A total of Rs. 668.2 million has been estimated for expenses of the police ahead of the presidential election, police said yesterday. Police spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said yesterday that approval for Rs. 368.5 million out of the total estimate

It has been reported that an organised campaign is being carried out to mislead voters by posting false information on social media, the Campaign for Free and Fair Election (CaFFE) said.

The Constitutional Council (CC) has approved the appointment of Saman Sri Ratnayake as the Commissioner General of the National Elections Commission, the Speaker’s Office said yesterday. The Commissioner General of elections will, subject to the di

Three people died while five were injured due to the adverse weather prevailing in the country, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said. The DMC said 1812 people from 482 families had been affected. Death of three i

The Cabinet at its meeting chaired by President Maithripala Sirisena is reported to have yesterday scrapped the National Economic Council (NEC) set up by President Maithripala Sirisena. The NEC headed by Prof. Lalith Samarakoon was set up by the P

The former SLFP chairman of Mawanella Pradeshiya Sabha P. P. Wikramasinha was sentenced to 6 months rigorous imprisonment by the Mawanella Magistrate Upul Rajakaruna yesterday for obstructing the duties of Hemmathagama police officers. He had been

A motorcar transporting two Buddhist monks from Anuradhapura to Wilachchiya caught fire and was gutted near the CWE in Anuradhapura. However the driver and the two monks escaped unhurt.

UPFA General Secretary, Hambantota district MP Mahinda Amaraweera stated that the party had decided to support Gotabaya Rajapaksa, not by looking at his face or not based on the fact that he was from the Rajapaksa family but owing to his straightforw

Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha has assured the UN High Representative on Disarmament, Izumi Nakamitsu, Sri Lanka’s practical support in New York, Geneva and Vienna in furthering the global Disarmament Agenda, a statement from the Ministry sa

The havoc caused by the wild elephants at Thenniyankulam in Thunukkai, Mullaithivu is said to be on the rise. Residents said that the elephants entered the agricultural lands and destroyed bearing coconut palms and banana plantations, endangering h

Four people smuggling 14 satinwood logs on motorcycles without a valid permit at Kanthalai in Trincomalee were arrested on Saturday, Officers of the Department of Wildlife Conservation said.

The Elections Commission has ordered the Provincial Director Education of the North Central Province to suspend the transfers given to three teachers in Thambuththegama Central College by the Zonal Director of Education, Thambuththegama disregarding

The Assistant Elections Commissioner for the Galle District K U Chandralal said that the list of councillors elected to the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha would be gazetted within the week. He said that although t

The interim report issued by PAFFREL regarding the Local Government Election held in Elpitiya showed that an improved political culture among the local politicians engaged in the election campaign, w

Civil Society and Trade Union collective hand over a set of proposals to New Democratic Front Candidate Sajith Premadasa while Prime Minister shows the copy of the proposals he got to the audience at a forum which was held at New Town Hall yesterday.

It was revealed at the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) that Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had spent Rs.5, 220 million (Rs.5.2 billion) for emergency power purchasing during 2016 and July, 2019. When inquired, CEB officials had said that emerg

The Election Commission will dispatch ballot boxes in view of the elections to Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha in the Galle electoral district today, an official said. The official said poll

A group of schoolchildren were seen at the philatelic exhibition held at the Sri Lanka Postal Department coinciding with the International Postal Day yesterday

The Sri Lanka Air Force conducted a simulated Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) operation by utilizing a MI trooper version helicopter in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Navy on Monday.

A total of 31 passengers including 28 schoolchildren had been admitted to the Dickoya base hospital when their school bus skidded off the road and plunged down a 20 foot precipice yesterday, the Police said. Three elders who went along with the chi

A mother and daughter were arrested by Customs officers early morning yesterday, with more than one-kilogramme of the narcotic drug Methamphetamine (Ice) having a street price of Rs.25.5 million, Customs Director an

The Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) which had been appointed to check the tender procedure followed to source two companies to handle four duty-free shops in 2016 had approved the incomplete tender documents submitted by Flamingo Duty-Free Compa

The Department of Posts, Sri Lanka, recently released a stamp and First Day Cover to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The Department of Posts, Tamil Nadu circle, was presented with an album of the articles at an event hel

President Maithripala Sirisena said SLFP was taking efforts to provide the country with leaders who work for the country as citizens and not for themselves. He made this comment addressing the SLFP Galle District Convention at the Elpitiya Public G

More than 80 percent of Local Government members of the United National Freedom Front (UNFF) led by Uva Province Governor Maithri Gunarathne have expressed their solidarity with United National Front (UNF) Presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa.

Services provide by the Postal Department to the public such as electronic money order facility, paying of water bills, electricity bills, insurance claim payments and pensions have been disrupted due to a system failure in the Department’s comput

Two people were arrested by the Navy with 122.2kg of Kerala cannabis during a patrol carried out in the sea between Madagal and Kovilam Point on Saturday. The Northern Nav

Altogether five people were arrested with 1,050kg of beedi leaves during a search carried out in seas South of Talaimannar on Saturday by the Navy. The North Central Naval

An election office of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) was opened on Saturday in Kalmunai where United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa polled only around 5,000 votes while the