A freight train smashed into the rear of a stationary passenger train in India s West Bengal state on Monday, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens, police said, in an accident that railway authorities blamed on a disregarded signal. MORE..
17 Jun 2024 (3:06 PM)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved the influential War Cabinet tasked with steering the war in Gaza, Israeli officials said Monday, a move that comes days after a key member of the body bolted the government over frustrations surrounding the Israeli leader s handling of the war. MORE..
17 Jun 2024 (5:33 PM)
A fire has reportedly broken out at a function hall at Jayantha Weerasekara Mawatha in Maligawatta this morning (17). MORE..
17 Jun 2024 (12:55 PM)
The Meteorology Department says several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. MORE..
17 Jun 2024 (8:09 AM)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that pilgrims to Madhu will be provided with all necessary facilities to engage in their pilgrimage activities without any hindrance. MORE..
16 Jun 2024 (11:53 PM)
Sri Lanka s Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies states that the recent publication of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) supported Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme related documents make reference to a proposed property tax is to be implemented as an imputed rental income tax. MORE..
17 Jun 2024 (1:50 PM)