Opposition demands independent probe as prison riot death toll reaches eight
The Opposition today demanded an independent investigation as the Mahara Prison riot death toll reached eight.
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament that an investigation...
Update: Eight inmates dead, 50 injured
A total of eight inmates were reportedly killed and nearly 50 other inmates were hospitalized during unrest taken place at the Mahara Prison yesterday,...
Basil Rajapaksa & 03 others acquitted and released
Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa and 3 others were acquitted and released by the Colombo High Court in the case filed over the misappropriation of...
Navy seizes over 1372kg of dried turmeric attempted to be smuggled...
A special operation conducted by the Navy led to the seizure of over 1372kg of smuggled dried turmeric and apprehension of 05 Indian nationals,...
Foreign Ministry takes the lead in reviewing connections and opportunities in...
Eminent international legal luminaries, Managing Director and Head of Projects for Morocco and Sudan at the Max Planck Foundation Prof. Rüdiger Wolfrum and member...
Situation in Colombo is dangerous: Colombo Mayor warns
Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake has warned that the situation in Colombo is serious with the Covid-19 death toll increasing and more people being infected.
The...
07 COVID-19 deaths confirmed on Sunday (29); raising death toll in...
07 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed on Sunday (29), reported the Department of Government information quoting the Director General of Health Services.
The death toll in...
06 prisoners dead and over 02 dozen injured in Mahara Prison...
06 prisoners have died and 35 were injured following the unrest at the Mahara Prison, confirmed the Police Spokesperson to media.
Earlier, an unrest was...
Showers expected in several provinces after 2pm
The low pressure area in the south-east Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a depression during next 24 hours and likely to intensify...
A fixed fuel price will be maintained amidst fluctuating world oil...
Hon Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila, stated that maintaining a fixed fuel price amidst the fluctuating world oil prices is the policy of the...
