Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake has filed a writ petition against Mrs Sri Lanka Pushpika de Silva seeking compensation of Rs. 500 million. Rosy Senanayake has stated in the affidavit that her reputation has been damaged by saying that she had… Read More
A young French couple had boarded the Udarata Menike train from Colombo to Badulla yesterday (03) and the girl had suddenly fallen off the train. It is between Ohiya and Idalgashinna railway stations. It is reported that the two were… Read More
The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CASL) says that foreign travelers will be able to obtain visas after arriving in Sri Lanka due to the deactivation of electronic payment cards from their home countries. The Chairman of the Authority… Read More
When a group of Ragama Medical Faculty students arrived at the Wattala Courts Complex yesterday (03), a heated situation arose when the police tried to take them away. Amidst the heat, the police took a group of students in a… Read More
The University Grants Commission (UGC) says that the cut-off marks for the GCE Advanced Level Examination 2020 will be released online. A spokesman said about 40,000 people had qualified for university admission. He added that more people will be eligible… Read More
The 74th National Independence Day falls today (04). Independence Day celebrations will be held at Independence Square in Colombo this morning. The theme of this year’s celebrations is ‘Prosperous Tomorrow – Prosperous Motherland Overcoming Challenges’. During Independence Day celebrations, 21… Read More
The India-West Indies ODI series is scheduled to begin in four days. Despite this, the Indian cricket authorities have revealed an unexpected news. Four players and three members of the staff have been diagnosed with the covid virus. Those players… Read More
The nine suspects arrested in connection with the dumping of heroin in a foreign multi-day fishing trawler have been taken to the Port of Colombo for further investigations. During a special operation on January 26, a foreign multi-day fishing vessel… Read More
Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has decided not to attend the National Independence Day celebrations tomorrow. The Archbishop of Colombo said that he had taken this decision in protest of the continued detention of innocent people in connection with the grenade… Read More
The Sri Lanka Cricket team left for Australia this morning (03). That is to participate in 5 Twenty20 Internationals. One of the Sri Lankan players who were about to leave for Australia was missing. It was Chamika Karunaratne who “won… Read More
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