagaspitiya in Ethimale was rescued by the wildlife conser

Mahilal Seneviratne a well known journalist passed away at the age of 65 yesterday. He was an

‘The Kahata’. a two day photography exhibition portraying the livelihood of plantation workers and their hardships, which was held at the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery concluded yesterday (27). The exhibition was held in collaboration with several org

A private bus operator who transported passengers from Badalkumbura to Colombo on the southern expressway without a rout

A close associate of underworld figure ‘Pookutu Kanna’ had been arrested with drugs and over Rs. 1 million in cash by t

The SLFP would present revisions to the 20th Amendment to the Constitution at the committee stage in Parliament to make it more results oriented and meaningful as various organisations, groups

The ruling made by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene not to allow Akkilai Illangai Tamil Congress ( AITC) MP Gajendrakumar Ponnampalam to raise a question relating to holding a remembra

The Foreign Medical Graduates Association staged a protest near the Presidential Secretariat yesterday, claiming that the Medical Council of Sri Lanka has not given approval to practice medicine though they have qualifications.