Category: LOCAL

Constable killed, 10 injured in accident

Constable killed, 10 injured in accident

Jun 20, 2015

  One police constable was killed and 10 others were injured after the van they were travelling plunged into a ... Read More

Yet another Jellyfish ‘invasion’ at Polhena beach

Yet another Jellyfish ‘invasion’ at Polhena beach

Jun 20, 2015

  Matara Police Lifeguard Unit has directed people planning to visit Polhena Beach to refrain from visiting the area until ... Read More

USA encounters visa delays

USA encounters visa delays

Jun 19, 2015

  The US Embassy said today the State Department’s Consular Affairs Bureau was experiencing some technical snags with its visa ... Read More

No bus fare hike – Minister Ranjith

No bus fare hike – Minister Ranjith

Jun 19, 2015

  Internal Transport Minister Ranjith Maddumabandara stated today the bus operators had agreed not to increase the annual bus fares ... Read More

Morsi refuses asylum in Turkey

Morsi refuses asylum in Turkey

Jun 19, 2015

  Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has refused offers to seek asylum in Turkey, Turkish newspapers reported a source as ... Read More

National Museum to get state-of-the-art security system

National Museum to get state-of-the-art security system

Jun 19, 2015

  State Minister of Culture and Arts Nandimithra Ekanayake states that a state-of-the-art security system will be installed at the ... Read More

SL takes on Pakistan in first test in Galle

SL takes on Pakistan in first test in Galle

Jun 19, 2015

  Pakistan is currently playing their first test against the home team in Galle against Sri Lanka. Pakistan is currently ... Read More

Ex-UNP Local Council member arrested

Ex-UNP Local Council member arrested

Jun 19, 2015

  A former United National Party (UNP) member of the Ambalantota Local Council (LC) has been arrested for allegedly hunting ... Read More

Hullabaloo at Kaduwela Municipal Council [Video Inc…]

Hullabaloo at Kaduwela Municipal Council [Video Inc…]

Jun 19, 2015

  With the eruption of heated arguments among the ruling and Opposition members of the Kaduwela Municipal Council (MC), the ... Read More

Ramazan Mubarak from the stars! [Images Inc..]

Ramazan Mubarak from the stars! [Images Inc..]

Jun 19, 2015

  Celebrity timelines take a sombre turn in Ramazan. Some tweet words of wisdom, others share messages of positivity. This ... Read More

Ravi Waidyalankara & RB Seneviratna promoted as Senior DIGs

Ravi Waidyalankara & RB Seneviratna promoted as Senior DIGs

Jun 19, 2015

  The Director of the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID), Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Ravi Waidyalankara, and ... Read More

56 Garment workers hospitalized

56 Garment workers hospitalized

Jun 19, 2015

  56 workers at a garment factory in the Katunayake Investment Promotion Zone (KIZ) were hospitalized a short while ago ... Read More

Dhoni and Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur fined

Dhoni and Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur fined

Jun 19, 2015

  Indian Captain MS Dhoni and Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman both fined for the on-field altercation. Captain cool Dhoni loses ... Read More

Ex-Mayor of Dambulla further remanded

Ex-Mayor of Dambulla further remanded

Jun 19, 2015

  Former Mayor of Dambulla Jaliya Opatha had been remanded until July 2. The order was made when the former ... Read More

IGP Illangakoon called for Human Rights Commission

IGP Illangakoon called for Human Rights Commission

Jun 19, 2015

  IGP N.K Illangakoon has been asked to appear before the Commission of human rights tomorrow.  The inspector General has ... Read More