There was heavy rainfall with ice experienced yesterday (9) in the Welikanda area and the surrounding areas bringing to an end the dry weather conditions that prevailed during the drought in the Polonnaruwa a

It was very hard to find a minister or a Member of Parliament, who had not been accused of any kind of offence, Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera said on Sunday. “It is like looking for a mustard see

Parliamentarians should not undermine the supremacy of the legislature, Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella told Parliament yesterday. Mr. Kiriella said this in response to an argument raised by opposition MPs that there is sub judice to consider

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday said it would intervene in the Supreme Court if attempts were made to postpone the presidential election which is scheduled to be held at the end of the year.

The emergence of non-traditional threats in the region is a major concern and collective efforts should be made for greater maritime partnerships, State Minister of Defence, Ruwan Wijewardene said. The state minister expressed t

The World Health Organisation yesterday announced that Sri Lanka has eliminated measles, interrupting transmission of the indigenous virus that causes the killer childhood disease. “Sri Lanka’s achievement comes at a time when measles cases are

The prevailing atmospheric conditions mean that showers or thunder-showers would be experienced in most parts of the island, the Department of Meteorology said yesterday. It said showers or thunder-showers would occur in the Sabaragamuwa, Central,

The cabinet gave the nod this week to a Cabinet memo submitted by President Maithripala Sirisena to make it mandatory for all drug addicts to undergo a rehabilitation programme. The Drug Dependant Persons (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act No. 54 o

We cannot take the country backward by creating divisions in the country such as Tamil, Muslim and Sinhalese, Co-chairman of the Ampara District Development Committee and Minister of Primary Industries and Social Empowerment Daya

A demonstration was held opposite the Elephant Orphanage by its employees during their lunch interval yesterday in Pinnawala, Kegalle. The Trade Union Collec

The Esala Perahera of historic Ruhunu Kataragama Devale will take place tonight in Kataragama. The preparation of ‘Kola Athu Pandalama’, alms giving at Basnayake nilame’s official residence are some of the events which will be held today at

A group of Hindu devotees cooked food in a makeshift kitchen near Niravi Kovil situated within the premises of Gurukanda ancient Buddhist temple in Mullaithivu to be offered to their deities as part of their religious observances. Despite the court o

The leaders of the Joint Opposition will meet tomorrow at 6.00 p.m. at the official residence of Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa. However, Kalutara district MP Kumara Welgama has not been invited for the meeting.

The Finance Ministry sought Cabinet approval to pay Rs.492.5 million to a private firm as advertisement cost of the government’s much hyped ‘Enterprise Sri Lanka and Gam Peraliya’ programme in 2019, Daily Mirror learns. Subject Minister Mang

Secretary to the Ministry of National Policies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Northern Province Development and Youth Affairs V.Sivagnanasothy says the government has taken several measures to revamp the Palmyrah industry in th

Megapolis and the Western Development Ministry was adjudged the best in terms of its performance from among 48 ministries by Parliament’s Committee on Public Accounts (COPA), Daily Mirror learns. The Ministry received 93 mark

The Jaffna Diocesan Catholic Lawyers Association (JDCLA) in a memorandum submitted to the President to drop his decision to re-implement the death penalty, instead of effecting a series of strong and long term policies, aimed at addressing serious cr

Senior Electrical Engineer Kithsiri Liyanage was appointed Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) by Power, Energy and Business Development Minister Ravi Karunanayake.

Injuries are the number one cause of hospitalisation and more than one million people are admitted to hospitals due to injuries in Sri Lanka. However, the estimated number of injuries is as high as three to four million including hospitalisation, a s

A Sri Lanka parliamentary delegation headed by former minister and United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Rauff Hakeem is expected to leave for China on July 14 for a seven-day visit.

President Maithripala Sirisena has warned Southern Province governor Keerthi Tennakoon and Central Province governor Maithri Gunaratne to abide by the SLFP’s constitution and guidelines after a large number o

The Organized Crimes Prevention Division (OCPD) yesterday recorded over three-hour long statement from former Governor of Eastern Province M.L.A.M. Hizbullah, police said. The OCPD summoned Hizbullah to

A new contingent of 61 Army personnel, including 11officers under phase six of the UN Mission of South Sudan (UNMISS), left yesterday morning for South Sudan to serve in the SRIMED Level II Hospital in Bor, South Sudan, the Army said. The Sri Lanka

A population of more than 12,609 people representing 3368 families in the Polonnaruwa district are affected by the prevailing drought, Asst. Director Polonnaruwa District Disaster Management Centre Upul Nanayakkara said. He said 2658 schoolchildren f

A large stock of illicit timber was seized and a suspect taken into custody by the Dehiattakandiya Police during a raid on a house in the Tuwaragala area. Investigations revealed that

Dengue has raised its ugly head in several areas in the Gampaha District where 3700 Dengue cases had been reported with the death toll increasing to nine. Epidemiologist of the Distri

A woman and her daughter were seriously injured when they were hit by the Badulla bound “Podi Menike” express train from Colombo last morning in close proximity to the Nawalapitiya railway station.

The Esala festival of the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya will commence tonight (3) with the first perehera. Actg. Basnayake Nilame Dilruwan Rajapakse said the colourful cultural pageant will comprise performances by up country, low country and Sabar

A bus conductor attached to the Galle Depot of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) was remanded in connection with a fraud amounting to more than Rs. 500,000.

A fire had destroyed a safety match factory in Aladeniya area in Kandy yesterday. The owner of this factory said that the loss sustained due to this fire was more than Rs. 30 million. Katugastota police said that the employees working inside the fact