Dumping of garbage on UDA land banned from May 1st

Former student union leader arrested over assault

The Police have arrested the former leader of the Peradeniya University students? union Anuradha Withanage over the assault on the former Vice Chancellor of the Peradeniya University, Professor Athula Senaratne The arrest was made by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). A group of university students recently assaulted the former Vice Chancellor of the Peradeniya University, Professor Athula Senaratne and his son and damaged their house. The Police said that the attack had taken plac

29 Dec, 2022

‘Taliban ban temporary, but impact will be extremely high’: Afghanistan NGO director

By Ayushi Agarwal Following a decision by the Taliban regime to ban women from working at non-governmental organisations, four major international aid groups suspended their operations in Afghanistan on Sunday. Neil?Turner, country director, Norwegian Refugee Council for Afghanistan, while calling the ban ‘temporary’, said it “can, unfortunately, have a high impact”. He also called on the Taliban to keep the promises it made, particularly with regard to girls’ education and in terms of the rig

29 Dec, 2022

Maldives President in Sri Lanka on private visit

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and First Lady Fazna Ahmed are in Sri Lanka on a private visit. Prior to his departure the President kicked off his campaign for the upcoming presidential primary of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). He even met with the press after a long hiatus and answered numerous questions. Both President Solih and MDP leader and?Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed?are running in the primary. The election is believed to be causing even deeper divisions within t

29 Dec, 2022