Weerawansa and NFF decide not to contest Parliament polls

Special operation launched against beggars, drivers near traffic lights

A special operation has been launched to arrest beggars and to take legal action on drivers near traffic lights. The special operation has been launched in Colombo and the suburbs. Police spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said this morning that persons impersonating beggars will be arrested during the special operation. The Police had last week decided arrest beggars believed to be operating under the guidance of some businessmen. DIG Ajith Rohana said that a special ope

19 Nov, 2020

Police obtain court order against commemorating LTTE in North

The Police have obtained a court order against commemorating the LTTE in the North next week. Police spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that retraining orders were obtained against commemorating slain LTTE cadres in Mannar and Vavuniya. DIG Ajith Rohana said the restraining orders were obtained against five individuals in Mannar and eight individuals in Vavuniya. He said that the court orders were obtained as some individuals were preparing to commemorate LTTE cadres

19 Nov, 2020

Local area lockdowns in a number of areas likely to be lifted

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The lockdown enforced in a number of areas is to be reviewed and will likely be lifted, officials said. The COVID Task Force is considering the possibility of relaxing restrictions imposed in some areas from next week by limiting it to only the specific areas where there are active coronavirus cases. Head of the National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC) Amy Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva told Colombo Gazette that the areas where local

19 Nov, 2020