Former Prisons Commissioner and IP further remanded

Retired doctor remanded over grenade in church granted bail

A retired doctor who had been in remand custody over the discovery of a grenade inside All Saints? Church in Borella, was granted bail by the Colombo High Court today. The doctor?and two others had been in remand after the grenade was found inside the church on 11th January. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith had earlier questioned the investigations saying it lacked transparency. He alleged that the Police were not going behind the true culprits. Inspector General of Police (IGP) C. D. Wickramaratne

21 Mar, 2022

CWC withdraws from talks with GR on economic crisis

The Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) has decided to withdraw from talks with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to discuss the economic crisis in the country. CWC sources told Colombo Gazette that the CWC leadership led by State Minister Jeevan Thondaman has informed the Presidential Secretariat it will not attend the All-Party talks on Wednesday. The opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has also decided to boycott the All-Party Conference on Wednesday. SJB leader Sajith Premadasa and other party l

21 Mar, 2022

Another man dies while standing in queue at fuel station

Another man has died while standing in a queue at a fuel station in Mirigama. The Police said that the 76-year-old man had collapsed while standing in the queue. He was reported dead on admission to hospital. This is the third such incident reported within the space of three days. Earlier, two people had died after collapsing at two other fuel stations while waiting to purchase petrol and kerosene. The two people had collapsed after waiting for long hours in the fuel station in the extreme

21 Mar, 2022