Train rams into vehicle at railway crossing in Negombo

JVP accuses Indian fishermen of ‘looting’ Lanka’s resources

Indian fishermen are “plundering “Sri Lanka’s natural fishing resources and violating its sovereignty by poaching into the country’s waters, the Marxist JVP has alleged. JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the continuous poaching by Indian fishermen was a violation of Sri Lanka’s sovereignty, the Press Trust of India reported. “When we speak of sovereignty we only speak about the land. Our seas are being violated and our fishing resources are being plundered day in and day out by Indian f

16 Feb, 2016

Shanty dwellers block traffic after losing homes

Shanty dwellers in the Thotalanga area blocked traffic and staged a protest after their homes were demolished on the directions of the Urban Development Authority today. The residents earlier confronted the police when they were cleared from their homes as the shanties were about to be razed to the ground. The shanties were removed on the basis that they were illegal constructions are that the owners were given time to move out. However the owners defied the order and obstructed the attempt t

16 Feb, 2016

Monks remanded further over Homagama court incident

A group of monks were today ordered to be remanded further over the recent incident at the Homagama court. The?General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) the?venerable Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero was remanded till February 23 by the Homagama Magistrate today. Meanwhile the General Secretary of the Ravana Balaya, the Venerable Ittekande Saddhatissa Thero and the?President of the Sinhala Ravaya the Venerable Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero are among 11 people ordered today to be remanded till

16 Feb, 2016