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IGP summoned by court to testify in probe against Pujith

Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne has been summoned to appear in court on the 29th of November to give evidence in the case against former IGP Pujith Jayasundara.? The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar issued summons on the IGP to give evidence in the case linked to the Easter Sunday attacks. The Attorney General (AG) had recently filed 855 charges against Jayasundara over the Easter Sunday attacks. The AG had in May produced the charges in court in respect of those killed an

26 Nov, 2021

Another gas leak results in an explosion in a house

Another gas leak has resulted in an explosion in a house in Kottawa. The domestic gas cylinder had exploded while the occupants were fast asleep. The explosion caused extensive damage to the house but there were no fatalities. There have been a number of explosions caused by gas leaks in the recent past. The most recent explosions caused by a gas leak had been reported in two restaurants in Weligama, one in Ratnapura and one in Colombo 07. The explosion at a restaurant at the Race Course bu

25 Nov, 2021

UK refuses to approve passports for adopted Sri Lankan twins

A London mother who needs emergency heart treatment in the UK is battling the UK Government over its refusal to allow her adopted twins to travel with her from Sri Lanka. Lisa Keerthichandra and her husband Dash fell in love with Lavinia and Aria at an orphanage in Sri Lanka when the children were six months old and adopted them in 2019. The couple from Enfield, who moved temporarily to Sri Lanka in 2013 and have since divided their time between their two homes, say they have been told by UK p

27 Nov, 2021