Notorious drug kingpin ‘Kalu Thushara’ sentenced to death

Hasaranga suspended for Bangladesh Tests against Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has been suspended for Bangladesh’s two-Test series against Bangladesh, shortly after?announcing his decision to return to Test cricket?having retired from the format last year. During the third ODI in the recently-concluded series against Bangladesh, Hasaranga was found guilty of breaching article 2.8 of the?ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to ?showing dissent at an Umpire?s decision during an International Matc

19 Mar, 2024

CID investigates use of UNICEF van to transport Keheliya from prison

An investigation has been launched over the use of a UNICEF van to transport former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella from remand prison to court. The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has launched the investigation after the UNICEF van, donated to transport women and children, was used to transport the former Minister. A complaint had been filed against the prison authorities over the use of the van. Rambukwella, former Health Ministry Secretary Janaka Chandragupta and 5 others have been

19 Mar, 2024

Ballot boxes for Maldives’ polls to be placed in Sri Lanka

The ballot boxes for Maldives? upcoming parliamentary elections will be placed in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia, after around 11,000 Maldivians submitted re-registration requests to relocate their polling stations, the country?s election commission announced. The six-day window for people to relocate their voting stations for the April 21 parliamentary elections expired on Saturday, media reports said, citing an Elections Commission notification. The top electoral body said that ballot boxes f

18 Mar, 2024