Gold biscuits worth over Rs. 58 million seized at BIA

Religious centre in Sri Lanka where Kerala youth went missing identified

Intelligence agencies have identified the religious centre in Sri Lanka where a few among the missing persons from Kerala?had stayed for about a month before they disappeared. ?It is a centre run by one Nawaz ul-Hind who has connections with Kerala. He had studied at Darul Hadees at Dammaj in Yemen for 12 years before starting the centre at Nigombo in Sri Lanka,? an intelligence officer told TOI. Nawaz studied under Yasin Hajoori, the head of Darul Hadees in Dammaj, and he left Yemen after the

15 Jul, 2016

Champika rejects allegation linking him to coal tender

Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka today strongly denied allegation linking him to a controversial coal tender in 2015. Ranawaka insisted that he was not the Minister in charge at the time the tender for the Norochcholai coal power plant was awarded. He also called for a full investigation into the tender process followed since?2009 under the Mahinda Rajapaksa Government. Opposition parliamentarian?Vasudeva Nanayakkara had?alleged this week that Patali Champika Ranawaka was responsible for the

14 Jul, 2016

Sirisena greets UK’s new Premier and wishes her strength, good luck

President Maithripala Sirisena has wished Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May?strength and good luck as she took office yesterday replacing David Cameron. “Wishing @theresa_may ?strength and good luck as she begins to lead the United Kingdom in this important period of transition,” the President tweeted. Meanwhile former President Mahinda Rajapaksa also greeted the new British Prime Minister saying she has been?entrusted with the onerous task of steering her?country through the process of

14 Jul, 2016