Three claymore mines found in Pannala

Sri Lanka notes importance of Yoga in relationship with India

The High Commission of India organised a yoga session in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Army at the Headquarters of Sri Lanka Army in Colombo to mark the sixth International Day of Yoga today, 21 June, 2020. Special messages from Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa were telecast on the occasion. The High Commissioner of India Gopal Baglay and Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of Sri Lanka Army along with various dignitaries and armed

21 Jun, 2020

Protest on A-9 road after youth is shot dead

A protest was staged on the Kandy-Jaffna A-9 road this evening after a youth was shot dead, the Tamil media reported. The Jaffna based online media reported that the 24 year-old youth was shot dead by the military in Muhamalai while engaging in illegal sand mining. According to media reports the youth had been admitted to hospital after being shot at and he was reported dead in hospital. Relatives and friends of the youth later staged a protest on the Kandy-Jaffna A-9 road over the shooting i

20 Jun, 2020

Partial solar eclipse visible in Sri Lanka tomorrow

A partial solar eclipse will be visible in Sri Lanka tomorrow (Sunday). The annular solar eclipse will be visible to Sri Lanka as a partial solar eclipse from 10.29 a.m. to 1.19 p.m tomorrow (21st June 2020). The climax of the eclipse in the Jaffna region will be at around 11.54 a.m while in Colombo it will be around 11.51 a.m. The public have been advised not to observe the solar eclipse using sun glasses, glasses darkened with ashes or X ? ray sheets but only with the No. 14 welding glasses

20 Jun, 2020