Six inmates escape from Dalupotha prison in Negombo

Legal action on owners if cattle not removed from streets

The Government today said that legal action will be taken against cattle owners in the Western Province if the cattle are not taken off the streets by December 15. Minister of Megapolis and Western Development?Champika Ranawaka said that cattle on the streets in the Western Province will be captured and transferred to a cattle orphanage in Embilipitiya. He said the move is part of efforts to keep the city of Colombo and the Western Province clean and beautiful.

01 Dec, 2017

Former Parliamentarian?Jayantha Wijesekara joins the SLFP

Former National Freedom Front (Jathika Nidhahas Peramuna) Parliamentarian?Jayantha Wijesekara has joined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). Wijesekara was earlier a member of the?Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) but in 2012 he joined?Wimal Weerawansa’s?Jathika Nidhahas Peramuna.

01 Dec, 2017

Army to expedite process of releasing land in the North

The?Army is to expedite the process of releasing land in the North, the Army media unit said today. As part of this process 29 acres of land including the buildings which belong to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (St. Mary?s Church) and Roman Catholic Tamil Mix School (RCTMS) located inside the Palaly Army Cantonment, was handed over to the Jaffna District Secretary, N. Vethanayahan by Major General Dharshana Hettiarachchi, Commander Security Forces (Jaffna) today. The Army said the move is an

30 Nov, 2017