Woman found shot dead inside her house in Kottawa

Bodies of all victims from Matale drowning recovered

The bodies of all the victims from the drowning incident in Matale have been recovered, the Police said. The Police said that the bodies of two children were found today and with that eight bodies had been recovered. Earlier the Police suspected that 10 people had drowned on Saturday but later the number of missing was reported as eight. Following search operations carried out by the Police and the Army all eight bodies had been recovered. The eight people had gone for a bath in the?Thelgamu

06 Nov, 2017

Speaker to inform Elections Commission on Geetha’s MP seat

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya is to inform the Elections Commission on Geetha Kumarasinghe’s Parliament seat. The Speaker’s office said that the Speaker has received the court ruling on?Kumarasinghe being found unsuitable to hold a seat in Parliament as she is a dual citizen. As a result of the court ruling?Kumarasinghe will not lose all her Parliament privileges, the Speaker’s office added. (Colombo Gazette)

07 Nov, 2017

Fuel will not be pumped into bottles and cans

Fuel will not be pumped into bottles and cans until the fuel crisis is over, the Government said today. The?Petroleum Resources Development Ministry said that a circular has been issued imposing the restriction from today. Accordingly petrol will be pumped directly only into vehicles. Over the past few days several people have been pumping fuel into bottles and cans and fuel stations. Some people had been forced to take bottles as their vehicles had stalled after running out of petrol. (Colo

07 Nov, 2017