1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (240+ words) Newswire Police investigate double death incident in Nikadhalupotha Police have launched an investigation into a double death incident reported from a residence in the Nikadhalupotha area within the Wellawa Police Division. According to police, a woman was found dead at…...

3+ hour, 20+ min ago  (105+ words) Two bodies recovered after three students go missing at Kalametiya beach Newswire All three bodies recovered after Kalametiya beach tragedy " Police The bodies of all three students who went missing while bathing in the sea off Kalametiya, Hungama, on Saturday…...

4+ hour, 3+ min ago  (114+ words) Newswire Woman killed after being struck by train near Wellawatte station Police have launched an investigation after a woman was struck and killed by a train near the Wellawatte Railway Station on Saturday (30) evening. According to police, the train was…...

9+ hour, 29+ min ago  (171+ words) A 14-year-old boy has been arrested by Eravur Police in connection with the death of his 11-year-old sister. The victim, identified as 11-year-old Sathyananthan Sadeesha, was found inside a water tank in the bathroom of her home on May 28. Police…...

18+ hour, 22+ min ago  (58+ words) Newswire Three children reported missing while bathing at sea Three children have been reported missing while bathing in the sea area off Kalametiya, Hungama. The children aged between 12 to 18 had been with their parents at the time. Police said that…...

22+ hour, 24+ min ago  (124+ words) Newswire The Atamasthana Committee has decided to temporarily appoint the Chief Sanghanayake of the North Central Province and Chief Incumbent of Ruwanwelisaya, Ven. Eethalawetunuwewe Gnanathilaka Thera, to oversee the duties of the Atamasthanadhipathi position, the Malwathu Maha Viharaya said in…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (222+ words) President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Friday (29) warned that the scale of drug trafficking in Sri Lanka could be significantly larger than official seizure figures suggest, noting that authorities have not intercepted all narcotics entering the country. Speaking at an event,…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (162+ words) The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court today ordered the arrest of former Minister Basil Rajapaksa, Tourism Promotion Bureau Chairman Bhashwara Gunaratne, Managing Director Rumi Jauffer, and several others over the alleged misuse of Rs. 7. 8 million from the Tourism Promotion Authority during…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (179+ words) Newswire Fisheries Minister orders acceleration of search for four missing Jaffna fishermen Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Ramalingam Chandrasekar has instructed relevant authorities to expedite search operations for four fishermen reported missing after heading out to sea from…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (756+ words) After the payment of Rs 34-crore blood money, Abdul Rahim, a native of Kodampuzha in Ramanattukara near Kozhikode, Kerala, returned home on Eid after spending nearly 20 years on death row in a Saudi Arabian prison." A driver by profession, Rahim…...