The Officer-in-Charge of the Medirigiriya Police Station has been arrested by the Bureau for the Investigation of Abuse of Children and Women for allegedly sexually harassing a Woman Police Constable (WPC), the police said.
1 Feb 2025 (12:02 AM)
Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Friday it would free the father of the youngest hostages seized in its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel and two others including a dual U.S. citizen in the next exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners. MORE..
31 Jan 2025 (8:54 PM)
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) will hold its upcoming session from February 3 to 21 to review the status of women s rights in Sri Lanka, along with seven other countries- Nepal, Belarus, Luxembourg, Belize, Congo, Liechtenstein, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo... MORE..
31 Jan 2025 (11:54 AM)
Chinthaka Darshana Hewapathirana has resigned as the Chairman of the National Youth Services Council (NYSC). MORE..
31 Jan 2025 (7:51 PM)
The Chairman of the National Housing Development Authority (NHDA), N.B.M. Ranatunga has resigned from his position. MORE..
31 Jan 2025 (12:43 PM)
The train services on the railway track between Hatton and Kotagala on the Upcountry Railway Line have been disrupted due to a mound of earth and a tree collapsing onto the tracks. MORE..
31 Jan 2025 (3:11 PM)