Announcement on nominations for LG polls on November 27

Dubai Police recover $20 million diamond smuggled to Sri Lanka

The Dubai Police have recovered a diamond estimated to be worth $20 million which was stolen and smuggled to Sri Lanka. The diamond was stolen by a Sri Lankan who worked as security guard and pulled off a near-impossible theft from the vault of the company he worked in. A police team recovered the rare blue diamond from Sri Lanka, Khaleej Times reported. After stealing the 9.33-carat diamond, the suspect handed it over to his relative to smuggle it in a shoe by sea. A video of the investigatio

26 Jul, 2018

Former cricket star Imran Khan declares victory in Pakistan polls

Former cricket star-turned politician Imran Khan has promised to build a “new” Pakistan after declaring victory in the country’s general election. The leader of Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party gave a live-televised address, a day after tens of millions of people cast their ballots in an election marred by violence. An official result has not yet been announced following delays in counting the votes and allegations of vote rigging. “We were successful and we were given a mandate,” Mr Khan sai

26 Jul, 2018

Power supply to be disrupted tomorrow in parts of Colombo

The electricity supply will be disrupted in parts of Colombo tomorrow (Saturday) due the upgrading of?132KW cable network system in Colombo. The disruption was earlier expected today but was postponed to tomorrow. The?Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy said that the electricity supply will be disrupted from time to time between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m in parts of Colombo tomorrow. The affected areas will be Colombo 03 including Galle road, Edward road, Glen Aber Place, 8th Lane, School Lane, Alfr

27 Jul, 2018