Fire destroys nearly 30 shops in Mawanella

Catholic Church to continue with Black Sunday

By Indika Sri Aravinda The Catholic Church will continue with Black Sunday on 7th March to remind the public about the Easter Sunday attacks. A spokesperson for the Catholic Church said that parishioners will wear black on that day when attending service. Archbishop’s House Spokesman Fr. Jude Krishantha told Colombo Gazette?that there will not be any form of protest staged on Black Sunday. He said that there will be a special prayer on that day in all Catholic churches. Fr. Jude Krishantha

01 Mar, 2021

Young woman arrested for assaulting baby

A 24-year-old woman has been arrested on charges of assaulting a nine-month-old male toddler in Jaffna. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Ajith Rohana said the woman was arrested after investigations had been launched into video footage that was circulated on social media of her beating the child with a cane. Police investigations had revealed that the incident had occurred at a house in the Navalady area in Ariyalai, Jaffna. A team of police officers from the Jaffna

02 Mar, 2021

Health authorities assure no shortage of vaccines

Health authorities today assured there was no shortage of vaccines and that all those who must get the vaccine will be given the jab. Deputy Director-General of Public Health Services, Dr. Hemantha Herath said that the vaccination process is continuing in the Western Province. Sri Lanka has so far revived 1 million vaccines from India and more have been ordered. He said that the vaccination process is being focused on high risk areas in the Western Province, particularly in the Colombo Distri

01 Mar, 2021