TEAR GAS CANONS FIRED BY POLICE AT PARLIAMENT PROTESTORS

Police fire tear gas at protestors near Parliament Police have fired Tear gas and water cannon to disperse a group of protestors near the Diyatha Uyana, at the Parliament access road from Polduwa junction. Earlier, Parliament access routes from Polduwa,…

PROBE BY COPE FOR AWARDING LPG TENDER FOR HIGHER BIDDER

COPE calls for probe over awarding LPG Tender at higher price The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has recommended to hold an investigation through the Auditor General’s Department as to why a LPG Tender was awarded to a bidder with…

SOLITARY FATALITY CONFIRMED BY DGHS AS ON THE 05th ON RELATED COVID-19

01 more COVID-19 death One COVID-19 death was confirmed yesterday (05) by the Director-General of Health Services. Accordingly, the current COVID-19 death toll is at 16,524.

ELEPHANT TUSK HACKED OFF FROM DYING TUSKER

Tusk hacked off from dying Tusker Anuradhapura Wildlife Veterinary officer – Chandana Jayasinghe says that someone has hacked off a tusk from a dying tusker that was grievously injured after a duel with another tusker. The injured tusker had been…

POLICE BAIL FOR HIRUNIKA AND MANY OTHERS

Hirunika and several others released on Police bail Former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra and several others who were arrested earlier today while staging a protest opposite the President’s House in Colombo, Fort have been released on Police bail. Hirunika Premachandra and…

KADUWELA KOLLUPITIYA ROUTE 177 BLOCKED BY PRTOTESTORS OF PRIVATE BUS OWNERS

Route 177 is blocked due to a protest Traffic on the Battaramulla Kaduwela road has beendisrupted due to a protest by private bus owners demanding fuel. As a result of the protest staged opposite the Ceylon Transport Board’s Talangama depot,…

HIS EMINENCE MALCOLM CADINAL RANJITH DEMANDS PRESIDENT’S RESIGNATION SLAMS RAJAPAKSA FAMILY

Cardinal demands President’s resignation slams Rajapaksa family The Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has called for the immediate resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Government. “The biggest obstacle to liberating this country from this sad situation…

PRIVATE BUS OWNERS PROTEST ON 177 ROUTE DEMANDING FUEL

Route 177 is blocked due to a protest Traffic on the Battaramulla Kaduwela road has been disrupted due to a protest by private bus owners demanding fuel. As a result of the protest staged opposite the Ceylon Transport Board’s Talangama…

RETIRED MEDICAL OFFICER DOING PRVATE PRACTICE ARRESTED WITH DRUGS

Doctor arrested with drugs! The Anuradhapura Division Criminal Investigation Division states that a doctor who is a former medical health officer and currently runs a private medical center in Anuradhapura city, was arrested with heroin in his possession yesterday (4).…

FOR THOSE RETURNING TO OVERSEAS JOBS NEW LAWS

New law for those going abroad after returning from overseas job The Ministry of Labor and Foreign Employment has taken steps to amend the matters to be considered when registering with the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau to return from…