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Several police teams have been deployed to arrest the main suspect involved in the shooting of a 14-year-old boy in the Gajanayakagama area in Weeraketiya, on Sunday (19), Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said. He said that…

The Ratnapura Maha Saman Devalaya Perahera concluded last night after parading the streets of Ratnapura. (Picture by S. Rajadurai, Ratnapura Special Correspondent)

Steps have been taken by the Anuradhapura District Consumer Affairs Authority to hand over 900,000 kilos of paddy from unregistered warehouses to the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB). The raids conducted to search for hoarded stocks…

JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that it is puzzling as to who sanctioned the opening of liquor stores despite the quarantine curfew. He alleged that distilleries belong to ministers and bars are owned by MPs and perhaps the…

Minister of Development Coordination and Supervision and Youth Affairs and Sports Namal Rajapaksa is scheduled to visit Trincomalee tomorrow to open a number of development projects in the district. The visit comes at the…

Gimhani Perera, a 17-year-old with Sri Lankan roots, has won the ‘Miss Teen International Botswana 2021’ pageant held in Botswana. The teen, representing her district Pilikwe, was crowned at the pageant held on Sunday. According…

Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda said that the Fisheries Ministry will launch a number of development projects worth Rs.26 million in the Jaffna Peninsula for the benefit of fishermen. The Minister said on Sunday (19) that…

UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said that Sri Lanka is facing the risk of losing the GSP + concession due to allegations levelled against Sri Lanka at the Geneva Human Rights Council. Speaking to the media after a religious…

WorldTags: Print EditionAfter three days in orbit, a physician assistant, a community college professor, a data engineer and the billionaire who financed their trip arrived back on Earth, heralding a new era of space travel with a…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in New York to attend the 76th United Nations’ General Assembly (UNGA) Session.The President and the delegation were welcomed by Mohan Peiris, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United…