Identification parade of suspects on Wednesday

SJB says whales coming ashore fearing Pavithra will jump into sea

The opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) says whales have begun to come ashore fearing news that Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi is preparing to jump into the sea. The SJB called on the Health Minister to do her job before sacrificing herself for the country. SJB Parliamentarian?Nalin Bandara, speaking at a media briefing today, said that the Health Minister has a lot to do before she sacrifices herself. Bandara said that the Health Minister may have no option but to jump into the s

05 Nov, 2020

Over 2300 people arrested for violating quarantine curfew

Over 2300 people have been arrested for violating the quarantine curfew, the Police said today. Police spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that?2393 people have been arrested so far from around the country for violating the quarantine curfew. He said that over the past 24-hours alone 356 people have been arrested while 18 vehicles have been seized. A quarantine curfew is currently in force in 112 Police divisions in the Western Province as well as in the Kuliyapitiya a

05 Nov, 2020

Six inmates, prison officer contract coronavirus

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Six inmates and a prison official from the Welikada prison in Colombo have contracted the coronavirus. Commissioner of operations of Sri Lanka Prisons, Chandana Ekanayake told Colombo Gazette that the PCR tests reports of the two male and four female inmates obtained yesterday had confirmed they had tested positive. The department of Prisons has commenced investigations to ascertain the mode of transmission. However, it is strongly suspected that the virus may have been c

05 Nov, 2020