Asaram Bapu Rape Case Verdict: Two Aides Handed 20 Years each, Two Acquitted

Asaram Bapu Rape Case Verdict: Two Aides Handed 20 Years each, Two Acquitted

Apr 25, 2018

Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday by a Jodhpur court which found him guilty of ... Read More

Fire at Peradeniya University

Fire at Peradeniya University

Apr 25, 2018

A fire broke out in the Faculty of Dental Sciences of the Peradeniya University this afternoon. Police said, fire engines belonging to ... Read More

Proposal to Ban Pandals Rejected.

Proposal to Ban Pandals Rejected.

Apr 25, 2018

Based on an idea mooted by the Mahanayakes, the Minister of Buddha Sasana Gamini Jayawickrama Perera has submitted a cabinet ... Read More

Former Deputy Minister Sarath Kumara Gunarathne & 5 Others Released on Bail

Former Deputy Minister Sarath Kumara Gunarathne & 5 Others Released on Bail

Apr 25, 2018

Former Deputy Minister Sarath Kumara Gunarathne and five other suspects were arrested  in connection with the misappropriation of Rs. 12 ... Read More

Calling of Application For 2018 December G.C.E.(O/L) Examination Announced….

Calling of Application For 2018 December G.C.E.(O/L) Examination Announced….

Apr 25, 2018

Applications for the December 2018 G.C.E.(O/L) Examination  will be accepted as from 15th May 2018, said , Commissioner General of Examination.  ... Read More

Colombo-Kandy Road Closure

Colombo-Kandy Road Closure

Apr 25, 2018

The Colombo-Kandy main road has been temporarily  closed near the University of Kelaniya due to a protest march organized  by ... Read More

Trump & Macron Hint at New Iran Nuclear Deal

Trump & Macron Hint at New Iran Nuclear Deal

Apr 25, 2018

US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have suggested there could be a new agreement on Iran's ... Read More

20th Amendment to be Presented as a Private Member’s Bill

20th Amendment to be Presented as a Private Member’s Bill

Apr 25, 2018

In a press briefing in Colombo today (25), Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the 20th ... Read More

Asaram Bapu Verdict : ‘Godman’ Found Guilty of Rape by Jodhpur Court; Victim’s Father Says Justice Served

Asaram Bapu Verdict : ‘Godman’ Found Guilty of Rape by Jodhpur Court; Victim’s Father Says Justice Served

Apr 25, 2018

A trial court has held Asaram Bapu guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl in August 2013. The verdict was delivered ... Read More

Committee Report on Revision of Train Fares Submitted to the Transport Ministry

Committee Report on Revision of Train Fares Submitted to the Transport Ministry

Apr 25, 2018

The Ministry of Transport has appointed a committee to study the existing train fares and recommend revision of train fares. ... Read More

Deshapriya Ready to Hold PC Elections in December

Deshapriya Ready to Hold PC Elections in December

Apr 25, 2018

Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said yesterday that the Election Commission will hold the Provincial Council Election in early December ... Read More

Availability of Online Verification of Examination Results

Availability of Online Verification of Examination Results

Apr 25, 2018

The Examinations Department announced that the online verification of examination results was made available as from yesterday. This facility has ... Read More

Horana Factory Ammonia Tank Incident:  Officials Further Remanded

Horana Factory Ammonia Tank Incident:  Officials Further Remanded

Apr 25, 2018

The factory Manager and Senior Lab Controller at the Horana, Ballapitiya rubber factory, who are accused of negligence were produced ... Read More

Special Program to Exercise Excise Laws During Vesak

Special Program to Exercise Excise Laws During Vesak

Apr 25, 2018

The Department of Excise has decided to conduct a special monitoring program between 27th April and 3rd May to prevent excise offenses ... Read More

Final Meeting of the UNP Reforms Committee Today

Final Meeting of the UNP Reforms Committee Today

Apr 25, 2018

The UNP Reforms Committee convened at Temple Trees yesterday (24). In order to finalize all deliberations the United National Party ... Read More