Valachchenai Police division declared as isolated area

Two students who went for a bath in Negombo sea missing

Two students?who went for a sea bath in Negombo have been reported missing. The Police said that the two students were among a group of five who went for a sea bath in?Ettukala in Negombo. A search and rescue operation was launched in the area.

15 Jun, 2018

Over 7500 employed in state institutions above cadre positions

The Government has decided that the Secretaries to Ministries, Heads of Departments, Chairpersons, executive officers and Accountants of Government Institutions should take the responsibility of paying salaries to redundant workers they have employed in addition to the approved Cadre. At the same time, the Cabinet has also decided that making relevant statutory payments in time such as contributions to Employees Provident Fund and Employees Trust Fund of state corporations, statutory boards and

17 Jun, 2018

Move to shift two rare elephants from Sinharaja forest suspended

A decision taken to shift two rare elephants from the?Sinharaja Forest Reserve has been suspended. President Maithripala Sirisena had earlier instructed the Secretary to the Ministry of Environment and the Director General of the Department of Wildlife Conservation to keep the two rare elephants in the Sinharaja Forest Reserve, a World Heritage site, until a decision is taken after formulating a proper procedure. The President further instructed the Secretary for the Ministry of Environment An

17 Jun, 2018