Wildlife officer killed while attempting to arrest suspect

Another 63 people test positive for coronavirus in Jaffna

Another 63 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Jaffna, officials said today. The National Operation Centre for Prevention of Covid-19 said that the 63 included 29 from Chunnakam, 23 from the Jaffna town area, and 23 from Kopay. All schools in Jaffna have been temporarily closed as the coronavirus is spreading rapidly is some areas in the District. Schools in the Jaffna Education Zone have been closed for one week from today. Officials said that on Saturday 88 people were found

29 Mar, 2021

Public support sought to locate missing girl

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Public assistance has been sought to locate a 10-year-old girl reported missing from the Welisenawatte area in Meegoda. National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) Chairman Muditha Vidanapathirana told Colombo Gazette that the child has been reported missing from Friday (26). Vidanapathirana said the child?s mother had divorced the father and left to the United Kingdom two years ago, where she had remarried. The father of the child had thereafter died in November 2020, fol

29 Mar, 2021

Catholic Church wants Islamic preachers who promote extremism banished

The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka wants Islamic preachers who promote religious extremism to be banished from Sri Lanka. Issuing a statement, the Archdiocesan Committee for Justice to Easter Sunday Attack Victims emphasised that it is the responsibility of those in power and authority to protect peace and the rule of law in the country. The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka further urged all citizens of the country to pressure those in power to act on this urgently and to mete out justice to all the

29 Mar, 2021