Balapitiya court jails man for 110 years for raping daughter

Principal, deputy principal of Pollonaruwa school nabbed

The?principal, duty principal and an office assistant of a school in Pollonaruwa?have been?arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery Or Corruption (CIABOC). Director, Investigations, Priyantha Chandrasiri said that they were arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs. 7500 inside the school. Chandrasiri said that the?duty principal and office assistant of the?school had obtained the bribe on behalf of the?principal to admit a child to the school. He said that the arrest was m

20 Jan, 2016

Jayalalithaa seeks release of Indian fishermen in Sri Lanka

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has requested the Indian Government to take expeditious steps to secure the release of six fishermen belonging to Tamil Nadu captured by the Sri Lankan Navy, The Hindu newspaper reported. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she urged him to direct the Ministry of External Affairs to also secure the release of 68 fishing boats and nets. Bringing to his notice two incidents of three fishermen each from Kottaipattinam in Pudukottai district and Se

21 Jan, 2016

No meeting between Nasheed and Sri Lankan politicians

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today asserted that there was no meeting between former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed and Sri Lankan politicians when he was in Sri Lanka this week. Nasheed was in Sri Lanka while on his way to Britain for medical attention and there were reports he may have had talks with Sri Lanka Government members while in Colombo. “The former President of the Maldives Mr. Mohamed Nasheed was only on transit in Sri Lanka on his way for medical treatment, and during this

20 Jan, 2016