Two women, child killed in accident involving a lorry

Regulations on pesticides in Sri Lanka cut suicides by 70 percent

Regulations of highly hazardous pesticides in Sri Lanka have cut suicides by 70 percent, saving an estimated 93,000 lives in a ten-year span, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today. Close to 800,000 people die by suicide every year, and for each death, there are more than 20 suicide attempts. Every year, suicide accounts for more deaths than war and homicide combined, and is the second leading cause of death among those?aged 15-29, behind road injury, the health agency reports. Globall

09 Sep, 2019

Sri Lankan national held for entering India illegally

Rameswaram Police arrested a Sri Lankan national today for entering India illegally, the ANI news service reported. The man, identified as 24-year-old Arunraj, a resident of Vavuniya city of Sri Lanka, entered?India?via the sea route, the police said. They said he was being questioned. Further details are awaited.

09 Sep, 2019

Top Sri Lankan cricketers decide not to tour Pakistan

Most of the key players in the Sri Lanka cricket team have decided not to tour Pakistan owing to security concerns. The Sri Lanka Cricket Board held a meeting with cricketers who were chosen as part of a preliminary squad to select the team which will be touring Pakistan to play 03 ODIs and 03 T20i matches, starting from 27th?September to 09th?October, 2019. The meeting was aimed at informing the players about the security arrangements during the forthcoming tour and also to find out if they a

09 Sep, 2019