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The ‘Sacred Pinnacle’ and the ‘Crest-Gem’ of Sandahiru Stupa will arrive at Somawathi Rajamaha Viharaya tomorrow (Oct 19). The procession carrying the revered Stupa articles left Mahaoya Bollegama Rajamaha Viharaya today morning…

The government has successfully resolved 10 of the 11 proposals put forward by the teachers' unions - there is enough time to resolve the salary issue. But there is no time to delay children's education.- Says the Minister of…

The outgoing Egyptian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Hussein El Saharty called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (18). Mr. Saharty, who has been newly appointed as a Coordinator for Egyptian…

The Prison authorities has decided to prohibit inmates to use hand sanitizer. Instead of hand sanitizer the inmates will be provided soap. Prisons Commissioner and Spokesperson Chandana Ekanayake said that the decision has been…

The ocean area from Mannar to Rameshwaram in India should be immediately designated as a High Sensitive Marine Ecological Zone in our country, according to a report prepared by the Ministry of Environment to inform the Cabinet of…

LocalTags: Sri LankaThe Prison authorities has decided to prohibit inmates to use hand sanitizer. Instead of hand sanitizer the inmates will be provided soap. Prisons Commissioner and Spokesperson Chandana Ekanayake said that the…

354 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 492,975, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed.

Tharanga Kodithuwakku of Kalutara North has been diagnosed with renal failure and has been recommended an urgent kidney transplant by Consultant Nephrologist Anupama De Silva. He seeks a B positive or negative or O negative or…

Checkpoints have been beefed up at district and provincial border crossings over the long weekend to deter unnecessary cross-border travel that may give rise to the spread of Covid. Here one such checkpoint in the Southern Province.…

UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said the Government has no plans to direct school teachers who take to the streets demanding salaries back to school and to send back farmers who have taken to the streets demanding fertilizer.…