Three people killed following accident in Hambantota

India at cusp of authorizing 1st set of Covid-19 vaccine

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday announced that India is at the cusp of authorizing the first set of Covid-19 vaccines and expressed the need for an expeditious vaccination drive to cover all the target populations estimated to be around 30 crore. The Minister made the announcement while chairing the 22nd meeting of the high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) on Covid-19 through a video-conference here as India crossed the one crore infection mark. He was virtually joined by Externa

21 Dec, 2020

Government clarifies no move to register social media users

The Government insists there is no move to register social media users in Sri Lanka. Minister of Mass Media Keheliya Rambukwella clarified that the Government?s intention is not to register social media users, but to control the foreign digital operators. ?The statement circulating with regards to the social media regulation, has been portrayed in a garbled manner where the true meaning is not conveyed,? he said. Pointing out that the Government?s intention is not to register social media use

21 Dec, 2020

Galle Magistrate orders refrigeration of remains of Muslim Covid victim

A Magistrate in Galle today ordered the authorities to refrigerate the remains of a Muslim Covid victim. The Galle Additional Magistrate ordered the body to be placed in a refrigerator at the Karapitiya Hospital mortuary instead of cremating it. The Magistrate ordered that the body be kept in a refrigerator until a committee appointed to study the forced cremation issue makes its final recommendations. Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi had appointed the expert committee to make recommend

21 Dec, 2020