Two Covid patients die at Homagama Base Hospital

Mother and cousin of ‘Wele Suda’ arrested, remanded

The mother and a cousin of notorious drug dealer ‘Wele Suda’ were arrested with heroin in Wellawatta today. The police said that they had in their possession 20 grams of heroin at the time of the arrest. The mother and the?cousin of Wele Suda were produced in court and remanded till January 19. (Colombo Gazette)

06 Jan, 2017

Sri Lanka frees 51 Indian fishermen as part of agreement

As many as 51 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were languishing in Sri Lankan prisons, were released today as per a decision taken at a high-level meeting between the two countries earlier this week, the Press Trust of India reported today. While 39 of the fishermen were produced before a court in Jaffna, the remaining 12 were produced before a court in Vavuniya, before being released. They were later handed over to the Indian Deputy High Commission at Jaffna, Rameswaram Fishermen’s Assoc

06 Jan, 2017

Panneerselvam tells Modi to be firm with Sri Lanka

Noting that the latest incident of fishermen from Tamil Nadu being apprehended by Sri Lankan Navy has come at a time when the fishing community here was hopeful of a permanent solution following the ministerial meeting at Colombo on Monday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam shot off another letter to the Indian Prime Minister, urging him to send a firm message to the island nation against continuing such arrests, the New Indian Express reported. On Wednesday, 10 fishermen from Jegathapa

06 Jan, 2017