Army intelligence officer who assaulted Upali identified

Indian police arrest 5 over kidney transplant in Colombo

The Special Task Force of the Crime Branch in India has?arrested five persons of a family, including a woman, in connection with an illegal kidney transplantation carried out at a hospital in Colombo recently. The Times of India quoted Crime Branch sources as saying the family lured a 20-year-old youth, Kanhu Behera of Phulbani, to sell his kidney for Indian Rs 3.5 lakh to one of their family members. The Crime Branch action followed a complaint lodged by sub-collector (Phulbani) Balaram Mallik

02 Aug, 2015

MR denies receiving funds from China for polls

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has denied receiving money from China to help him in his election campaign. He also accused the United National Party (UNP) of receiving money from Western countries through various organisations. “Please tell them to give me money,” he said laughing when asked by Shree FM Radio to respond to allegations he received funds from China for the August 17 Parliamentary election. Mahinda Rajapaksa also denied having secret deals with anyone and insisted that he is

01 Aug, 2015

SLFP wants probe on statement made by Ravi

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) today called for an investigation into comments made by Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake where he had raised fears of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) coming under attack in Kurunegala. SLFP spokesman Dilan Perera said that the police must immediate investigate, not just the attack in Kotahena, but also the statement made by?Karunanayake. Speaking at a media briefing after the Kotahena attack,?Karunanayake had said that the incident could lead to

31 Jul, 2015