Man posing as Army Major arrested

TN fishermen arrested by navy (Updated)

The Navy says it arrested 49 Indian fishermen when they entered Sri Lankan waters illegally on Wednesday. Navy spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya said that 24 fishermen were arrested off Mannar while 25 others were arrested off Jaffna. At least 10 boats had also been seized, the navy spokesman told the Colombo Gazette. Meanwhile the Press Trust of India reported that this is the first instance of arrest of fishermen after the end of the annual breeding season 45-day ban on mechanised trawling, whi

05 Jun, 2013

Lankan nabbed at Chennai airport

Customs officials in Chennai seized four gold biscuits each weighing 100 grams from a Sri Lankan passenger at the Chennai airport on Wednesday, the New Indian Express reported today. The four gold bars were carefully wrapped in black paper making it impervious to scanning and were stuffed in his underwear, skilfully enough, so as not to betray any uneven bulges. Salim Mohammed Nausath (45), who arrived in Chennai on a Sri Lankan Airlines flight at 2.45 pm on Wednesday, managed to clear his lugga

06 Jun, 2013

Angulana Christian church attacked (Pictures updated)

A Christian church in Angulana was attacked last night, police sources told the Colombo Gazette. The police said that an unidentified group had attacked the building and then set fire to the holy bread served for communion on Sundays. There are no reports of injuries caused to anyone as a result of the attack. Police spokesman S.P Budhika Siriwardena confirmed the incident and said that two statues were among the church property damaged in the attack. Worshipers of the church were seen praying o

06 Jun, 2013