Pillayan acquitted over Joseph Pararajasingham murder case
MP Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias “Pillayan” has been acquitted over the case pertaining to the murder of former TNA MP Joseph Pararajasingham.
The verdict was handed...
Mannapperuma to replace Ranjan
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) said Ajith Mannapperuma will replace MP Ranjan Ramanayake in Parliament.
Speaking to the media SJB General Secretary Ranjith Maddumabandara said...
PCR tests carried in Parliament today
A meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Affairs is scheduled to be held at 2.00 pm today (13) presided over by Speaker Mahinda Yapa...
Heroin recovered from jungle area in Kosgoda
During a raid conducted in Kosgoda, the Special Task Force of Police had recovered 20kgs of heroin yesterday.
Heroin has been found while hidden in...
CID net two suspects with Rs.12.6mn cash, 40 sovereigns of gold...
The Criminal Investigations Department has arrested two suspects including an accomplice of drug kingpin Mohammed Siddique with 12.6 million in cash and 40 sovereigns...
Covid-19 death toll climbs to 244
4 more COVID-19 related deaths were reported yesterday bringing the total number of deaths in Sri Lanka to 244, the Government Information Department said.
An...
Met. Dept. forecasts showers or thundershowers in five provinces
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Southern, Eastern and Uva provinces, says the Department of Meteorology.
Fairly heavy falls above 75mm...
Learn to live with COVID-19 for 2 or 3 years: GMOA
Under the new normalcy and following health guidelines, we have to live with coronavirus for another two or three years, the Government Medical Officers'...
Over 2,300 referred to COVID-19 for not wearing mask in public
A total of 2,324 persons in the Western province have been referred to PCR and rapid antigen tests in the past week over failure...
Ranjan Ramanayake sentenced to four-year RI for contempt of court
The Supreme Court today sentenced actor-turned parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake to 4 years rigorous imprisonment for contempt of court.
