An individual who had captured a fishing cat from the Maduru Oya National Park and attempted to sell it for Rs.20

The Ministry of Education will launch ‘Guru Gedara’ A television channel on April 20 to provide a boost to the education

The government will mediate to purchase the produce that farmers fail to sell under the prevailing situation based on the social benefits scheme implemented by the Presidential Task Force, Director-General of Information Nalaka Kaluwewa s

Operations of the Central Mail Exchange (CME), which ground to a halt for nearly a month owing to the coronavirus outbreak, recommenced yesterday. Pic by Pradeep Pathirana

North Central Province (NCP) Governor Maheepala Herath yesterday handed over a stock of medical equipment valued at more than Rs.2 million to Anuradhapura District Health Services Director A. Ariyaratne during a meeting of the p

Large crowds flocked to the towns in the upcountry yesterday to buy provisions when the curfew was lifted for a few hours after six days. Payment of relief allowance of Rs.5,000 to the estate sector families who had been facing hardship was contin

More than 70,000 kilos of pumpkin had been purchased from the farmers in Anuradhapura District under the governmen

A soldier checks the curfew pass on the Kandy-Colombo Road near Gampaha yesterday, during the curfew hours.

Sri Lanka Missions in the Middle East have reported that the welfare measures for migrant workers in the Middle East have received an added boost this week, following the decision by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (S

Seven villages in Beruwala high-risk zone have been locked down and 11,293 individuals in them confined to self-quarantine. Divisional Secretary Chatura Malraj said China Fort, Pannila, Karandagoda, Kankanamgoda, Walathara, A

Fairly heavy falls of about 50-75 mm are likely at some places particularly in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western and Southern Provinces, the Department of Meteorology said.

One died and 29 others were injured when two buses transporting a group of individuals from Colombo to the Sampur

With corporate and individual donations and direct donations coming in, the COVID – 19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund‘s balance has now surpassed Rs. 703 million, the President’s Media Division said. President Gotabaya

While vegetable and fruit growers struggle hard to sell their produces at economic centres, Mahaweli, Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Development Minister Chamal Rajapaksa said all economic centres would be opened in the next few d

Elections can be held on the day that the health authorities and the Government could give an assurance to the Election Commission that not a single life would be lost from COVID-19, Former Finance Minister Mangala Samarawee

Around 200 homeless persons including those who were engaged in small scale trade and depending on daily income were taken away to a quarantine centre in Sampur in the Eastern province by a joint operation carried out by Navy, Police a

Transport Minister Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday advised the transport authority officials to use train services to transport fu

A group of Sri Lankan expatriates in the United Kingdom, India, United Arab Emirates, Maldives and other countries has requested the Sri Lankan government to help them return to the island due to the global crisis caused by the Covid-

The Federation of University Teachers’ Association (FUTA) yesterday requested the University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman to explain the logical basis behind his decision to reopen the universities in May. While issuing a statement, the FUTA

Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) yesterday launched a product to insure the staff of the Health Ministry engaged in the fight against COVID-19 for Rs.1.5 million each, Health Minister Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi said. “The free Life Insurance

Services of all rice mills have been declared an essential service under the COVID- 19 quarantine process since the provision of essential foods and rice production storage and distribution is imp

Two labourers who depend on daily wages are seen transporting a stock of essential goods yesterday at the Manning Market in Colombo when curfew was effective to restrict day-to-day life amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

AMPARA Eight family members of the coronavirus patient from the Akkaraipattu Grama Niladhari area, along with the driver of the van that transported the patient from Colombo, have been referred to

All pharmacies in the country, except in the districts that have been identified as high-risk and areas that have been completely sealed off due to quarantine measures, will be kept open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. a statement said. The decision has been t

DIYAGAHAGE The body of a coronavirus patient’s father was cremated at the Dadalla crematorium in Galle in compliance with WHO regulations on disposal of bodies of COVID-19 victims. The deceased from Kohugoda in Maliduwa off Akuressa had been a para

The Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) has manufactured several herbal products that can be used in the fight against coronavirus, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardane told Daily Mirror yesterday. “ITI has developed a hand sani

The April spring festival in Nuwara Eliya has been postponed for August in view of the prevailing threat of the COVID -19 pandemic. Mayor Chandana Lal Karunaratne said despite all arrangements being made to hold the festival in April as usual, the

About 15 individuals from six families from Rubber Watte Road at Nedimala, in Dehiwala who had been associated with the sixth patient to die of Coronavirus were placed under quarantine for 14 days from Wednesday evening

The distribution of vegetables through Divisional Secretariat’s under the new scheme introduced by the Presidential Task Force had commenced on Wednesday (8). Stocks of vegetables were delivered to the traders under the