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LocalTags: RatnapuraSri LankaA container truck had toppled over a bridge in the Ketandola area in Ratnapura this morning.The container truck has collided with a motorcycle and a car prior to toppling over the bridge. The injured were…

In her oral update on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka delivered at the 48th session of the Human Rights Council, United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said she looks forward to seeing Sri…

The Ministry of Environment has launched a project called Surakimu Ganga to conserve the entire river system in Sri Lanka. The Ministry is planned to take steps to conserve all 103 rivers in our country under the Surakimu Ganga…

The Sri Lanka Army Military Police is extending its full cooperation for conduct of Police investigations into the murder of the husband of a Grama Seva (GS) Niladarini (female state official) in Mattakkuliya Police area, the Army…

1,483 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 414,295, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

Ninety-four percent of people in Eastern Province have been affected by the Delta variant of Coronavirus and 6 percent have been affected by the Alpha variant virus. The Sinopharm vaccine is given very effectively for the Delta…

A stock of about 72542 sea cucumbers were seized by the Sri Lanka Navy during a special operation conducted this morning. The operation also made way to nab 02 suspects in connection to this unlawful act. The apprehension was…

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Foreign Minister Prof.G.L.Peiris participating in the opening ceremony of the G20 Interfaith Forum at the University of Bologna in Italy. (Picture by Prime Minister’s Media Division)  

Member of Parliament V.S.Radhakrishnan has dismissed theories about Liberation Tigers of Tamil (LTTE) rearing its head again in the country. “Any chance of revival of LTTE in Sri Lanka is remote because the Government is rehabilitating…

JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday said that the brain of the person who is demanding an election amidst this grievous situation in the country, should be examined. Speaking at a press conference in Colombo Dissanayake…