Two sleeping devotees killed as bus goes over them

Presidential Task Force for child protection

President Maithripala Sirisena says he would appoint a special Presidential Task Force for the protection of children of the nation. He said that as a comprehensive social discourse has been raised on the safety and protection of children, the Presidential Task Force will be implemented by engaging it directly. The President made these remarks at the opening ceremony of newly built three-storied building at Urapola Madya Maha Vidyalaya, Attanagalla today. ?Working for the safety and protectio

25 Oct, 2015

Narayanasamy accuses Modi on Lankan issue

India’s AICC general secretary and former Union Minister for State V Narayanasamy has charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi with indulging in doublespeak in pressing the Sri Lankan government for an international probe into the alleged war crimes and human rights violations during the civil war in 2009. Talking to reporters Narayanasamy said the erstwhile United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and the then Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, had constantly insisted that an international probe

25 Oct, 2015

Rameshwaram fishermen stage fast against Lanka

Local fishermen in Rameshwaram launched an indefinite strike and observed a day?s fast on Saturday, protesting against the repeated arrest by the Sri Lankan Navy, and seeking release of 87 fishermen with their 39 trawlers, The Hindu newspaper reported. Facing threat to their livelihood after the Sri Lankan Navy stepped up the offensive, the fishermen anchored about 750 trawlers at the fishing jetty and stayed away from the sea, while a group with family members of arrested fishermen observed a

25 Oct, 2015