Northern Province Governor Suren Raghavan is to appoint a committee to identify alternative lands to be occupied by the army and the police in Jaffna in place of the private lands currently used by them. It was reported that

At least 7,030 people from 1,681 families have been affected in several districts due to the adverse weather conditions prevailing around the country, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said yesterday.

A 9mm pistol and its magazine which is suspected to have been used for the shooting in Hanwella where a person was killed and another two injured, was recovered in Dedigamuwa by the STF, police said.

UPFA Kegalle District Parliamentarian and former Minister H.R. Mithrapala passed away yesterday at the age of 73 at the Karawanella Hospital.

Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka had not inaugurated any housing projects during his tenure as the Megapolis Minister, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) Leader Udaya Gammanpila said. Addressing a new

Colombo High Court ordered the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) to file objections on October 9 against the revision application filed by former Minister Johnston Fernando, former Sathosa Chairman Eraj Fernando

Officials of the Batticaloa Campus and Hira Foundation including its Chairman Hiras Hizbullah and former Eastern Province Governor M.A.L.M. Hizbullah did not appear before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) as summoned saying that they were o

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) is set to launch a 24-hour token strike from 8.00 a.m. today in protest over salary anomalies. GMOA Secretary Haritha Aluthge told a news briefing that the incumbent government had violated the

Late President J. R. Jayewardene will be happy on the day when the executive presidency is abolished, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said yesterday. He said this during a ceremony held to mark the 113th birth anniversary of Late President Jayewardene.

Three new MPs H. M. D. B. Herath, Manoj Sirisena and Shantha Bandara were sworn in before Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri yesterday. Mr Herath was sworn in place of Kurunegala District MP Salinda Dissanayake and Manoj Sirisena was sworn in place

SLPP Presidential candidate nominee Gotabaya Rajapaksa visited the Kotte Rajamaha Vihara yesterday and received blessings from its Chief incumbent Ven. Aluth Nuwara Anuruddha Thera.

A brave mother of Polpitigama Siyambalewa has rescued her two year old son who was drowning after he had jumped into a deep domestic well. The mother P. H. Iresha Damayanthi (36) who is suffering from a fractured bone on her leg was able to save t

Nawa Sinhala Ravaya Organisation yesterday warned the Excise Commissioner General that all corrupt Excise officials who were dealing with chemical toddy manufacturers would be exposed, if the latter failed to take proper action against them even now.

Wheat flour producing companies yesterday agreed to sell a kilo of wheat flour at the previous price from midnight yesterday, the Agriculture Ministry said. They said the

The presidential election has to be held before December 9 and cannot be postponed because the franchise is part of the sovereignty of the people, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said yesterday. SLPP Chairman Profe

Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association President Gemunu Wijeratne yesterday said that fifty per cent of bus drivers and conductors island wide, were addicted to drugs. Speaking to the D

While vowing to safeguard the country and its territorial integrity, Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said that the Army was giving foremost priority to the concerns of national security. He said the President had placed that trust

A large racket of selling liquor sans paying millions of rupees of taxes was busted by the Excise Department officials when they arrested a wealthy merchant in Chunnakam, Jaffna on Saturday. Deputy Exci

The Government will shortly introduce legislation to set up the much-delayed Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweea said on Saturday.

Sri Lanka Police marked its 153rd Anniversary with a ceremony under the patronage of Acting Inspector General of Police C.D. Wickramaratne at the Police Field Force Headquarters, Bambalapitiya on Tuesday.

The UPFA had problems on discipline among alliance’s members who joined the UNP in 2015 to form the Yahapalana Government but the UPFA has no problem now to take disciplinary action against errant members as all UPFA members have quit the governmen

Commissioner General of Inland Revenue Nadun Guruge said the income tax defaulters will be liable to a fine and interest up to Rs.400,000 under the new Inland Revenue Act effective from April 01, 2019. The income tax payers should make payments on th

Functioning of a thermal power plant in Horana Investment Zone area that provide electricity to the Ceylon Electricity Board was suspended from Tuesday afternoon due to public protests. A tense atmosphere prevailed in Kekulaliya area in Ingiriya whe

The Cabinet has approved a proposal made by President Maithripala Sirisena to implement the drafted National Policy on Garbage Management. The proposal was presented by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Mahaweli Development and Envir

Sri Lanka would award US$ 50,000 as a symbolic donation for sudden flood relief in Bangladesh, the government yesterday said. The Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday approved the proposal presented by Foreign Affairs Minister Tilak Marapana to award U

Colombo High Court yesterday while recalling the warrant issued for the arrest of retired Major General Palitha Fernando released the passports of the sureties of Mr. Fernando High Court Judge Sashi Mahendran released the passports to the sureties

Certain top officials in the public sector have refused to give appointments to graduates who have obtained their degree from the Open University and were given appointments from the Prime Minister’s office under the graduate placement programme, t

SLPP nominee for presidential candidacy Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday said there was a clear difference between ‘discipline’ and ‘military rule’ and what they want to promote is discipline. Addressing a Samurdhi Trade Unions Convention held

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said he is still committed to abolish Executive Presidency in Sri Lanka. Premier Wickremesinghe said this while addressing the Maldivian Parliament during his current visit to the South Asian nation

During the third sermon of the Ashara Mubaraka event, His Holiness Syedna Saifuddin spoke of hope and optimism. Expounding on the sayings of Imam Ali bin abi Talib AS, he counseled the community to never abandon hope even in the most dire circumstanc