(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Sri Lankan Navy will soon release ten Indian fishermen’s boats, which were taken into custody in 2015 and 2016, India Today reported.
"Sri Lanka to release 10 Tamil Nadu fishermen’s boats"Category: LOCAL
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Police have arrested five suspects over the unrest in Mallakam, Jaffna on Sunday night (17).
"Five arrested for causing unrest in Jaffna"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Supreme Court directed the Attorney General to formulate a rule with contempt of court charges against Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayak for allegedly casting insulting remarks on the reputation of the judiciary and lawyers, today.
"SC directs AG to formulate a rule against Ranjan"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –A close associate of drug kingpin Wele Suda was arrested with heroin worth over Rs. 20 million and firearms in Piliyandala last night.
"Heroin worth over Rs. 20 million nabbed in Piliyandala"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Indian President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the Tamil Nadu government’s request to release the seven prisoners convicted for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on May 21, 1991, The Hindu reported.
"Indian President rejects plea to release Rajiv Gandhi killers"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera has instructed the Chairman of Hadabima Authority Indika Guruge to purchase 100,000 kg of manioc (cassava) from farmers in Kegalle district.
"Government to purchase 100,000 kilos of manioc from Kegalle farmers"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne saying that the influenza had claimed lives of nearly 20 infants in the south and elsewhere, was now being brought under control, added that the influenza virus changed rapidly and therefore the same vaccine could not be used to control the disease all the time.
"Influenza claimed lives of 20 infants, now under control: Minister" (COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The chief suspect of the assassination of Karandeniya Predashiya Sabha Deputy Chairman Somapala Amarakeerthi Donald Sampath Ranweera was arrested in Kahawa a short while ago.
"Karandeniya PS Deputy Chairman assassination: Chief suspect arrested"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Sri Lanka-Australia-New Zealand Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has convened a Networking session with the New Zealand Trade Commissioner Ralph Hays and his team on Tuesday 19th June at Mövenpick Hotel Colombo to coincide with the Sri Lanka Investment and Business Conclave 2018.
"Ceylon Chamber networking session on business with New Zealand"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera was sentenced to one-year rigorous imprisonment which ends in 6 months after he was found guilty of making death threats against Sandhya Eknaligoda, the wife of missing journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda.
"Gnanasara Thera sentenced to rigorous imprisonment"