Six bodies�comprising two females and four males�have been recovered from among a group of individuals who were reportedly swept away while bathing in the Deduru Oya in the Kuratiyagahamula area of Kobeigane. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (10:20 AM)
The Colombo Magistrate s Court has rejected the bail application of the Chairman of the Nuwara Eliya Pradeshiya Sabha, Velu Yogaraj, who is currently in remand custody over corruption allegations. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (1:11 PM)
The National Transport Commission (NTC) has announced that special bus services have commenced today for the public returning to Colombo after the Sinhala and Tamil New Year holidays. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (12:08 PM)
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and Uva provinces and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts after 1.00 pm, the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (7:36 AM)
The former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC), Sarath Kongahage and the former Director General, Devapriya Abeysinghe who were arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), have been granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate s Court. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (12:57 PM)
All eight people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed in Indonesia s West Kalimantan province, authorities said on Friday as search teams tried to retrieve the bodies and wreckage. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (9:59 AM)