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Audit reveals irregularities in coal procurement for Lakvijaya Power Plant General

Audit reveals irregularities in coal procurement for Lakvijaya Power Plant

A recent audit report has revealed several issues in the coal procurement process by the Lanka Coal Company for the Lakvijaya Power Plant for the 2025/2026…

07 Apr 2026
Special transport plan launched for Sinhala and Tamil New Year period General

Special transport plan launched for Sinhala and Tamil New Year period

The National Transport Commission has started a special transport plan to help people traveling to their hometowns for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year . This…

07 Apr 2026
30 Indian fishermen repatriated from Sri Lanka General

30 Indian fishermen repatriated from Sri Lanka

Today, the Indian High Commission in Colombo announced that 30 Indian fishermen were sent back to their home country from Sri Lanka. The group is now on their…

07 Apr 2026
Mojtaba Khamenei being treated for severe condition in Qom, unable to govern Iran — report General

Mojtaba Khamenei being treated for severe condition in Qom, unable to govern Iran — report

Mojtaba Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, is currently unconscious and receiving treatment for a serious medical condition in the city of Qom. He is unable…

07 Apr 2026
Three people killed in shooting near Israeli consulate in Istanbul General

Three people killed in shooting near Israeli consulate in Istanbul

Three individuals lost their lives and two police officers were hurt in a shooting near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, according to reports. A…

07 Apr 2026
12-hour water cut announced for Pelanwatta and several areas General

12-hour water cut announced for Pelanwatta and several areas

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced a water cut lasting 12 hours for Pelanwatta and nearby areas due to ongoing dry weather.…

07 Apr 2026
Protest staged over principal appointment at Nayakakanda Good Shepherd Balika M.V. General

Protest staged over principal appointment at Nayakakanda Good Shepherd Balika M.V.

Today (07), a protest took place in Wattala regarding the selection of a new principal at the Good Shepherd Convent Balika M.V. in Nayakakanda, Wattala .…

07 Apr 2026
Train service cancelled in Iranian city after Israeli threat General

Train service cancelled in Iranian city after Israeli threat

Train services in Mashhad, a city in northeastern Iran, have been halted until further notice by the local governor. This decision follows a warning from the…

07 Apr 2026
Israeli military says it has hit another petrochemical complex in Iran General

Israeli military says it has hit another petrochemical complex in Iran

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced that it targeted a third petrochemical facility in Iran. This strike took place on Monday at a plant located in…

07 Apr 2026
King Fahd Causeway, linking Saudi Arabia to Bahrain reopens after attack threats General

King Fahd Causeway, linking Saudi Arabia to Bahrain reopens after attack threats

The King Fahd Causeway, an important bridge that connects Saudi Arabia to Bahrain, reopened on Tuesday morning, April 7, 2026, after being closed for several…

07 Apr 2026
Key bridge linking Saudi Arabia to the island of Bahrain closes over threats from Iranian attacks General

Key bridge linking Saudi Arabia to the island of Bahrain closes over threats from Iranian attacks

The King Fahd Causeway, an important bridge that connects Saudi Arabia to Bahrain, was closed on Tuesday morning due to threats of Iranian attacks. The King…

07 Apr 2026
80 arrested in special police operation at Dambulla Economic Centre General

80 arrested in special police operation at Dambulla Economic Centre

Eighty people have been detained during a special police operation at the Dambulla Dedicated Economic Centre. This operation lasted for two hours and involved…

07 Apr 2026
Artemis II moon mission breaks Apollo 13 record for distance from Earth General

Artemis II moon mission breaks Apollo 13 record for distance from Earth

NASA's Artemis II mission made history on Monday as its four astronauts traveled to the farthest point in space ever reached by humans. They were pulled by the…

07 Apr 2026
Two persons electrocuted to death in Polgahawela General

Two persons electrocuted to death in Polgahawela

Two people died from electrocution on a piece of land in the Bangalawatta area of Polgahawela. The victims, ages 28 and 35, were from the Eheliyagoda area,…

07 Apr 2026
Iran rejects ceasefire as deadline nears on Trump hell ultimatum General

Iran rejects ceasefire as deadline nears on Trump hell ultimatum

On Monday, the United States and Iran considered a plan to resolve their conflict, which has lasted for five weeks. Iran expressed its desire for a lasting…

07 Apr 2026
12-hour water cut announced for several areas in Homagama tomorrow General

12-hour water cut announced for several areas in Homagama tomorrow

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has declared that there will be a 12-hour water cut in Homagama and nearby areas (Zone 02) tomorrow, which…

06 Apr 2026
Energy conservation program introduced in schools General

Energy conservation program introduced in schools

The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education in Sri Lanka has launched the “Surakimu Lanka” energy conservation program for schools.…

06 Apr 2026
Laugfs gas shipment arrives at Hambantota General

Laugfs gas shipment arrives at Hambantota

A ship carrying 7,000 metric tonnes of LP gas has docked in Sri Lanka, as reported by LAUGFS Gas PLC. The company announced that the LPG shipment, transported…

06 Apr 2026
Former SIS Chief Suresh Sallay files writ petition challenging arrest and detention General

Former SIS Chief Suresh Sallay files writ petition challenging arrest and detention

Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay, who was the head of the State Intelligence Service, has submitted a writ petition to the Court of Appeal. He is…

06 Apr 2026
Iran has formulated its response to ceasefire proposals, foreign ministry spokesperson says General

Iran has formulated its response to ceasefire proposals, foreign ministry spokesperson says

Iran has prepared its stance on the recent ceasefire proposals communicated through intermediaries, according to a spokesperson from the foreign ministry on…

06 Apr 2026
Sri Lanka to receive normal rainfall by May or June – Met. Dept General

Sri Lanka to receive normal rainfall by May or June – Met. Dept

The Director General of the Meteorological Department of Sri Lanka, Athula Karunanayake, announced that the country should expect its normal rainfall by May or…

06 Apr 2026
Iran Revolutionary Guard intelligence head killed General

Iran Revolutionary Guard intelligence head killed

The leader of the intelligence unit for Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed on Monday in an attack aimed at him, according to Iranian state…

06 Apr 2026
Two dead, two missing after Iran missile strike in Haifa, Israel General

Two dead, two missing after Iran missile strike in Haifa, Israel

Two individuals have lost their lives, and search efforts are ongoing for two others after an Iranian missile hit a residential building in Haifa, according to…

06 Apr 2026
Tender called for coal supply to Lakvijaya Power Plant General

Tender called for coal supply to Lakvijaya Power Plant

A tender has been announced to find a coal supplier for the Norochcholai Lakvijaya Power Plant for the 2026/2027 season. The Lanka Coal Company reported that…

06 Apr 2026