Bus fares reduced following fuel price revision

Police probe extortion attempts

The police is investigating an attempt by some individuals who extort money from people claiming they are from the CID or TID. Police headquarters said that complaints have been received by individuals who have been threatened over the telephone for money. The caller claims he is part of the CID or TID and is investigating an allegations raised against the telephone call receiver. The caller then says in order to forego the investigations the person should pay a huge sum of money. Out of fear mo

17 Jun, 2013

Lankans fail to record fingerprints

Hundreds of Sri Lankan expatriates who were asked to appear at the deportation center in Jeddah for biometric recording yesterday, had to return without their fingerprints recorded apparently due to backlog piled up since last week, Arab News reported. Monday was the day scheduled for expatriates from Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Sudan to record their biometrics, and consequently, hundreds including women descended in the morning on the deportation center. However, after a wait of about five hours, t

18 Jun, 2013

India and Lanka push for seabed

With an eye on its mineral rich seabed, also expected to have huge oil and natural gas reserves, India is all set to file its second claim to the United Nations for getting rights over the extended continental shelf even as Sri Lanka has also filed for rights over the same area, an Indian media report said. DNA India reported that?India had made first part of its claim to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 2009. After filing the first part, India was trying to reach

18 Jun, 2013