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minutes of each Indian teledrama telecast by local channels. An additional tax of Rs 15,000 is levied for e...
- Sri Lankan government earns millions in tax revenue from foreign teledramas (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka re-imposes rice levy to support local farmers (Category: Breaking News)
- Tax levied on rice imports re-imposed (Category: Breaking News)
- People should contribute to northern rehabilitation (Category: Breaking News)
The Colombo Fort Magistrate yesterday ordered teledrama actress Anushka Sonali Sayakkara to pay Rs.1,000 as state costs in a case involving an attempt to extort a sum of Rs.100,000 from...
The Independent Television again glitters at the Raigam Tele Awards Festival grabbing the highest number of Awards. In addition to clinching the most number of Awards at Raigam Tele’es, ITN also became the best TV Channel of the Year. The Raigam Tele’es 2011 was staged at Water’s Edge last evening. The Awards night was graced ...
- ITN honoured with several Tele awards (Category: Breaking News)
- ITN glitters at Sumathi Tele Awards Festival (Category: Breaking News)
- ITN receives award for best tele -drama (Category: Breaking News)
- President: Raigam Tele Awards left out ‘best soap opera’ (Category: Breaking News)
The latest children’s tele-drama of ITN ‘Muthu Pihatu’ will be telecast from next week. ITN which has revolutionized the tele-drama scene is introducing a new time belt to telecast ‘Muthu Pihatu’. It is based on a special theme suitable for the entire family. ITN will telecast the tele-drama from 6.30 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. ...
- ITN honoured with several Tele awards (Category: Breaking News)
- ITN receives award for best tele -drama (Category: Breaking News)
- President: Raigam Tele Awards left out ‘best soap opera’ (Category: Breaking News)
- ITN glitters at Sumathi Tele Awards Festival (Category: Breaking News)
Popular Sinhala movie and teledrama actor Anton Jude passed away this morning at the Ragama hospital. Jude acted in the movie Mago Digo Dai and also Super Six and also took part in the Swarnavahini reality program Dancing Stars.
- Popular actor Anton Jude dies (Category: Breaking News)
- Anton Jude passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Actor Anton Jude passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Popular actor Anton Jude passes away (Category: Breaking News)
Popular cinema, teledrama and stage actor Anton Jude has passed away, Ragama Hospital sources told Ada Derana.
(Srilankamirror) - Daughter of slain parliamentarian Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra - Hirunika Premachandra has recently turned down a teledrama role, reports say.
- Hirunika Premachandra to enter politics from SLMP (Category: Breaking News)
- Mother opposes Hirunika’s political entry (Category: Breaking News)
- Hirunika returns home (Category: Breaking News)
- Police ordered to probe Bharatha family death threats (Category: Breaking News)
A fashion model and teledrama actress, and another woman were fined Rs.250 each and imposed a three-..
(Srilankamirror) - Two teledrama actresses have been ordered to pay a fine and handed a suspended prison term after being found guilty of prostitution. Mt. Lavinia magistrate Ruchira Weliwatte yesterday (Feb. 17) ordered a Rs. 250 fine each and a three month jail term, suspended for five
- Import levy on several food commodities upped (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Kusa Paba’ breaks income records (Category: Breaking News)
- Rs. 1,020 m profit by LECO (Category: Breaking News)
- State institutions owe Rs. 4,770 million to CPC (Category: Breaking News)
A fashion model and teledrama actress, and another woman were fined Rs.250 each and imposed a three-month sentence suspended for five years when they were produced in a Mount Lavinia...
(Srilankamirror) - The current head of Swarnavahini and his second mate is secretly plotting to introduce a lengthy teledrama named ‘Piyavi’, ‘Srilankamirror’ learns. Though assisting teledrama productions is nothing extraordinary, the secrecy of it all has piqued
- New drama at Swarnavahini (Category: Breaking News)
- Nehara – Menaka in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Deputy minister boycotts Negombo mayor swearing-in (Category: Breaking News)
- Dalada Maligawa Diyawadana Nilame says cleared of charges (Category: Breaking News)
Independent Television Network which has been feted with many Awards is again crowned as the Peoples channel. It has again won the highest number of Awards at the People’s Awards Festival. The Peoples Awards Night was held at Water’s Edge in Battaramulla last night under the patronage of Minister Patalie Champika Ranawaka. This unique event ...
- ANCHOR the Peoples Choice (Category: Breaking News)
- ITN is the ‘Peoples TV Channel of the Year’ (Category: Breaking News)
- ITN honoured with many awards (Category: Breaking News)
- SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards gives voice to the people (Category: Breaking News)
ITN has won 18 awards for excellence at the Television State Awards ceremony. The 2010 Television State Awards Ceremony was held at the BMICH last night under the patronage of Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne. Minister T.B. Ekanayake and several other Ministers and Parliamentarians participated in the occasion. The highest number of awards was won by ...
- ITN is the ‘Peoples TV Channel of the Year’ (Category: Breaking News)
- ITN glitters at Signis Awards Nite (Category: Breaking News)
- ITN is the most popular channel (Category: Breaking News)
- ITN receives award for best tele -drama (Category: Breaking News)
(Srilankamirror) - Popular artistes Nehara Peiris and Menaka Rajapakse are in Boston, reports say. They are there for shooting of ‘Aadaraneeya Niagara,’ which is the first ever Sri Lankan teledrama in the United States. The 36-episode ‘Adaraneeya Niagara’ revolves
- Khuram Shaikh murder suspects remanded further (Category: Breaking News)
- Bodhi Pooja to invoke blessings on Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP leadership raises Sajith group’s absence at protest (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Kusa Paba’ screening from Jan. 21 (Category: Breaking News)
ITN has won 18 awards for excellence at the Television State Awards ceremony. The 2010 Television State Awards Ceremony was held at the BMICH last night under the patronage of Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne. Minister T.B. Ekanayake and several other Ministers and Parliamentarians participated in the occasion. The highest number of awards was won by ...
- ITN is the ‘Peoples TV Channel of the Year’ (Category: Breaking News)
- ITN glitters at Signis Awards Nite (Category: Breaking News)
- ITN is the most popular channel (Category: Breaking News)
- ITN receives award for best tele -drama (Category: Breaking News)
(Srilankamirror) - The programme production unit of the Swarnavahini TV channel has become a tangled mess at the present, ‘Srilankamirror’ learns. According to buzz, the source of this chaos is none other than the head of the programme production unit. Among the many acts of disarray is an attempt to close the unit’s doors to Buddhika Kulasekara, who is currently a Progra...
- AIDS and VD prevention programme for newly resettled civilians in Thalaiady (Category: Breaking News)
- Movement for Peoples' Struggle awareness programme disrupted (Category: Breaking News)
- Why did Harendra leave Swarnavahini? (Category: Breaking News)
- Couple hacked to death in Vavuniya (Category: Breaking News)
Popular teledrama actress Upeksha Swarnamali will contest the upcoming general election on the UNP ticket from the Gampaha District, sources told Ada Derana.
Nov 20, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government is to bring new laws that may allow restrictions on teledrama and musical videos.
Popular film and teledrama producer and businessman Upul Jayasinghe has been questioned by two unidentified men whether his upcoming film ‘Ethumai Methumai’ is based on the Kolonnawa incident
The police say they had arrested a young teledrama actress last week after she was nabbed while engaging in prostitution. According to the police Women and Children’s Bureau, the 20 year old actress of the Sinhalese television drama ‘Gehenu Lamai’ was arrested in Athurugiriya. She was arrested
- Two related crime scenes in Bloomington apartment complex: 1 man dead, 2 injured (Category: USA, Minnesota)
- Two related crime scenes in Bloomington apartment complex: 1 man dead, 2 injured (Category: USA, Minnesota)
- Two related crime scenes in Bloomington apartment complex: 1 man dead, 2 injured (Category: USA, Minnesota)
- Two related crime scenes in Bloomington apartment complex: 1 man dead, 2 injured (Category: USA, Minnesota)
A teledrama actrcess involved in a prostitution racket has been arrested by the Mirihana police. Police said that the actress in her early 20's had claimed that she was involved in prostitution as she wanted to raise money for her father's medical expenses. Police said that she had acted
- 14-year-old boy fatally shot in Belmont Central (Category: USA, Illinois)
- 14-year-old boy fatally shot in Belmont Central (Category: USA, Illinois)
- 14-year-old boy fatally shot in Belmont Central (Category: USA, Illinois)
- 14-year-old boy fatally shot in Belmont Central (Category: USA, Illinois)
A teledrama actor who posed off as a military person and demanded ransom from businessmen has been arrested by the Police today. The man identified as Ranjan Ariyaratna was arrested in Colombo after he abducted a businessman from Balangoda and held back two of his vehicles demanding a ransom
- Complaint lodge against politician who threaten a businessmen of Kollpitty area (Category: Breaking News)
- Kidnap leader freed from jail (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Risky Voyage (Category: Business)
- State-owned phone used to demand ransom in Sri Lanka, police investigation reveals (Category: Breaking News)
A tele-drama actress who demanded ransom money from her father was today granted bail after she speared before the Colombo Fort Magistrate. The actress Anushka Sonali Sayakkara on an earlier occasion failed to appear before Courts and an arrest warrant was issued on her. Accordingly when she appeared in Courts today she was released on Rs. 1,500 bail by Magistrate Lanka Jayaratna. Her father had ...
The Colombo Fort Magistrate today issued a warrant for the arrest of teledrama actress Anushka Sonali Sayakkara for not appearing in court in a case involving an alleged attempt to...
Colombo (Sri Lanka Mirror) - The teledrama ‘Bharyawo’ (Wives), to be produced by Sudharma Nettikumara, is on a concept by Shashi Weerawansa, the wife of NFF leader and minister Wimal Weerawansa. The Muhurath festival for the teledrama took place at Hotel Intercontinental in Colombo
- Hirunika says no to Upul (Category: Breaking News)
- Piyavi - Swarnavahini’s latest muddle (Category: Breaking News)
- Lost Shashi Weerawansa found (Category: Breaking News)
- New drama at Swarnavahini (Category: Breaking News)
A Sinhala teledrama actress who was arrested for threatening her father for money has been granted bail after being produced before the Colombo Magistrate courts yesterday.
A teledrama actress who was arrested for threatening her father for money has been granted bail after being produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne. Anushka Sonali Sayakkara has been arrested by the Slave Island Police after they received a complaint from her father
- Bail for tele drama actress Anushka Sonali (Category: Breaking News)
- Widow urges int’l action over Lasantha Wickrematunge murder (Category: Breaking News)
- Khuram Shaikh murder suspects remanded further (Category: Breaking News)
- Bodhi Pooja to invoke blessings on Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
for the best teledrama in 2008. Sudath Rohana won the ...
- ITN wins more awards (Category: Breaking News)
- ITN wins many awards at State Awards Ceremony (Category: Breaking News)
- ITN glitters at Sumathi Tele Awards Festival (Category: Breaking News)
- ITN is the ‘Peoples TV Channel of the Year’ (Category: Breaking News)
Independent Television Network has been honoured with many Awards at the 15th Sumathi Tele Awards Festival. The Tele Awards Nite was organized on a grand scale at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium last night.Organised under the patronage of the First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, the event was graced by many Parliamentarians, scholars and artistes. “Arungal” telecast b ...
- Sumathi Tele Awards on Nov. 16 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sumathi Tele Awards on November 19 (Category: Breaking News)
- RAIGAM TELE-AWARDS IN MAY (Category: Breaking News)
- ITN honoured with several Tele awards (Category: Breaking News)
A suspect, who had been raising funds summoning amateur artistes for a teledrama for ITN, has been remanded. He had been duping them by claiming that the teledrama would be telecast on ITN. He had also been using ITN’s logo and engaged in various programmes. He had invited amateurs to play roles
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