Nawa Sinhale national organiser gets bail

Twenty nine fishermen remanded by Trinco court

Twenty nine fishermen, arrested by the Sri Lankan navy for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary line, were today remanded to judicial custody till January 11 by a court in Sri Lanka. The fishermen from Akkaraipettai in Nagapattinam district were arrested yesterday. They were produced before the Judicial Magistrate of Trincomallee and remanded to custody till January 11,?the Press Trust of India reported.

01 Jan, 2016

FCID asked to probe match fixing attempt

The police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) has been asked to investigate an attempt to convince two Sri Lankan cricketers to fix a match. Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera said that he filed a complaint with the FCID after he was informed that leading cricketers Kusal Janith Perera and Rangana Herath had been approached and asked to fix a match. The Minister said that two people who had assisted the National team during training at the Kettarama stadium had made the approach.

01 Jan, 2016

TNA happy with move to free land, wants more released

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) today expressed satisfaction with the decision taken by the Government to free land held by the military in parts of the North. A TNA statement welcomed the?release of 701 acres of land occupied by the military in Valikamam North and East. The TNA said that the land was released after TNA leader R. Sampanthan made a request to the President when the President visited the North recently. Following that meeting the President had promised that the request would

31 Dec, 2015