Maximum retail price for rice from April

Former official of Sri Lanka based airline convicted by Delhi court

A Delhi Court on Wednesday ordered the conviction of Lalit D?Silva Former Regional Manager (India) of Srilankan Airlines on charge of outraging the modesty of a female employee. Metropolitan Magistrate Dev Saroha, at Patiala House Court pronounced the verdict through video conferencing today and will decide the quantum of sentence on 17th November 2020 in presence of the accused Lalit D?Silva. The sentence wasn?t pronounced by the Court as the accused, Lalit D?Silva wasn?t physically present be

16 Sep, 2020

Twelve suspects arrested at BIA with forged visas

Twelve suspects were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake while attempting to travel to Canada via Qatar using forged visas. The group of 7 men and 5 women were arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department Unit at the BIA early today. Among the suspects is the mastermind of the crime, who was identified as a woman who conducts an institute providing language classes and assistance for visa application in Battaramulla. The suspects have been identified as

17 Sep, 2020

Public cautioned on attending Colombo book fair

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The public have been cautioned on attending the Colombo International Book Fair which opens at the BMICH on Friday. The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health requested the public to remain cautious when attending large scale events like the Colombo International Book Fair with mass gatherings. Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera made the observation to the Colombo Gazette when inquired on the Government?s decision to permit the book fair to be held in Colombo

16 Sep, 2020