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Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionThe Court of Appeal yesterday fixed the writ petition filed by Dr. Seygu Shihabdeen Mohamed Shafi of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital seeking an order to pay his salary arrears to…

Sought prayers sans medical attention :Law & OrderTags: Print EditionTwo parents in Badalgama could face jail time after they allegedly tried to save their sick 10 year old son with prayers instead of taking him to a hospital. The…

Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionThe Colombo District Court yesterday issued an Enjoining Order on the Government Nursing Officers’ Association and its president, preventing them from engaging in an unjust and unlawful…

PoliticalSanath GamageTags: Print EditionHambantota Mayor Eraj Ravindra Fernando has resigned from his post on Wednesday. The Mayor informed the Hambantota Municipal Council General Assembly of his resignation at the monthly meeting on…

PoliticalTags: Print EditionOpposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday (10) requested all those who are interested in rejuvenating the country’s economy to formulate a united approach to face up to the major challenges. Premadasa…

PoliticalTags: Print EditionProf.Charitha Herath and Anura Priyadharshana Yapa were elected as the Chairpersons of the Committee on Public Enterprises and the Committee on Public Finance for the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament…

Law & OrderShavini MadharaTags: Print EditionColombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya yesterday ordered the release of Sacristan Francis Munindran who was detained on suspicion over the live hand grenade found inside the…

PoliticalSandasen MARASINGHECamelia Nathaniel and Amali MallawaarachchiTags: Print EditionThe Opposition yesterday (9) requested two Parliamentary debates regarding the economic crisis suffered by the country. One of the requests was…

PoliticalTags: Print EditionHighways Minister Johnston Fernando observed that the “so-called economic experts in the SJB” had predicted that country’s economy would go bankrupt but the Opposition’s wish was not realised. The Minister…

Law & OrderKapila SomaratneTags: Print EditionPolice yesterday succeeded in apprehending another person in connection with the shooting that took place opposite the Panadura Base Hospital from the Hirana area. The arrest was made…