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A caution board has been erected near the railway line where the two girls were killed The two school girls of Holy Family convent Bambalapitiya were killed in a tragic manner when they were hit by an oncoming train close to the  end of Dehiwala, Wasala road. The authorities of the the department of Railways have afterwards erected...

Why can't Udayanga Weeratunga who had met Mahinda Rajapaksa in Thailand be caught? The former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga has been accused of misappropriation of funds, irregular arms deals and murders.Internationally warrants have been issued to arrest him. The officers of the FCID had traveled to Ukraine to arrest him....

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe has asserted that no room will be left for a revival of terrorism in the country. He said that certain politicos were attempting to deceive the people on May to achieve political mileage collaborating with certain media. The Prime Minister was addressing the 20th Anniversary of the Muslim Journalists Association. T...

Sri Lankan workers are geared to commemorate another International Labour Day. Around 20 May Day rallies are being organized countrywide. The May Day rally of the United People’s Freedom Alliance led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party will be held at the Samanala Grounds in Galle. It will be held under the patronage of t...

Around 7000 Police Officers will be deployed for the security of May Day processions and rallies organized for tomorrow in several areas. The Police said that special traffic plans will also be operative in some towns. A special traffic plan has been designed in Galle, since the May Day procession and rally of the S...

The Ministry of Labour and Trade Union Relations has called on all employers to grant a holiday to all employees of the Private Sector other than essential services in view of the World Labour Day tomorrow. A statement issued by the Ministry said that since May Day falls tomorrow, being a Sunday, measures should ...

The entire world is geared to commemorate another May Day. Workers were soaked with blood at the Haymarket Crescent in Chicago in the United States on May 01st 130 years ago. Police opened fire at workers who got on to the streets demanding an eight hour work shift. As a result four were killed whi...

Three persons have been shot dead at Thirappane in Anuradhapura. The bodies were found inside a vehicle while the shooting is believed to have had occurred this afternoon. According to Police Media Spokesman ASP Ruwan Gunasekara the multiple gunshot injuries were found on the bodies of the victims. The Thirappane Police are conducting investigation...

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe has summoned a special discussion to make inquiries with respect to a statement issued by the Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media with respect to the use of the term “Joint Opposition.” A news release issued by the Prime Minister’s Office said that the Government had no intention of censori...

The New Year festival organized by the Prime Minister’s Office was held under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe. The traditional New Year Festival an annual event, was held this time on a grand scale. A large crowd joined in it. Sevral events were organized at the New Year Festival which commenced under t...

Minister Sajith Premadasa has said that President Maithripala Sirisena does not require special support of anyone to attract the people for the Sri Lanka Freedom Party May Day rally in Galle. The Minister made this reference in response to a query raised by a journalist after he paid courtesy calls on the Malwatte and Asgiri...

Leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Youth Front Shantha Bandara has said that all members of the Front will be joining in the May Day Rally to be held in Galle tomorrow. He expressed this views at a media briefing held at the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Head Office in Colombo. Shantha Bandara sa...

Three persons suspected to be members of an organized robber gang have been apprehended. The suspects were remanded until the 09th of next month, after being produced in Courts. The Police said that they were taken into custody from the Katunayake area for removing two valued batteries of a vehicle. The looters who burgled goo...

For the funeral of Imeshi and Sharon 3000 schoolgirls have participated The tragic deaths of Imeshi and Sharon occurred he other day  in Wellawatta.Both had been good friends in their school the Holy Family convent Bambalapitiya. The funeral of the two friends Imeshi and Sharon had been taken place at the same time at the general...

Sumudu Prasadini to become a mother The former Miss Sri Lanka and Tele drama actress Sumudu Prasadini is reported to be expecting a baby as published in several newspaper reports. After  marriage the next hope is having to share the happiness of giving birth to a baby. Sumudu Prasadini has fulfilled her dream of becoming a mother...

Imesha - Sharon in Dehiwala train accident - Investigation The incident involving the two schoolgirls Imesha Yasara and Sharon Veronica who died from a train tragedy in Dehiwala was an incident which became perhaps the biggest talk of the town last week. Allegations were aimed at the media from the parties on the side of the deceased...

Cuba and El Salvador have expressed willingness to extend full support to Sri Lanka’s kidney disease eradication programme. Representatives of these countries gave this assurance during a discussion held with President Maithripala Sirisena. A group of medical specialist representatives of Cuba and El Salvador visiting Sri Lanka met President Maithripala Sirisena. The meeting held ...

Sri Lanka has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund for 1.5 billion US Dollars in loans to help lower its borrowing costs and bolster finances. Sri Lanka is expected to receive this loan following an agreement reached in talks held earlier. The Washington-based lender said in a statement that Sri Lanka has pledg...

The United States has noted that it is willing to extend a helping hand to Sri Lanka for a stable economic development, after the new Government’s impressive development in democracy, internal affairs and external affairs within a short period of 16 months. The comment has come from United States Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassad...

The Colombo High Court has decided to take up on the 25th of next month, the case related to the misuse of funds of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission under the guise of distributing Sil cloth. Former Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunge and former Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission Anusha Pelpita are accused of misusi...

Minister Sajith Premadasa has pointed out that the intention of the Good Governance administration is to accord a high recognition to the working fraternity. Minister Sajith Premadasa queried from the workers the decision that they should take on May Day. He asked them whether they were to join the May Day rally organized in Kirulapo...

A record of making the highest cake .... for the wedding of a doctor couple A record has been created by Chef Martinez for having made the highest cake in Sri Lanka for a wedding ceremony held in Colombo recently. The said cake is 14 feet and 6 inches in height and 8 and a half feet wide in dimensions. It is said that 12000 icing flowers...

ASP Liyanage joins Maithri Businessman Mr. A.S.P. Liyanage who dedicated himself to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and was even a sequential political candidate, coming forward to gift his house too to him has made a decision of joining the incumbent President Maithripala's faction. This decision he has made across newspapers as a...

Toddler one year and three months drowned in a pond The Wellawatta police has reported a very sad incident of the tragic death of  a toddler just one year and three months who had fallen into a pond in the garden of the house. The toddler had been living with the parents when this incident had taken place in the house located...

Former PC member Sujeewa serious, Pajero smashedOn the  morning of the 28th instant a private bus plying from Kataragama to Colombo had collided with a Pajero traveling in the opposite direction head on causing severe damage to both the bus and the Pajero. The former Member of the Provincial Council Tissamaharama Sujeewa Samarasinghe...

If the name of "joint opposition" os not to be used then the name "yahapalanaya" should also not be used - Prasanna Ranatunga The Member of the United Peoples' Freedom Alliance and Member of Parliament Prasaan Ranatunga had retaliated to the comment made by the secretary to the media and mass communication that the name" joint opposition"...

Motor vehicle catches fire on the Dematagoda overhead flyover bridge (video) A motor vehicle that was traveling on the Dematagoda overhead flyover had caught fire this afternoon. A video could be heard and seen on this incident from below:...

Kamal  who assaulted Samanmalee appointed SLFP organizer During the period of the presidential election campaign the organization named "Aluth Parapura"consisting mainly of novice artistes were accompanied by senior artistes( most children of theirs were members) to the North Western province for a drama and also to canvass for the presidential...

Married the person I loved, son attend Royal College.Very happy, Nayana Kumari The Tele drama actress Nayana Kumari  giving an interview to the Rivira newspaper had this to say: " To go in search of gossip mongers I have absolutely no time.I never regard the mud slashed on me as a draw back to my work and progress as an actress...

"Joint opposition" is a wrong introductory phase - Government cautions Secretary of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media Ministry, Attorney at law, Nimal Bopage in a media release today said that there were reports of some media organizations and journalists engaging in what he called ‘illegal and unscrupulous use’ of media to sponsor...

New Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundera meets President Maithripala Sirisena after being appointed as the Police Chief. Two new Senior Deputy Inspectors General of Police have also been appointed. Pujith Jayasundera who assumed duties as the 34th Inspector General of Police met President Maithripala Sirisena today for discussions. Their meeting took place at t...

Four Police officers attached to the Dambulla Police Station have been interdicted in connection with an altercation at a restaurant. The Police said that inquiries are in progress into the incident. It has been reported that the four policemen, who were in civvies, had visited the restaurant in question and secured food and liquor. T...

Shashi Weerawansa, wife of Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa appeared in Courts today in relation to an incident involving the procurement of an improper passport giving false information. The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court ordered her to report to the judiciary once in three months with respect to the lawsuit. Accordingly, Shashi Weerawansa marked her appearance at t...

Sicile Kotalawela who is in remand custody for defrauding depositors of the Ceylinco F & G Property Developers Financial Institution was enlarged on bail by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today. However, she had to be in remand custody over the Golden Key Company charges. When the case was called before the Court, the CID inform...

Two special rapporteurs of the United Nations have arrived in the island. They are special rapporteurs on the independence of judges and lawyers and on torture. The UN representatives are scheduled to visit several parts of the country. United Nations human rights expert on the independence of the judiciary Mónica Pinto and an expert ...

All schools in North Central Province will be kept closed at 12 noon every day, with effect from next Monday. This decision has been taken by the North Central Province Governor due to the extreme hot weather prevailing in the regio...

Piyankara Jayaratne and Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Nishantha Wickremasinghe were summoned to the Presidential Commission inquiring into serious frauds and corruption. They were summoned to the Commission with respect to inquiries being held on allegations levelled against them. They were summoned to the Commission to record statements with regard to allegations of financial irregulariti...

The G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination for this year will begin on the 06th of December. The Department of Examinations said that the Examination will continue until the 17th of December. School and private candidates intending to sit the G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination can direct their applications until the 31st of May. The Examinations Department sa...

A social community programme for the distribution of artificial limbs by the Independent Television Network was held today at its premises. The event was organized under the patronage of Minister Gayantha Karunatilake. This social programme under the title “Piyawara” was held marking ITN’s Anniversary. 15 disabled persons were presented with artificial limbs. Noteworthy was t...

The 83rd commemoration of Anagarika Dharmapala was held at the Mahabodhi Hall at Maligakanda in Colombo. The commemoration was organized under the patronage of Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa. Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa paid floral tributes to the statue situated opposite the house of Anagarika Dharmapala near Ananda Balika Vidyalaya in Colombo. The Anagarika Dharmapala website which includ...

The Police Narcotics Bureau has nabbed a Pakistani for possessing heroin pellets. The Police said Narcotics Bureau sleuths said that they recovered seven pellets of heroin from his possession. This Pakistan youth was apprehended from a hotel in the Kollupitiya area. The Police said that the suspects had also swallowed some 12 pellets of heroi...

Injury-hit Indian Premier League new boys Rising Pune Supergiants have signed Australia batsman Usman Khawaja. Pune’s debut season in the IPL has been disrupted by the loss of Kevin Pietersen and Faf du Plessis due to a calf injury and broken finger respectively. The Supergiants have acted by recruiting left-hander Khawaja, who was outstanding in Sydney Thunder’s B...

Cricket Australia has bolstered its campaign to host a day-night test against South Africa later this year by publishing an interview with captain Steve Smith in which he backed the proposed fixture. South Africa’s players balked at an invitation to play a day-night match in Adelaide in November after discussions with Australian players including Smit...

Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma are gearing up for the release of their upcoming film, ‘Sultan’ which sees the two playing wrestlers in the film. While we earlier saw Salman’s look from the film, the makers have now revealed Anushka’s wrestler avatar too. The actress took to social media to share the look and introdu...

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has urged everyone to “save and educate” daughters. The 73-year-old cine icon mentioned that the daughters are our continuity and also shared two black and white photographs of himself along with his daughter Shweta Nanda on Twitter and Facebook. “Daughters are the best…Save them educate them! They are our continuity!” Big...

‘Tung lak’ has a rustic, foot-tapping melody, that will want you get up and dance with Randeep Hooda, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Richa Chaddha! While the movie has already become the topic of discussion for Randeep and Aishwarya’s look, this song is a peep into the life of ‘Sarbjit’ when he and his sister h...

MINNEAPOLIS –  Investigators are looking into whether Prince died from a drug overdose and whether a doctor was prescribing him drugs in the weeks before he was found dead at his home in suburban Minneapolis, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday. The official said that among the things investigators are looki...

Starting next year, all mobile phones sold across India must include a panic button, local news outlets are reporting. In addition, by 2018, all cell phones need to come with a built-in GPS chip, so a person in trouble can be more easily found. “Technology is solely meant to make human life better and wh...

Japan’s space agency had said it will abandon efforts to restore or retrieve the ASTRO-H satellite. Also called Hitomi, the satellite was launched in 17 February to observe X-rays coming from black holes. Contact was lost with $273m satellite on 26 March sparking a scramble by Japanese scientists to find out what had happened. T...

Two schoolgirls die in railway accident in Dehiwala - Update 4 The two mango friends Imesha Yasara and Sharon Veronica who became a prey to a train in the most unanticipated manner recently in Dehiwala went on their last journey this evening at Borella Kanatta at the same place. Their unexpected farewell was an incident which happened...

Piyumi Hansamali speaks about her fake publicity The new actress Piyumi Hansamali who she says has acted in about two unpopular tele dramas has by now been subjected to a dialogue in websites of a prominent nature because of utterly useless reasons. The readers are sometimes perplexed as for what reasons these media sectors wish to give...

Imesha Yasara's FB profile turns into mode of remembrance The Facebook Account of Imesha Yasara Perera who was one of those who became a prey to a train at Dehiwala recently has been something that became a matter of search for most people after her demise. What really happens to the Facebook Account of someone who maintains it after...

Air Force helicopter crashes in Hingurakkgoda, no injuries reported An Air Force helicopter Bell 206 type ,a trainee helicopter had crash landed today the 28th instant at around 11 am on to the Air Force air strip in Hingurakkoda. The authorities of the Air Force are investigating in to the crash No injuries have been reported after...