Ship carrying 3,700 MT of LP gas arrives in Sri Lanka

Supreme Court case on polls adjourned till tomorrow

The hearing at the Supreme Court (SC) on multiple Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed against the date set by the Elections Commission to hold the General Election was postponed for tomorrow after submissions were made for a second day today. Lawyer Viran Corea, appearing for one of the Petitioners today, in his submissions had stated that the Petitioners had appeared before the Supreme Court to protect the people’s right to franchise and their sovereignty. He said that health experts had

19 May, 2020

Special Air India flight to evacuate stranded Indians in Sri Lanka

Government of India under the ?Vande Bharat Mission? is undertaking the largest ever evacuation of stranded Indian nationals across the world to India. As part of this Mission a special Air India flight has been presently scheduled from Sri Lanka to India on Friday, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said today. Based on the registrations received by the High Commission of India, a passenger manifest will be prepared for this flight.? Priority will be given to compelling cases in distress,

19 May, 2020

Mahela hits back at SLC over proposed stadium

Former Sri Lanka Cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene has hit back at the Sri Lanka Cricket Board?s (SLC) response to concerns over the proposed cricket stadium in Homagama. Jayawardene tweeted a 3-point message saying it is his none political opinion. The former captain pointed out that Sri Lanka has hosted a T-20 World Cup and co-hosted a 50 over World Cup with existing venues. He further said that the country first bids for the World Cup and if selected then with the financial assistance fro

19 May, 2020