Woman killed by lightning
A 24-year-old woman was killed after a house was struck by lightning in Galgamuwa last evening. Police said two women sustained injuries after being struck by lightning in the incident. They were both...
View Article'Contaminated' water bottles at Galle DS meeting
A water bottle that was provided to the Galle District Secretary while attending today's Galle District Agriculture Committee meeting at the District Secretariat has been handed over to consumer...
View ArticleWPC elects chairman
The first meeting of the Sixth Western Provincial Council (WPC) took place this morning at the Provincial Council building in Battaramulla. All councilors took oaths before the Western Province...
View ArticleSL looks to boost fisheries exports
Sri Lanka aims to increase fisheries export revenue up to Rs. 50, 000 Million this year, Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said. The Minister said Sri Lanka has...
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Rishad refutes allegations on Wilpaththu encroachments
Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen today refuted allegations that 23,000 hectares of Wilpaththu National Park have been cleared during post-war resettlement. Speaking to the media, at...
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CB says EPF losses are not realised
The Central Bank today clarified that the Rs.11.8 billion losses incurred through stock market investments by the Employees Provident Fund in the year 2011 are not realized losses, but marked-to-market...
View ArticlePolice remove striking workers; train delays along coastal line
Riot police have now removed striking railway workers from the tracks at the Fort Railway Station, enabling train services to resume. When contacted, a spokesman at the Main Control Room of Sri Lanka...
View ArticleBBS questions Govt. 'inaction' over Muslim extremist group
The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) today demanded to know why authorities were not acting against a Tamil Nadu based Muslim extremist organization that it claimed was extending its roots to Sri Lanka Addressing...
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Kidney racketeers sent 21 victims to Sri Lanka
Hyderabad: The city police has found that the kidney racketeers, who had sent deceased victim Dinesh Maroo to Sri Lanka, had sent as many as 21 people from different parts of AP to Colombo for kidney...
View ArticleMedirigiriya residents nab treasure hunters
Two suspects from a group allegedly engaged in treasure hunting in Medirigiriya last night, were apprehended by area residents and handed over to police custody. Police media unit said a call had been...
View ArticleNo comment from Jaffna Bishop's House on girl's death
In wake of calls to arrest the two Catholic priests who are allegedly involved in the death of a 22-year-old girl in Jaffna, Most Rev.Dr.Thomas Savundranayagam, Bishop’s House, Jaffna refused to...
View ArticleSending Lankan workers to Libya suspended
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said workers will not be sent to Libya until the employment situation in the country is more stable. Only around 20 Sri Lankans are employed in Libya...
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Grim ferry disaster search enters second week
The search for scores of passengers still missing from South Korea's ferry disaster entered a second week Wednesday, to the deepening distress of their grieving, angry and frustrated families. The...
View ArticleKaru-Fonseka meeting held
A special meeting between United National Party (UNP) Acting Leader Karu Jayasuriya and Leader of the Democratic Party (DP) Sarath Fonseka, took place this morning. The meeting took place at DP...
View ArticleBBS meets Malwathu Maha Nayaka Thera
Representatives of Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) visited Most Ven Thibbotuwawe Sri Sumangalabhidana Malvathu Maha Vihara Mahanayaka Thera this morning and briefed the Maha Nayaka Thera on its proceedings to...
View ArticleArmed robbers hit two banks inside one hour
Police have launched investigations to apprehend armed robbers who hit two private banks within the space of an hour this afternoon. In the first robbery, which took place at around 1.00pm today, two...
View ArticleUNP rebels continue to tout Sajith as successor
An organization identified as the United National Party (UNP) Professionals’ Consortium today reiterated that the UNP leadership should be changed and the new leader as well as the common candidate for...
View ArticleBBS seeks a meeting with the President
Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) in a mail to media institutes shows the organization is in a need of a meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa. An email message sent to media by the BBS Chief Executive Officer...
View ArticlePAFFREL questions Bribery Commission’s delay
People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) today requested information regarding the progress of the investigations on complaints made by organization to the Commission to Investigate...
View ArticleYouth with cannabis nabbed
Weligama Police Anti Vice Squad nabbed a young man with 1200 milligrams of Cannabis in this possession at a point close to Weligama town Yesterday.The suspect aged 21 was a resident of Nedimala,...
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