A woman has been struck by a pickup truck near Dundas West subway station on Thursday afternoon.
A Russian deputy defence minister has been detained on suspicion of taking bribes, according to the country’s top investigative body. The Investigative Committee said on Tuesday that Timur Ivanov was being held and an investigation carried out. Appointed to the defence ministry in 2016, Mr Ivanov, 47, was responsible for Russia’s military infrastructure projects. Activists […]
By Chaminda Silva SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said yesterday that his party would conduct a disciplinary inquiry against Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe against his accepting the post of the Acting Chairman of the SLFP. Kariyawasam said it was wrong for Minister Rajapakshe, a member of the SLPP, to have accepted a position in […]
Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday said that he and his party were ready for a debate with JVP/NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the latter’s team next month. Speaking at a meeting held after handing over a Smart classroom to children of Okandayaya Maha Vidayalaya in Hambantota, Premadasa said that there was no […]
The government’s revenue had exceeded the target for the first quarter of 2024 had by 6 percent, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said on Monday. The State Mionister said the government expcted a revenue collection of Rs 4,106 billion in 2024 and wanted the state revenue to be at least 14 percent of the […]
A study by Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology and Colombo University has found that the Vedda tribe was genetically linked to ethnic Indians, said a report published by the Times of India. It said: In a landmark study published this week in ‘Mitochondrion’ journal, 10 researchers from five institutions spoke about findings on the […]
By Norman Palihawadane Two wanted criminals were killed in a shootout with police at Millawa, in Moragahahena, in the early hours yesterday. Police identified the deceased as Imesh Danushka Darshana, 36, of Mattegoda and Suraj Prabodha Adihetti, 42, of Tanamalwila. According to police they were manning a road block at Boraketiya Junction, in Moragahahena, when they signalled a three-wheeler to [&#...
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