Electricity disrupted in several areas following breakdown

MR’s US visit not official

President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s visit to the United States is not official and so he will not be having discussions with the American government. President’s spokesman Mohan Samaranayake said that the President was in the US to meet Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne who is in hospital. He said that there were no official meetings scheduled with US government members as it was a private visit. There was speculation that President Rajapaksa may have talks with the US government after he met Prime Min

24 Nov, 2012

LTTE convicts in Gandhi assassination approach HC

Two Sri Lankan nationals, undergoing life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, have filed habeas corpus pleas in the Madras High Court,challenging their incarceration, after completing 20 years in prison. In their separate petitions, B Robert Payas and S Jayakumar contended that their detention in prison beyond 20 years was illegal and violative of their fundamental right under article 21 of the Constitution of India. The life convicts, presently serving their sentences at Puzh

24 Nov, 2012

Probe on unidentified object which fell in Kandy (UPDATED)

An investigation has been launched into an unidentified object which fell in from the sky in Kandy this morning. The Disaster Management Center said that the object was shaped like a pipe while the department of meteorology said they were trying to see if the object was part of the weather monitoring equipment deployed in the sky. The object fell in Alawathugoda, Kandy this morning creating a sense of panic among people in the area. UPDATED: The object which fell is a para light used by the?m

23 Nov, 2012