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Commission’s recommendations to AG soon
The Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) on the Easter Sunday...
2021-02-06 18:30:00 0
Home quarantine mooted
Chief of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of Covid-19...
2021-01-30 18:30:00 0
Covid-19 vaccine: Sri Lanka to receive first consignment this week
The world continues to be amidst a serious pandemic. While over 50...
2021-01-23 18:30:00 0
Covishield vaccine from India due on Wednesday
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday said that the first 600,000...
2021-01-23 18:30:00 0
Wildlife Dept to conduct elephant census
The Secretary, Ministry of Wildlife Conservation, Bandula...
2021-01-23 18:30:00 0
Vehicle import ban breeds racketeers
The Government in March 2020 decided to halt the import of vehicles...
2021-01-16 18:30:00 0
Troubles of ETI, Swarnamahal Financial Services multiply
For decades the Edirisinghe name has been among the top echelons of...
2021-01-09 18:30:00 0
Murder of bhikkhu: Sordid details come to light
The recent deaths of two bhikkhus under unusual and gruesome...
2021-01-09 18:30:00 0
Drop in New Year accidents
The number of accidents during the New Year celebrations in Sri Lanka...
2021-01-02 18:30:00 0
Fatal aircrash at Kantale
Trainee Officer Cadet, Shalinda Vimukthi Bandara Amarakoon had always...
2020-12-26 18:30:00 0
Police net to nab accomplices
The police have launched a wide net to nab accomplices of the man...
2020-12-26 18:30:00 0
Final report on Easter attacks next month
The Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) on the Easter Sunday...
2020-12-19 18:30:00 0
Police dragnet to nab drug kingpin in Dubai
The Police have intensified their search to arrest the mastermind...
2020-12-19 18:30:00 0
Jagath Gunawardana, a life dedicated to protect environment
Environmental lawyer and activist Jagath Gunawardana has dedicated...
2020-12-12 18:30:00 0
Isolation of seven housing complexes to be lifted soon - Army Commander
The head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of Covid-19...
2020-12-12 18:30:00 0
Criminal gangs exploited prisoners’ grievances to further rivalries
The committee appointed to investigate and report on the Mahara...
2020-12-12 18:30:00 0
Deduru Oya sand mining threatens environment
Illegal sand mining in the Deduru Oya has destroyed the surrounding...
2020-12-05 18:30:00 0
No prisoner died due to gunshot wounds - Minister
State Minister of Prison Management and Prisoners Rehabilitation...
2020-12-05 18:30:00 0
Expatriations to increase
The government has taken steps to increase the repatriation of Sri...
2020-11-28 18:30:00 0
‘Pluck up courage and follow suit’
On November 16 in China Bay, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF)...
2020-11-21 18:30:00 0
Initial plan to launch terror attacks in 2020– Ex-Senior DIG Seneviratne
Former Senior DIG of the Police Criminal Investigations Department (...
2020-11-21 18:30:00 0
Covid - 19 hits SL Police
In March, when Sri Lanka was first hit with the Covid-19 pandemic,...
2020-11-14 18:30:00 0
Prison overcrowding: Inmates fear contracting Covid-19
The fear of Covid-19 has gripped the country’s prison system. At...
2020-11-14 18:30:00 0
Covid-19 cases hit 13,000
The number of Covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka reached the 13,227 mark,...
2020-11-07 18:30:00 0
United rescue efforts successful - marine giants sent home safe
On the eve of November 2 (Monday) a pod of at least 120 short fin...
2020-11-07 18:30:00 0
Rabies makes jackals go berserk
For weeks, several villages in the Kalutara district have been...
2020-10-31 18:30:00 0
Legal action against violators
Police Spokesman, DIG Ajith Rohana said that at least 454 people who...
2020-10-31 18:30:00 0
Makandure Madush: End of a drug kingpin
Underworld figure and alleged drug kingpin Samarasinghe Arachchilage...
2020-10-24 18:30:00 0
Easter attacks: A breach of collective responsibility
As proceedings of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the...
2020-10-24 18:30:00 0
Blame game continues
As the proceedings of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the...
2020-10-17 18:30:00 0
Environmentalists concerned over illegal trade in leopard parts
Environmentalists have now raised concern that an illegal trade of...
2020-09-26 18:30:00 0
Ex-IGP Pujith blames ex-President and SIS Chief for key lapses
Former IGP Pujith Jayasundara together with former Secretary of...
2020-09-26 18:30:00 0
Two top police officers transferred
Deputy Inspector General, (DIG) Kithsiri Aponsu heading the Police...
2020-09-19 18:30:00 0
MT New Diamond lab reports to AG
The laboratory report by the Government Analyst on the oil samples...
2020-09-19 18:30:00 0
Catholic church may have had prior knowledge of Easter Sunday attacks – Harin Fernando
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarian Harin Fernando told the...
2020-09-19 18:30:00 0
“Gazette illegal assets investigation division”
The National Police Commission (NPC) has instructed acting IGP C.D...
2020-09-19 18:30:00 0
Govt won’t bow to unreasonable demands- Defence Secy
Defence Secretary, Major General (Rtd.) Kamal Gunaratne said the...
2020-09-12 18:30:00 0
Prune quorum to two- EC
The Election Commission (EC) in its proposals on the 20th Amendment...
2020-09-12 18:30:00 0
MEPA to take legal action against supertanker owners
The Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) will take legal...
2020-09-12 18:30:00 0
Bravery of sailors, coastguards pay dividends
The nearly three-day battle to douse the fire on a crude oil tanker...
2020-09-05 18:30:00 0
Child cruelty cases on the rise - NCPA chairman
Sri Lanka continues to grapple with child abuse and the numbers are...
2020-09-05 18:30:00 0
Desecration of Anawilundawa
The pristine Anawilundawa wetland sanctuary lies on the coastal belt...
2020-08-29 18:30:00 0
Bogollagama slams Solheim’s controversial tweets
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama has slammed...
2020-08-29 18:30:00 0
Suspect’s daughter raised suspicion
The parents of Indian counsel D. Sivakami Sundari (36), one of the...
2020-08-29 18:30:00 0
Former Govt’s lethargic attitude to national security revealed
The lethargic attitude of the former Government to national security...
2020-08-29 18:30:00 0
DWC seeks to recruit 3,000 range officers
The understaffed Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) has put...
2020-08-29 18:30:00 0
More underworld elements rounded -up
The Police Special Task Force (STF) seized the largest weapons cache...
2020-08-22 18:30:00 0
Govt ready to set up a special court for child abuse
Minister of Justice Ali Sabry PC said if necessary, the Government is...
2020-08-22 18:30:00 0
Former SIS Senior DIG decries information not acted upon
After being in the hot seat for over two weeks before the PCoI...
2020-08-22 18:30:00 0
SIS Director knew Zahran had capacity to attack
For over a year the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the Easter...
2020-08-15 18:30:00 0

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