Leading underworld figure killed in Wanathamulla

Over 100 Sri Lankans granted Indian citizenship

One hundred and thirteen Sri Lankans were granted citizenship by India between 2014 to 2019, the Minister of State for Home Affairs in India Nityanand Rai said. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha yesterday (04), he revealed India granted citizenship to 18, 999 people from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar in six years from 2014 to 2019. Among them, the largest number of 15, 036 were from Bangladesh, mainly because of the signing of the Indo-Bangladesh Land Boundary Ag

05 Mar, 2020

Government asserts plantation wage hike will go ahead

The Government today asserted that the plantation wage hike will go ahead. Minister of Plantations and Export Agriculture, Ramesh Pathirana told reporters at the post cabinet press conference today that the Government is confident the wage hike will be implemented from this month. He noted that the wage for this month will be paid during the first week of April. The Minister said that discussions are still ongoing to reach an agreement on the proposed Rs. 1000 daily wage for plantation worker

05 Mar, 2020

Large haul of narcotics brought ashore

A large haul of? narcotics seized from four vessels in international waters off the Southern Coast of Sri Lanka on Monday (02) were transferred to the Dickowita Fisheries Harbour this morning. Navy Media Spokesman Lt. Commander Isuru Sooriyabandara said the stock containing over 330kg of heroin and over 50kg of ?ICE? were valued at Rs. 6 billion. The stock of narcotics were transferred to the Dickowita Fisheries Harbour today along with 5 suspects who were arrested from the four vessels, and w

05 Mar, 2020