Pakistani boat carrying arms, drugs seized along Gujarat coast, 10 arrested

Sri Lanka cricket board refuses to back charity walk

The Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) has refused to formally support a charity walk in which former top cricketers Kumar Sangakarra and Mahela Jayawardene are participating. The organisers of the Trail walk had sought the support of SLC for the latter stages of the walk but the request has been turned down. It is understood that the reason for the refusal is a rift between the SLC top management and Jayawardene. Trail 2016 is covering a distance of 670km over 28 consecutive days from October 6th

23 Oct, 2016

Former Batticaloa Mayor arrested for operating a brothel

Former Batticaloa Mayor Sivageetha Prabakaran was arrested today over allegations she was operating a brothel. Prabakaran was arrested together with several others following a police raid on a house in Batticaloa.

23 Oct, 2016

Two police intelligence officers come under sword attack

Two police intelligence officers came under a sword attack in Chunnakam today, the police said. The two officers were attacked by men on a motorcycle this afternoon. The attack took place just days after two Jaffna university students were shot dead by the police. The police had said earlier they were looking for members of a sword gang operating in Jaffna at the time the shooting incident involving the two Jaffna students took place. (Colombo Gazette)

23 Oct, 2016