Amended indictments filed in Avant Garde case rejected

Police authorised to arrest anyone violating quarantine regulations

The Police have been authorised to arrest anyone violating the quarantine regulations, the Police said today. Senior Deputy Inspector General?Ajith Rohana said that the Director General of Health Services Anil Jasinghe has empowered the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) C. D. Wickramaratne to order the arrests. The arrests will be made even when the curfew is relaxed, Ajith Rohana said. He said that if anyone violates the guidelines issued by the health authorities to prevent the sprea

23 Apr, 2020

More coronavirus patients detected

Four more persons infected with COVID-19 were detected in Sri Lanka today. The Ministry of Health said the patients detected with the were from Bandaranayake Mawatha in Colombo 12. The new patients increase the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Sri Lanka to 334. A total of 222 patients among the infected have been reported as active cases. Meanwhile, 173 persons are admitted to various hospitals on suspicion of having contracted the coronavirus. The Ministry of Health said 105 patien

23 Apr, 2020

Constitutional Council considers letter from EC

The Constitutional Council (CC) which met today, considered a letter sent by the Chairman of the Election Commission, Mahinda Deshapriya with regards to transfers approved by the Police Commission during the election period. At the meeting, the CC decided to submit to the attention of the Police Commission that it should work with the concurrence of the Election Commission with regards to transfers and appointments of police officers during the election period, the Parliament office said. Mean

23 Apr, 2020