Appointment of State Ministers postponed

Cash worth over USD 140,000 seized from Dematagoda house

Cash worth over USD 140,000 has been seized from a house in Dematagoda, the Police said. The Police said that USD to the value of USD 140,000 and Rs. 30 million were found in the house. Based on information received by the Police an operation was launched to search the house in Dematagoda. The Police found heroin and the money, including foreign currency in the house. A suspect was arrested and handed over to the Harbour Police.?The suspect is a 55 year-old resident of Dematagoda. Investiga

01 Aug, 2020

Tense situation outside Kalmunai hospital after woman dies

By Sihan Farook A tense situation arose outside the Kalmunai North Base Hospital after a woman died just hours after giving birth to a child. The 34 year-old pregnant woman had been admitted to hospital yesterday and she gave birth to a male child. However doctors had said that the woman had developed some complications and had to be operated on. She was later reported dead raising suspicions among her family and others. A tense situation arose outside the hospital today forcing the Police

01 Aug, 2020

Voters permitted to use their own pens at polls

Voters will be allowed to use their own pens at the Parliamentary election next week, the National Election Commission said. The Commission, however, said that only blue or black ballpoint pens will be permitted. The National Election Commission also said that the pens should not have any form of material promoting any candidate or political party. Any pen found to be promoting any candidate or political party will not be permitted inside the polling booths. The National Election Commission

01 Aug, 2020