Law

The case filed against former Minister Rajitha Senaratne and two others over allegedly causing a loss to the Government when leasing out the Modara Fisheries harbour to a private company while he was Fisheries Minister in 2014 was…

MP Rishad Bathiudeen has been remanded till October 14 by the Colombo Magistrate Court over the death of a 16-year-old domestic worker

Indictments were yesterday served on Former IGP Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando in connection with the offences of murder and attempted murder, for their serious lapses and grave omissions to prevent…

Balangoda Magistrate Jayaruwan Dissanayake yesterday imposed a fine of Rs 10,800 on the couple who pleaded guilty for making a pornographic video at Pahanthudawa in Balangoda. They were also sentenced to three months imprisonment…

The Janatha Estates Development Board (JEDB) Deputy Chairman R.P.G.Seneviratne said a female employee was suspended with immediate effect for attempting to delete the date from the JEDB head office’s computer system. He added…

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) recorded a statement from Samagi Jana Balawegya (SJB) Parliamentarian Manusha Nanayakkara yesterday in relation to an ongoing investigation, police said. Police Spokesman SSP Nihal…

The Court of Appeal issued an Interim Order on the Northern Province Governor’s order regarding the removal of the Mannar Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman from his post, on September 29. The Mannar Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Sahul Hameed…

A schoolboy who had been under treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Karapitiya Hospital after being beaten by his father with a broomstick died yesterday morning, Galle Police said. The boy was identified as…

Two suspects including the main suspect wanted for causing an injury to a Police officer while he was engaged in a narcotic raid in Obeysekarapura,  Rajagiriya were ordered to be further remanded till October 12 by the Colombo…

The Police is looking for a person who broke into an ATM machine of a State bank in Minihirigama, Minneriya and stole cash in it, Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said. The Police Spokesman said that the amount of cash stolen…