Medirigirya students spend a day with the elderly
A program to care for the elderly was organized by the students of the Medirigiriya National School. The program was…
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Man kills stepson with hammer
In a horrific incident two brothers were beaten with a hammer by their stepfather in the Korangi area of the…
20th A – Cabinet approves PM’s proposal
The Cabinet approval has been granted for a proposal put forward by the Premier Ranil Wickramasingha to elect 125 Parliamentarians…
Happy Birthday to one of Australia’s finest modern day all-rounders, Andrew Symonds!
1,462 Test runs at an average of 40.61 and a strike-rate of 64.80 5,088 ODI runs at an average of…
India – Maoist rebels killed in shoot-out
Twelve Maoist rebels died in a gun battle with security forces in a remote forest in eastern India, police stated…
Sajin Vaas files petition for bail
United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Sajin Vaas Gunawardena who was arrested regarding misusing vehicles belonging to the Presidential Secretariat…
“MR brought peace near Wilpattu” – Min. Rishad
Minister of Industry and Commerce Mr. Rishad Bathiudeen praised former president Mahinda Rajapaksa for bringing peace to the region near…
Illegal immigrant couple nabbed as they attempt to return to the country
A couple who migrated to Italy on a boat was arrested at the Bandaranaike Airport upon arrival back to the…
Relief for remand inmates
රිමාන්ඩ් බන්ධනාගාරවල ගත වී සිටින රැදවියන්ගෙන් නිදහස් කළ යුතු රැඳවියන් අධීකරණ මඟින් වහාම නිදහස් කැරවීමට පියවර ගන්නා බව සොලිසිටර් ජනරාල් …
Cadres petition razing of terrorist leaders statue
Cadres from the Hindu Makkal Katchi and the Periyar Dravida Kazhagam protested the statue of LTTE leader Prabhakaran being razed…
King Kashyapa’s Crown hunters arrested
Police arrested yesterday seven suspects who were engaged in treasure hunting in the Galakotuwa reservation considered to have the crown…
Iranian arrested with fake passport at the Katunayake airport
An Iranian was arrested at the Bandaranaike Airport today (09) as he was attempting to travel to Sweden with a…
Smugglers arrested on tip-off in Kotahena
Two suspects were apprehended in Kotahena in the possession of 43200 cigarettes. The cigarettes are believed to be contraband smuggled…
Army camp fights fire in Maththegoda
The Maththegoda Army camp was engaged in a valiant effort to subdue a fire that had started in a Motor…
A departure from French Open tradition
It was not just a French Open title that slipped through Novak Djokovic’s fingers. It was the third French Open…