Category: LOCAL

President & Health Minister Praised by GMOA for Increasing Cigarette Prices

President & Health Minister Praised by GMOA for Increasing Cigarette Prices

Oct 5, 2016

GMOA Editor Dr. Nalinda Herath praised  President Maithripala Sirisena and Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne for increasing the price of a ... Read More

A  Nigerian Nabbed With 2 Kg of Cocaine

A Nigerian Nabbed With 2 Kg of Cocaine

Oct 5, 2016

In Dehiwala a Nigerian national and another suspect aged 24 and 53 years  have been arrested for the possession of ... Read More

Vithya’s Murder Case to be Transferred to Jaffna High Court

Vithya’s Murder Case to be Transferred to Jaffna High Court

Oct 5, 2016

Kayts Magistrate A.M. Mohamed Riyal said,  that the murder case of  Punguduthievu student Vithya will be transferred to the High ... Read More

BIA Maintenances of the Runaway Cost Loss of  US Dollars 47 Million

BIA Maintenances of the Runaway Cost Loss of US Dollars 47 Million

Oct 5, 2016

200 flights will be cancelled and a revenue loss  of US dollar 47 million incurred  due to maintenance of the ... Read More

Estate  Workers Protest Demonstration Tomorrow at Talavakele

Estate Workers Protest Demonstration Tomorrow at Talavakele

Oct 5, 2016

Tamil Progressive Front supports  salary increase demand demonstrations carried out by estate workers . Tamil Progressive Front led by Mano ... Read More

Sarath Weerawansa & Jayantha Samaraweera  Further Remanded

Sarath Weerawansa & Jayantha Samaraweera Further Remanded

Oct 5, 2016

MP Wimal Weerawansa’s brother, Sarath Weerawansa   and  UPFA MP Jayantha Samaraweera  were  produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate today ... Read More

Abduction of  5 Tamil Youths-  CID to Interrogate Karannagoda

Abduction of 5 Tamil Youths- CID to Interrogate Karannagoda

Oct 5, 2016

The former Navy Commander would be summoned by the CID, today (5) ,  to record a statement in connection with ... Read More

Detection of Thajudeen’s Body Parts in SAITM Is Investigated By SLMC : Rajitha

Detection of Thajudeen’s Body Parts in SAITM Is Investigated By SLMC : Rajitha

Oct 5, 2016

In reply to a question raised by JVP, MP cum Dr.  Nalinda Jayatissa in Parliament,  Minister of Health Rajitha Senaratne ... Read More

Districtwise  Scholarship Cut off Marks Released

Districtwise Scholarship Cut off Marks Released

Oct 5, 2016

District wise scholarship  Cut Off Marks for  2016 Grade 5  five scholarship Examination was  released by the Education Ministry  yesterday(4) ... Read More

Avisawella to Colombo Train Derailed at  Maharagama , Pamunuwa.

Avisawella to Colombo Train Derailed at Maharagama , Pamunuwa.

Oct 5, 2016

Colombo bound Avisawella train derailed  at Pamunuwa, Maharagama . Hence, Kalani Railway services interrupted. Read More

Weather Forecast For 5th October 2016

Weather Forecast For 5th October 2016

Oct 5, 2016

Thundershowers may occur at few places in the Uva, Eastern, Northern and North-central provinces after 2.00 p.m. Light showers will ... Read More

2016 Grade 5 Scholarship  Results  Released

2016 Grade 5 Scholarship Results Released

Oct 4, 2016

 2016  Grade 5 scholarship examination  results have been released and could be obtained via - www.doenets.lk Read More

An Individual Arrested With 100kg of Kerala Ganja

An Individual Arrested With 100kg of Kerala Ganja

Oct 4, 2016

An individual has been arrested while transporting around 100 kilograms of ‘Kerala Ganja’ in a van under the guise of ... Read More

VAT  Amendment Bill Submitted in  Parliament

VAT Amendment Bill Submitted in Parliament

Oct 4, 2016

Re amended  VAT  amendment bill submitted in  Parliament by the Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella, short while ago. This ... Read More

Passenger Ferry ‘Valampuri’  Wreckage  Traced

Passenger Ferry ‘Valampuri’ Wreckage Traced

Oct 4, 2016

 ‘Valampuri’  a passenger ferry  was destroyed by a suicide boat of LTTE on 23rd February 1998 off Point Pedro when ... Read More