Jeevan appears in court over incident at Kelani Valley Plantations

Army Commander promotes 567 officers and 10368 other ranks

Army Commander General Shavendra Silva has promoted 567 officers and 10368 other ranks. They were promoted with the approval of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Accordingly, 8 Senior Brigadiers were promoted to the rank of Major General, 17 Colonels to the rank of Brigadier, 42 Lieutenant Colonels to the rank of Colonel, 60 Majors to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, 256 Captains to the rank of Major, 10 Lieutenants to the rank of Captain, 152 Second Lieu

10 Oct, 2021

China tells Sri Lanka to respect science and facts

China has told Sri Lanka to respect science and facts with regards to the import of organic fertilizer from a Chinese company. The Agriculture Ministry had recently announced that a decision was taken not to import organic fertiliser from the Chinese company after harmful bacteria was found in a second set of samples. The bacteria was found during tests carried out by the National Plant Quarantine Service (NPQS). The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka noted that the “hasty” conclusion made by the N

09 Oct, 2021

Protests in Pak’s Sindh over police encounter killing

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 27 (ANI): Protests broke out in Sindh province after a man was killed in an encounter by Pakistan police demanding an impartial investigation of the “murder”. Relatives of the deceased and protesters blocked trains at the railway crossing for several hours in Gojra city over “police encounter death”. Kashif Khokhar, was working in Faisalabad, according to Dawn adding that he was killed in a fake encounter done by Pakistan police as per family members. On Sunday,

08 Oct, 2021