Necklace thief shot dead by cops in Katunayake

Mob attacks rally held in remembrance of LTTE member

A mob attacked a rally held in remembrance of LTTE member Thileepan, in Trincomalee, in the presence of the Police. Vehicles transporting an image of Thileepan came under attack after they were surrounded by a mob. Tamil National People?s Front MP Selvarasa Gajendran led the rally and was on a truck carrying a picture of Thileepan. A Police officer at the location was seen telling the vehicles to turn back while the mob attacked them using poles and stones. The mob also attacked MP Selvarasa

17 Sep, 2023

Child killed in shooting incident in Colombo

A 6-year-old child was killed in a shooting incident in Colombo today, the Police said. The child sustained injuries when gunmen opened fire near the Maligakanda Magistrate?s Court. The gunmen had reportedly opened fire targeting a three-wheeler. The 6-year-old girl sustained injuries in the shooting incident and was admitted to hospital. The Polie said the child succumbed to her injuries in hospital. (Colombo Gazette)

17 Sep, 2023

BJP leader?s post seen as threat to West Bengal-Sri Lanka ties

Suvendu Adhikari, a leader of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has been accused of making a comment which could threaten the relationship between West Bengal and Sri Lanka. Adhikari had reportedly made the comment on social media, the Thaiger website reported According to the website, Adhikari found himself in the middle of a controversy following the social media post that Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O?Brien claimed was aimed at deriding a meeting between West Bengal Chief Minister

17 Sep, 2023