Pilgrims to the sacred city Kataragama are facing difficulties, owing to the cutting down of several massive Kumbuk trees along the banks of the Menik River.
Residents in the area say It may affect existing water resources in the area....
The Colombo High Court today ordered the acquittal and release of former DIG Vass Gunawardena and his wife from a case filed against them over an illegal land acquisition that took place in 1996 in the Maharagama area.
However, this...
Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today twitted that a journalist has been abducted, assaulted and threatened to resemble the pre-2015 era.
He states that the journalist has been abducted on the 10th and laments for lack of solidarity in the media...
The Colombo High Court today terminated case proceedings against former Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunge and former Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) Director General Anusha Palpita in connection with the controversial Sil Redi distribution case.
Colombo High Court Judge Damith...
The Attorney General today informed Court of Appeal that the National Sports Council had conducted discussions with Sports Minister to bring necessary amendments to the sport regulations and Sports Act No.25 1973.
Additional Solicitor General Sumathi Dharmawardena PC appearing for...
Colombo, March 14: At a ceremony held on Sunday at the prestigious Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA), Tricomalee, the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay formally handed over training aids worth LKR 22 million to the Commander...
British Home Secretary Priti Patel has been ordered by a secretive tribunal to review the ban on the LTTE one of the world's most dangerous terrorist groups.
The Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (POAC), an independent body set up under the...
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed “topical developments” during a telephone call on Saturday, an official press release said, just over a week before a crucial vote on Sri Lanka at the U.N. Human...
The government will soon decide to ban the Burqa, worn by Muslim women.
The burqa is an outer garment used by Muslim women to cover the face and the entire body and worn by a few Muslim women.
Minister of Public...
The Attorney General has filed indictments in Puttlam High Court against lawyer Hijaz Hisbullah and Principle of Al Suhariya Madrasa School Salim Hkan Mohomed in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks.
The indictments have been filed under the Section 2...
A writ petition filed over an allegation of judicial corruption alleged to have been committed by several Supreme Court judges was today withdrawn by petitioner himself since it contained several mistakes including typographical errors.
When the matter was taken up...
