Five individuals have sustained serious injuries after a van carrying members of the same family veered off the road and plunged nearly 70 feet down a precipice near the Gerandi Ella area in Kotmale in the early hours of today (02), police stated. MORE..
2 Apr 2026 (11:50 AM)
The US embassy in Iraq has warned that Iran-aligned militant groups may conduct attacks in central Baghdad in the next 24-48 hours, again urging Americans to leave the country. MORE..
2 Apr 2026 (2:19 PM)
A Grade 12 schoolboy has been killed while another student sustained injuries in a tragic accident early this morning (02) when their motorbike collided with a bus on the Kandy�Digana road near the Pallakele Army Camp, police stated.
2 Apr 2026 (12:41 PM)
A special operations committee has been appointed to monitor and manage the ongoing drinking water shortage by the Chairman and General Manager of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board. MORE..
2 Apr 2026 (12:34 PM)
The Kalatuwawa Water Treatment Plant, which is one of the main facilities supplying clean drinking water to the Colombo city and its surrounding areas, has only about 20 days worth of water remaining, the Chairman of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board, Engineer Chandana Bandara stated today (02). MORE..
2 Apr 2026 (2:14 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Northwestern, and Uva provinces, and in Galle, Matara, and Anuradhapura districts. MORE..
2 Apr 2026 (3:59 PM)