Man killed inside bus in Elpitiya

ICRC assures full cooperation to Army’s humanitarian work

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has assures its full cooperation to the humanitarian work of the Army, the Army media unit said. The new Head of the ICRC delegation in Sri Lanka, Loukas Petridis, who assumed duties recently paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake. Petridis was?updated on the ongoing reconciliation and community oriented projects being carried out by members of the Security Forces in the North and East. Making

22 Aug, 2018

Rahul Gandhi not happy with killing of LTTE chief Prabhakaran

Congress President Rahul Gandhi said he and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were not happy after his father’s (Rajiv Gandhi) killer, LTTE chief Prabhakaran was killed, as they felt “the violence inflicted upon him had impacted others, including his children”. While addressing a gathering at Bucerius Summer School in Germany, Gandhi said he lost two members of his family due to violence, the National Herald reported. “My grandmother (Indira Gandhi) and my father (Rajiv Gandhi) were both killed

23 Aug, 2018

Fishermen protest demanding reduction of price of fuel

Fishermen staged a protest in Colombo today demanding a reduction of the price of fuel. The fishermen blocked the street along Galle Road during the protest, resulting in a temporary closure of the road at Galle Face. The Police closed the road near the Presidential Secretariat preventing the fishermen heading towards the?Presidential Secretariat. (Colombo Gazette)

23 Aug, 2018