Attempt to smuggle ganja to Sri Lanka foiled

Government denies claims it has launched crackdown on opposition

The Government has denied claims it has launched a crackdown on the opposition. Minister P. Harrison said that opposition members who were arrested recently, were arrested following months of investigations. He said that the no one was abducted?in ‘white vans’ like in the past. Opposition members Udaya Gamanpila and?Muhammad Muzammil were arrested over the past few days. Following the arrests, the opposition charged that the Government was engaged in a witch-hunt on the opposition. (Colombo

21 Jun, 2016

Jaya vows to take back Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha assured the state assembly on Monday that her government would retrieve the Katchatheevu Island, which was given to Sri Lanka by India in 1974, the International Business Times reported. The AIADMK supremo said her Government had been unable to take back Katchatheevu even after 25 years of efforts because of the opposition DMK, Jayalalithaa was responding to Leader of Opposition MK Stalin when she made the statement. “By passing a resolution in the assem

20 Jun, 2016

Former Additional Magistrate Thilina Gamage granted bail

Former Colombo Additional Magistrate Thilina Gamage was granted bail today by the Colombo High Court in the case over the illegal possession of a baby elephant. Bail was earlier granted to Thilina Gamage by the Gangodawila Magistrate in the case but it was was suspended by the Colombo High Court till today. The Attorney General (AG) earlier??filed a revised application at the Colombo High Court seeking the annulment of the bail order granted to the former Colombo Additional Magistrate by the G

21 Jun, 2016