The management of the financially-burdened Mattala International Airport will soon be entrusted to a joint venture between an Indian and Russian firm within the next few weeks, says Sri Lanka s Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation, Nimal Siripala de Silva. MORE>.
3 Jul 2024 (7:20 PM)
The death toll from a stampede at a Hindu religious congregation in northern India has risen to 121, news agency ANI reported on Wednesday, where a police report said the number of people present was more than triple the permitted capacity. MORE..
3 Jul 2024 (12:27 PM)
The attorneys representing the Chairman of Aura Lanka Viranjith Thambugala, today (03) informed the Colombo Magistrate s Court that the businessman and his family members have received death threats after giving a statement related to the investigations being carried out against him by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). MORE..
3 Jul 2024 (5:51 PM)
Two people have died in a fire that broke out in the early hours of today (03) in a row of estate houses in the Palallegama area of Yatiyanthota. MORE..
3 Jul 2024 (10:09 AM)
Police have apprehended an employee of the gold jewellery pawning section of a private financial institution in Badulla who is accused of cheating over Rs. 19.6 million by replacing real gold jewellery with imitation jewellery. MORE..
3 Jul 2024 (3:24 PM)
Kathiravelu Sanmugam Kuhadasan has been nominated to fill the parliamentary seat left vacant following the passing of former TNA leader Rajavarothiam Sampanthan. MORE..
3 Jul 2024 (11:13 AM)