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The first in a series of protests by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in the North and the East demanding relief for fishermen and farmers began from the Kallapadu beach in Mullaitivu yesterday. TNA MPs M.A Sumanthiran,…

The Police Special Task Force (STF) recovered 1,529 rounds of ammunition and several other military items from an abandoned well in the Theerthakarai area in Mullaitivu on Saturday. On a tip off received by the STF Mullaitivu,…

More than 10 million people in Sri Lanka have received both the doses of Sinopharm vaccine as of 15 October.

The Chief of the Army Staff of India, General Manoj Mukund Naravane who is currently on an official visit to Sri Lanka paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne at the Navy Headquarters today.…

Tamil National Alliance MP M. A. Sumanthiran yesterday urged the Northern and Eastern residents to support a series of protests to be held in the two provinces on October 17 and 18 demanding relief and solutions to the difficulties and…

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Patali Champika Ranawaka urging teachers and principals to resume education after schools reopen said both the teachers and the Government should ensure that innocent children will not become victims of…

The ‘Sacred Pinnacle’ and the ‘Crest-Gem’ of Sandahiru Stupa will arrive at Deegawapi Rajamaha Viharaya tomorrow (Oct 16). The procession carrying the revered Stupa articles left Rangiri Dambulu Rajamaha Viharaya today morning…

The Ministry of Environment Thursday (14) decided to launch a insurance program under GSMB Technical Services to provide relief to workers engaged in sand mining in the Mahaweli River. Accordingly, in the event of the death of a…

Three suspects have been arrested in a raid carried out by the Wewelwatta Police in the Batewela area in the Wewelwatta Police Division yesterday for forging driving licenses. The suspects were arrested while in possession of two…

The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) and the Wildlife Ministry will deploy their investigation teams to investigate some construction work near the Muthurajawela Sanctuary, the Environment Ministry said in a press release.…