Pakistan Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan authorities free 40 Indian fishermen

Sri Lankan courts today?ordered the release of 40 Indian fishermen, who have been detained in the island nation for the last two months on charges of trespassing into that country’s territorial waters, the Times of India reported. On June 1, the Sri Lankan navy detained 14 fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu and their three boats. As many as 26 other fishermen from Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu and Karaikal in the Union territory of Puducherry were apprehended by the Sri Lankan navy on June 21

10 Aug, 2015

Issuing of biometric passports faces a snag

The issuing of?biometric passports which was launched today, faced a technical snag resulting in long?queues seen outside the passport office in Colombo. Several people were unaware of the decision by the Government to issue?biometric passports from today and that together with some technical issues resulted in delays to accept applications. The Immigration and Emigration Department today began?the process to issue biometric passports according to international standards. The Government Infor

10 Aug, 2015

Polls chief issues orders to seize vehicles

Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya has issued orders to the police to seize State vehicles used by former Parliamentarians. Deshapriya had issued the orders after he met secretaries of political parties at the Department of Elections today. The Elections Commissioner has said that several former Parliamentarians who are in the Government are still using State vehicles for election work. He has instructed the police to begin taking action against such former Parliamentarians from tomorr

10 Aug, 2015