Visitations to prisons allowed from today
The visitations to prisons will be allowed starting today, the Prisons Department said.
One inmate will be granted one visitor per week, adding the visiting...
Senior police officers should hold responsibility for curbing crimes in their...
Senior police officers were responsible in curbing crimes within their jurisdictions, Defence Secretary Major General (Retd.) Kamal Gunaratne said on Tuesday (June 30).
The Defence...
264 Sri Lankans repatriated from Qatar arrive in Sri Lanka
A group of 264 Sri Lankans repatriated from Qatar arrived in the island, earlier on Wednesday morning (July 1), aboard a special SriLankan Airlines...
03 port workers climb on to gantry cranes demanding new cranes...
Three port workers climbed onto a gantry crane at the Colombo Harbour & commenced a protest demanding the new gantry cranes be installed at...
Woman arrested with grenades, ammunition and body armor
Police have arrested a female from Pitipana, Homagama along with weapons and ammunition in her possession.
Reportedly, she has been identified as an associate of...
Ranil, Ravi were aware of the Bond Scam – Sarath Fonseka
Former MP Field Marshall Sarath Fonseka says that then-Prime Minister, United National Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, was aware of the Bond Scam.
The ex-Army Chief further...
Derailment delays train services on upcountry line
Train services on the Upcountry Line are temporarily delayed owing to a derailment of a train, stated the Railway Control Room.
Reportedly, the derailment had...
Stage drama and performance theatres to re-open with 50% attendance
The government has decided to allow the reopening of the country’s stage drama and performance theatres from July 15, 2020.
However, permission has only been...
122 firearms seized within three weeks
A total of 122 firearms have been seized by Sri Lanka Police during crime-prevention raids carried out across the country.
The raid had been carried...
Kumar Sangakkara to be questioned in WC final fixing probe
Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara has been summoned to appear before the Special Investigations Unit of the Sports Ministry.
He has been summoned...
