Policeman arrested after opening fire at Sirikotha

Police to crackdown on underage drivers

The Police are to crackdown on underage drivers as well as those driving without a valid licence. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that the Police have received information of parents and others allowing children under the age of 18 to drive their vehicles. “Vehicles are given to children to drive for fun. A few people have already been arrested over such incidents,” he said. The Police warned that legal action will be taken on anyone giving a vehicle to a dr

26 Dec, 2020

Yonakapura East and West in Dikwella isolated

Two areas in Dickwella have been isolated with immediate effect, Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said. The Head of the National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID -19 said Yonakapura East and Yonakapura West areas in Dikwella have been isolated until further notice. The two areas have been isolated due to an increase in coronavirus infected persons in the Matara district. The isolation of the three areas comes in addition to the?isolation imposed on two areas in t

25 Dec, 2020

Video shows cops seize media van with drunk driver

A video circulating on social media shows the Police seize a van with the logo of a popular private media institution. The Police had reportedly seized the van as the driver and his assistant were drunk at the time. The video shows policemen pointing at the logo of Derana TV and using a mobile phone to video the arrest. The video also shows a bottle and cup inside the van on the front seat. A Police officer later gets into the driver’s seat and drives the van away with the van driver and ass

27 Dec, 2020