Development Lotteries Board (DLB) Chairman Anusha Palpita has been appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Economic Policies and Plan Implementation.
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State Transport Minister Dilum Amunugama said that a limited number of inter Provincial long distance bus and train services will operate from today adhering to strict health guidlines.
He added that the decision was taken to… Read More...
164 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, said the Police Media Spokesperson Ajith Rohana.
The DIG stated that so far 49,837 suspects have been arrested for not… Read More...
Isolation status imposed in following areas were lifted with effect from 6am today.
■. Jaffna District
▪︎.Manipay police area - Savatkaddu GN Division
▪︎.Jaffna police area - Reclamation West GN Division and… Read More...
The Police have so far arrested 41 for the sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old girl on charges of child sex trafficking, child abuse, statutory rape and aiding in the crimes, the Police Headquarters said in a statement.
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A Fundamental Rights petition was filed in the Supreme Court yesterday seeking a declaration that UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe and Rev. Athuraliye Rathana Thera are disqualified and not entitled to be Members of Parliament of the… Read More...
A writ petition filed by 95 pensioners including the former Pensions Director General challenging government’s the decision to suspend the increments for pensioners who retired during the period from January 1, 2016 to December 31,… Read More...
A woman identified as ‘Kudu Noni’ has been arrested for distributing heroin around the country using courier services.
The Police said that the 49-year-old woman is a resident of Slave Island. The Police said a tip-off had been… Read More...
Five suspects have been arrested for uploading videos and pictures of nude women on social media platforms.
Police Media Spokesperson SDIG Ajith Rohana stated that a trend has emerged of suspects taking revenge
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Police Media Spokesperson SDIG Ajith Rohana stated that the Terrorism Investigation Department has arrested an individual who was at the Mulliyaweli Quarantine Centre on charges of promoting the LTTE.
SDIG Rohana said the suspect… Read More...