Special commodity levy on several products increased for six months

Five students of Kelaniya university arrested over ragging

Five students of the University of Kelaniya have been arrested for allegedly?ragging a female student. The arrest was made after the student had lodged a complaint with the authorities. (Colombo Gazette)

05 May, 2016

BJP says no attacks by Lankan Navy after Modi became PM

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) says there have been no attacks on Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy after?Narendra Modi came to power. BJP president Amit Shah said that more than 600 fishermen were killed when the UPA Government was in power, for which the DMK and the Congress should be held responsible, The Hindu newspaper reported. “No Tamil fisherman was killed by the Sri Lankan Navy after Mr. Modi became Prime Minister,” he said at an election rally in Tamil Nadu. Shah said

05 May, 2016

Laggala traffic OIC interdicted over weapons stolen last month

The?Laggala police traffic OIC has been interdicted over the weapons stolen last month from the?Laggala police station. The OIC had?allegedly consumed alcohol hours before?the weapons had been stolen. A T-56 weapon and five revolvers were stolen from the Laggala police station in Matale last month. An individual had stolen the weapons and fled.?The weapons were later?found near a Temple in the area. Three policemen attached to the Laggala police station were earlier interdicted over the inci

05 May, 2016