Department of Examinations postpones exams

Female Maharagama UC member arrested for assaulting another woman

A female member of the Maharagama Urban Council (UC) has been arrested for assaulting a fellow female councillor. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said the 49-year-old woman had assaulted a 47-year-old UC member. She was arrested based on a complaint filed at the Maharagama Police by the victim. In her complaint, the victim had claimed that the suspect had assaulted her with her hands and pushed her over during the incident. DIG Ajith Rohana said the incident had

19 Apr, 2021

Five Sri Lankans arrested by India at sea with 340 kg of heroin

Five Sri Lankans have been arrested at sea by India with 340 kg of heroin. The Indian Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized nearly 340 kg of heroin from a Sri Lankan boat and arrested five people for drug trafficking in Kochi, the Indian media reported. Initial interrogation of the five men has led the NCB to believe that the Sri Lankan boat had picked up the drug consignment from a red-coloured Iranian boat. The NCB hasn?t clarified the intended destination of the drug consignment. Officials

19 Apr, 2021

Court frees Caroline Jurie and Chula on bail

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s court today freed Mrs. World 2020 Caroline Jurie and model Chula Padmendra on bail over the Mrs. Sri Lanka 2021 incident. The two women were released on bail after appearing before the Colombo Chief Magistrate?s Court, as the case filed on the incident was taken up for hearing today. A case was filed by winner of the Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World pageant 2021 Pushpika de Silva, after she was uncrowned by the two women at the end of the event. Jurie had uncrowned

19 Apr, 2021