Hizbullah appears before Presidential Commission

Drug smuggling cat found inside prison

By Vyshnavy Velrajh A cat that was seized while attempting to smuggle in heroin into the Welikada prison last Saturday (01) has been found. Commissioner (Operations) of the Department of Prisons Chandana Ekanayake told the Colombo Gazette that the cat was found roaming freely within the prison premises. The cat was captured by prison officials last Saturday near the Welikada prison with nearly two grams of heroin, two SIM cards, and a memory chip in a small plastic bag tied around its neck.

04 Aug, 2020

Cop arrested over probe linked to Shani Abeysekera

A Police Sub- Inspector (SI) has been arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) for his alleged involvement in the case filed against former CID Director Shani Abeysekera on charges of fabricating evidence. Abeysekera was arrested by the CCD last week and was remanded till 07 August after being produced before the Gampaha Magistrate. He was arrested on charges of fabricating evidence with regard to the case filed on the arrest of former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Vass Gunawar

04 Aug, 2020

COVID-19 patients, those in quarantine centers cannot vote

COVID-19 patients and those in quarantine centers will not be able to vote at the Parliamentary Election on Wednesday. Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said that advise has been given to the National Election Commission that only those in home quarantine and not those in quarantine centers be allowed to vote. “Those who complete the quarantine process at quarantine centers are told to stay at home for another 14 days. It is those people who can vote,” he said at a special

03 Aug, 2020