About 60 people were feared dead in a stampede at a religious event in India s northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, authorities said. MORE..
2 Jul 2024 (7:59 PM)
The Speaker of the Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced to the Parliament today (02) that a vacancy in the Membership of the Parliament has occurred with effect from the 30 June 2024 in terms of the provisions of Article 66(a) of the Constitution due to the death of Trincomalee District MP Rajavarothiam Sampanthan. MORE..
2 Jul 2024 (1:28 PM)
The Election Commission states that despite the deferral of the 2023 Local Government (LG) elections, the local government election law remains in effect as the polls have not been completed. MORE..
2 Jul 2024 (7:31 PM)
The Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera, stated that Lanka IOC will be launching a 100 Octane premium petrol to the market from today (02). MORE..
2 Jul 2024 (11:04 PM)
The Findings and Preliminary Recommendations Report from the recently concluded National Symposium on Catalysing Change- Making Local Governance Future Fit carried out by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been handed over this morning (02) to Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. MORE..
2 Jul 2024 (6:55 PM)
The owner of the mobile phone number through which a false tip-off was provided to the 119 Police Emergency Hotline regarding an impending bomb attack in the Kandy Court complex, has been arrested. MORE..
2 Jul 2024 (5:20 PM)