Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India] May 20 (ANI): Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo on Friday flagged off the ‘Aalav’ awareness van from Lal Chowk area here and said the initiative will ensure progress and prosperity of farmers. A statement said that the program aims to raise awareness about the Holistic Agriculture […]

China sought to forge closer economic and security ties with its Central Asian neighbours on Friday as the US and its allies met next door to build a common strategy to curb Beijing’s challenge to the Washington-led world order. Chinese President Xi Jinping rolled out the red carpet for his counterparts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in […]

The Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Welikada Police has received a transfer in connection with the death of a woman in custody.

The Special Task Force (STF) officers have apprehended a group of six individuals for abducting a man and a woman.

The death of a 31-year-old was reported in the Thambuththegama area recently, after an untimely encounter with a firework.

Presidential Secretariat Saman Ekanayake has instructed the Director General of Sri Lanka Customs to take all required measures to establish high-tech scanning machines at the VIP passenger terminal of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.

Heat index Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 06.30 a.m. 27 May 2023, valid for 27 May 2023 Heat index, the temperature felt on human body is expected to increase up to ‘Caution’ level at some places in Northern, North-Central, North-western and Eastern provinces and Monaragala and Hambanthota districts.

A government official in India has been suspended after he ordered a reservoir to be drained to retrieve his phone.

The winners of the World Test Championship (WTC) final between India and Australia is set to become richer by US$ 1.6 million, while the runners-up will get $800,000, the ICC announced on Friday. The winners’ cheque is the same as that in the 2019-21 cycle, where  New Zealand beat India in the final in Southampton. […]

The re-scrutinized results of the 2021 G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination have been released.

The heat index, the temperature felt on human body is expected to increase up to Caution level at some places in Northern, North-Central, North-western and Eastern provinces and Monaragala and Hambantota districts, the Meteorology Department says.

Amnesty International and other allied rights organisations have urged the Pakistani government authorities to stop clamping down on the political opposition through mass arrests, arbitrary detention, and charging people under vague anti-terrorism laws, and to release immediately all those held solely for exercising their right to freedom of peaceful assembly. The joint statement in this […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday used “cricket diplomacy” to explain the deepening ties between India and Australia, and said, “Our ties have entered the T20 mode!” “I am visiting Australia within 2 months of the visit of my friend Prime Minister Albanese to India. This is our sixth meeting in the last one year. […]

The Sri Lanka Navy  held a special meeting at SLNS Gotabaya in Mullaitivu recently, to update the fishing communities in Mullaitivu of prevailing issues in the industry. The meeting was chaired by Commander Eastern Naval Area and Commandant Volunteer Naval Force, Rear Admiral Dammika Kumara. During the meeting, the local fishing communities raised their concerns […]

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 27 May 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. A few showers may occur in Central and North-Western provinces. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Eastern, Uva and […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe actively engaged in a pivotal business round table on “Sri Lanka’s Economic Revival & Opportunities for Japanese Enterprise,” where he presented the nation’s commitment to stabilizing and liberalizing the economy while actively inviting new foreign ventures. The event, jointly organized by JETRO, Japan-Sri Lanka Business Co-Operation, and the Embassy of Sri Lanka...

A terrific century from Shubman Gill, his third in four games, stood in the way of an El Clasico final as defending champions Gujarat Titans reached the summit clash once again after dismantling Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier. Gill put on a show in the first half of the game and went past 800 […]

By Hemantha Randunu The Customs has begun checking the baggage of those who come into the country, through the VIP and VVIP gates, with effect from 23 May.Customs officials said that all politicians, and diplomats, too, will be checked. Hitherto all those tagged as VIP/VVIP have escaped hardly any scrutiny by Customs or by any […]

Chief Incumbent of Mihintale Raja Maha Viharaya, Ven. Walahahengunawewe Dhammaratana Thera said, on Thursday, that it was the IMF that ruled Sri Lanka. Addressing the media, following the commencement of religious activities, the thera said that they agree there are financial issues in the country and that the government needs to take drastic measures to […]

Ninety percent of the rural poor had obtained loans from microfinance companies, National Movement of the Victims of Microfinance, Convener Nirosha Guruge said yesterday, addressing a press conference in Uva Paranagama. “Most of the Microfinance firms are not registered and when they started giving loans, on a massive scale, we warned that this would lead […]