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Indian Railways has suspended a Chief Ticket Inspector after a First AC coach on the Nandedgram Express was decorated asContinue Reading The post India investigates ‘honeymoon suite’ train coach appeared first on Newswire.

The University of Colombo has moved several faculties to online and hybrid lectures for one week after a surge inContinue Reading The post University of Colombo shifts lectures online amid dengue cases appeared first on Newswire.

Plans are underway to transform Badulla into a full‑fledged sports city, with phased development of its main playground into aContinue Reading The post Badulla to be transformed into a ‘Sports City’ appeared first on Newswire.

An Indian national inmate has died during the recent tense situation at the Negombo Prison, the Police confirmed. The PoliceContinue Reading The post Indian inmate reported dead in Negombo Prison unrest appeared first on Newswire.

The house of underworld figure Thambili Lahiru has been set on fire in the Middeniya area, the Police said. TheContinue Reading The post Underworld figure Thambili Lahiru’s house set on fire in Middeniya appeared first on Newswire.

Sri Lanka has reported 65,034 dengue cases so far this year, with the Western Province accounting for more than halfContinue Reading The post Dengue cases in Sri Lanka surge past 65,000 in 2026 appeared first on Newswire.

Yesol Lanka, a Board of Investment (BOI)‑approved enterprise based in Madurankuliya, Puttalam, has transformed Sri Lanka’s discarded fish waste intoContinue Reading The post Sri Lankan firm turns fish waste into millions in export earnings…

A Sri Lankan businessman has been arrested at the Katunayake Airport with a stock of gold valued at Rs. 11,885,514,Continue Reading The post Businessman arrested at BIA with Rs. 11.8 Mn worth of gold appeared first on Newswire.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has filed a case in the Colombo High Court againstContinue Reading The post Bribery case filed against former minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena appeared first on…

A petition carrying 40,000 signatures calling for expedited justice in unresolved child abuse complaints was handed over in Parliament todayContinue Reading The post Sajith calls for special police unit to probe delayed child abuse cases…