Thundershowers possible in Uva, Eastern provinces
Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and Central provinces, the Department of Meteorology says.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at a...
Appeals Court rejects petition seeking Karuna Amman’s arrest
The Court of Appeal today rejected the petition filed seeking the arrest of former deputy minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman, over his recent...
Underworld criminals make death threats against prison officers
Notorious Underworld gangsters “Kosgoda Tharaka” and “Lassie”, who are detained at the Boossa Prison, have made death threats to several Senior Prison Officers.
Prisons Commissioner...
Garnier Banister false complaint case postponed to September
The case filed against Garnier Banister – an employee attached to the Swiss Embassy in Sri Lanka – who made a false complaint claiming...
08 hour water cut for Battaramulla and surrounding areas on Thursday
An 08 hour was cut will be in effect from 10 PM on Thursday to 06 AM on Friday for Battaramulla and surrounding areas.
The...
Warrant issued for the arrest of Shashi Weerawansa in forged NIC...
Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne on Tuesday (21) issued a warrant for the arrest of Shashi Weerawansa, a suspect in the case filed for...
17 police officers transferred
Seventeen police officers, including a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) have been transferred due to service requirements.
Police said an SP, nine ASPs, four Chief...
Police Sub-Inspector arrested for soliciting monthly bribes
A Police Sub-Inspector was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for soliciting a monthly bribe of Rs.5000/-.
SSP Padmini...
PHIs to continue trade union action
The Public Health Inspectors Union of Sri Lanka (PHIUSL) Secretary M. Balasooriya told media yesterday that they would continue their trade union action launched...
With the six more COVID-19 cases identified yesterday, the total COVID-19...
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has increased to 2,730.
That is with the identification of six more COVID-19 patients yesterday.
Five of...
