Probe into spa death
A customer had reportedly died while receiving treatment at a Spa in Thalawathugoda, Police Spokesman Senior DIG Ajith Rohana said.
SDIG Rohana said that the victim has been identified as a 36-year-old resident of Homagama.
He…
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Youth arrested with Rs.400 m worth heroin
A youth who was in possession of 40 Kg of heroin, valued at around Rs.400 million was arrested yesterday in Rerukana, Bandaragama, Police Spokesman Senior DIG Ajith Rohana said.
The Crimes Prevention Unit of the Kalutara Division…
Body of domestic aide who died at MP’s house exhumed
The body of the 16-year-old girl who died of burn injuries while working as a domestic aide at Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen’s residence was exhumed yesterday.
Her remains were exhumed at the Dayagama tea estate cemetery in…
Polythene lunch sheet ban from August 1
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) says that the number of lunch sheets released into the environment per day by various individuals and institutions without any recycling process is around 15 million.
“Around 5,475…
Census on the unvaccinated
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed officials to conduct a census of non-vaccinated people in all parts of the country.
Studies of COVID 19 infections and deaths have shown that unvaccinated people represent nearly 95 per…
Rs.9 b worth illegal drugs seized this year
The Police so far this year have seized illegal drugs worth nearly Rs.9 billion, according to the Police Media Spokesman.
The Police have also arrested more than 22,000 suspects in connection with drug trafficking and possession.…
All Government employees called back for work from Aug. 2
The government has decided to call all public employees for regular services from August 2 under health guidelines, said the President’s Media Division (PMD).
Secretary to the President, P.B. Jayasundera has informed this to the…
Phase 2 of Kanugahawewa renovation project vested
The Kanugahawewa Renovation Project which came to life as a result of the “Gama Samaga Pilisandara” program conducted by the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at Kanugahawewa Village in Kebithigollewa, Anuradhapura on 30 December 2020 saw…
113 quarantine law violators arrested
113 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, said the Police Media Spokesperson Ajith Rohana.
Full circle rainbow captured
Our Karandeniya correspondent captured this full circle rainbow, a rare sight yesterday. When sunlight and raindrops combine to make a rainbow, they can make a whole circle of light in the sky. But it’s a very rare sight. Sky…