Nilanga elected Diyawadana Nilame of Dalada Maligawa

Suspect arrested with diamond worth Rs. 5 billion

A suspect has been arrested in Panadura with a diamond valued at around Rs 5 billion, the Police said. The diamond is believed to have been stolen in Pannipitiya last year. (Colombo Gazette)

05 Mar, 2019

Luke Perry of Beverly Hills, 90210 dies at 52

US actor Luke Perry has died in California at the age of 52, less than a week after suffering a massive stroke. His publicist said Perry died surrounded by his family and friends. Perry rose to fame on Beverly Hills, 90210 and had been starring as Fred Andrews on the CW show Riverdale. He was taken to hospital on Wednesday in Los Angeles, where he had been shooting scenes for Riverdale at the Warner Bros film lot. Perry’s children, Jack and Sophie, fianc?e Wendy Madison Bauer, ex-wife Minnie

05 Mar, 2019

Initial draft text of Resolution on Sri Lanka calls for time-bound action plan

The initial draft text of a Resolution on Sri Lanka being circulated among members of the the UN Human Rights Council and human rights groups, has called on Sr Lanka to agree on a time-bound action plan to address the human rights issue. The text is to be further amended before it is submitted to the UN Human Rights Council Secretariat to be debated and voted on if required. The draft text welcomes the establishment of the Office on Missing Persons in September 2017 and the appointment of its

04 Mar, 2019