Leave for railway employees cancelled

Policeman killed by monk promoted posthumously by IGP

A policeman who was killed by a monk while on duty, has been promoted posthumously by the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The Buddhist monk strangled the policeman to death in Ratnapura when an attempt was made to arrest him. The Police said that the policeman had visited the temple in Galenda in Ratnapura to arrest the monk over an ongoing investigation. The monk had then strangled the policeman and killed him. The Police Sergeant has been promoted to the rank of Sub Inspector (SI) by th

11 Jul, 2018

Gold bars smuggled from Sri Lanka seized in Tamil Nadu

Gold bars weighing around 18 kg, smuggled into India from Sri Lanka, were seized in?Pudukottai?district in Tamil Nadu and three people were arrested, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said. On a tip-off, DRI sleuths intercepted a car proceeding to Chennai Thursday and recovered the 17.83 kg of gold bars from it and arrested two persons, a release from DRI said, the Press Trust of India reported. During interrogation, the accused confessed that the gold was being smuggled from Sri Lanka a

13 Jul, 2018

Thai Prime Minister and President Sirisena hold talks and sign deals

President Maithripala Sirisena welcomed the Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha at the Presidential Secretariat this evening. Discussions between the two sides covered all aspects of bilateral relations, the Foreign Ministry said. Bilateral talks between President Sirisena and Prime Minister Chan-o-cha were followed by the signing of instruments in strategic economic partnership, technological collaboration, sustainable community development and transfer of offenders. Prime Minister

12 Jul, 2018