Pakistani national arrested with heroin in Colombo hotel

Government questioned over failure to give Sudarshini bigger role

The Government was today questioned over the failure to give State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control Sudarshani Fernandopulle a bigger role in the fight against the coronavirus. Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian M.A Sumanthiran said that someone of the calibre of Sudarshani Fernandopulle should be leading the operations against the spread of the coronavirus. Sumanthiran said that Fernandopulle is an expert in public health but despite being the Mi

23 Jun, 2021

Tamil Nadu Police hunt for Sri Lankan refugee who beat second wife to death

Tamil Nadu Police are looking for a Sri Lankan refugee who beat his second wife to death. The Sri Lankan Tamil refugee was booked for murdering his second wife at Gandhima Nagar on Monday night, the Times of India reported. Police have formed four special teams to nab the accused. One of the teams has left for Rameswaram to prevent him from escaping to Sri Lanka. The Saravanampatti police said 49-year-old Lavendran alias Kumar, who is engaged in demolishing old buildings, had beaten his 32-ye

23 Jun, 2021

Ranil Wickremesinghe takes oaths as an MP

Former Prime Minister and United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe took oaths as a Member of Parliament (MP) today. Wickremesinghe?s name had been gazetted as a National List Member of Parliament. The UNP had earlier informed the National Elections Commission (NEC) that Wickremesinghe had been nominated by the party to fill the National List seat in Parliament. UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara informed the NEC in writing that Wickremesinghe will return to Parliament

23 Jun, 2021