Policeman killed while rescuing flood affected people promoted

First special flight carrying Indians takes off from Colombo

The first special Air India Flight (AI 0276) carrying 176 Indian nationals stranded in Sri Lanka took off from Colombo today for Mumbai, Bhubaneswar and Kolkata. The flight was arranged under ?Vande Bharat Mission? a Government of India initiative to undertake the largest ever repatriation of stranded Indian nationals from across the world to India due to COVID19 pandemic. The High Commissioner of India Gopal Baglay interacted with Indian passengers at Bandaranaike International Airport and wi

29 May, 2020

FRs against death penalty listed for support on 14 October

The Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions challenging the imposing of the death penalty has been listed for support on 14 October, 2020. The matter was taken up before the Supreme Court today and a stay order on carrying out executions was subsequently extended. The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and a number of others had challenged attempts by former President Maithripala Sirisena to implement the death penalty. The Supreme Court granted Interim Relief as prayed for on 5 July 2019, direct

29 May, 2020

Curfew declared in Nuwara Eliya ahead of Thondaman’s funeral

A curfew has been declared in Nuwara Eliya ahead of the funeral of Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) leader Arumugam Thondaman. Police Headquarters said that a quarantine curfew has been declared in the Nuwara Eliya administrative district from 12 midnight tonight (29th) to 12 midnight on Sunday 31st May. The Police said that only essential services will be permitted to operate during the curfew. Large crowds gathered as Thondaman’s remains were driven to his hometown in Ramboda from Gampola. Co

29 May, 2020