The death toll from flooding, lightning and landslides triggered by heavy rains has risen to 13, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). More than 124,733 people have been affected in Mulaitivu, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Kegalle, Ratnapura, Galle, Kalutara, Kurunegala, Puttalam, Monaragala, Matara, Hambantota, Vavuniya, Gampaha, Matale, Polonnaruwa, Colombo …
Read More »Dhananjaya de Silva’s father killed in shooting at Ratmalana
A member of the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council, who is also the father of Sri Lankan cricket Dhananjaya de Silva, has been killed in a shooting incident at Ratmalana last night. Police said that three persons were admitted to the Kalubowila Hospital last night with injuries following a shooting incident …
Read More »Court finds extremist Buddhist monk guilty of threatening missing journalist’s wife
The court on Thursday found the General Secretary of Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organization Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero guilty of threatening missing journalist wife. Homagama Magistrate Udesh Ranatunga issuing the verdict in the case convicted the Gnanasara Thero of two counts of harassing and intimidating Sandya Eknaligoda, the wife …
Read More »Singapore police confirm former Cantal Bank Governor is in Singapore
The Attorney General has informed the Court today that the Singapore police have confirmed that the former Governor of the Central Bank Arjuna Mahendran, who is a suspect in the bond scam case and absconding, is in Singapore. When the case was taken up today, the Attorney General informed the …
Read More »Brian Shaddick’s wife gives evidence against Gammanpila
The wife of Australian businessman Brian Shaddick, the third witness in the alleged financial fraud case filed against the two accused, including Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader MP Udaya Gammanpila yesterday informed the Colombo High Court that she had never put her signature executing a Power of Attorney to Gammanpila, …
Read More »Mother died son injured following a shooting incident
The mother hospitalized with gun shot injuries in the shooting incident at Hakwadunna has succumbed to injuries at hospital. During the incident son also seriously injured and being hospitalized, our news sources said
Read More »PM’s decision on Provincial Council elections this week
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will make a decision this week on holding the Provincial Council polls, Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya told Parliament yesterday (23). Speaker Jayasuriya said he continually held discussions regarding the holding of Provincial Council Elections. Pointing out that Prime Minister Wickremesinghe had taken time to negotiate …
Read More »MP Sanath Nishantha and brother further remanded
UPFA Puttalam District MP Sanath Nishantha Perera and his brother former Arachchikattuwa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Jagath Samantha Perera have been further remanded until June 07. Due to the hospitalization of Chilaw High Court Judge Sanjeewa Morayas, the case was taken up before High Court Registrar Ajith Jayasundara today, our news …
Read More »More than 124,000 people affected by adverse weather
The Disaster Management Center (DMC) says that total of 124,733 persons belonging to 31,822 families have been affected by the prevailing adverse weather condition, our news sources said. It said that 137 divisional secretariat divisions in 18 districts have been affected by the floods and landslides triggered by Southwestern Monsoon …
Read More »Two more days of weather fury
Heavy rains, and floods continue to wreak havoc as the South West monsoon continue to hit the south western part of the country today (24) and tomorrow. The number of lives claimed by the adverse weather has reached 11 and approximately, 7,526 families have been evacuated into 194 welfare …
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