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All schools to start from August 10 under several stages: Edu. Ministry Uncategorized

All schools to start from August 10 under several stages: Edu. Ministry

he Education Ministry had decided to restart all Government and Government approved private schools from August 10 under several stages following…

29 Jul 2020
LNP - No mobile polling centres on 31 July: EC Uncategorized

LNP - No mobile polling centres on 31 July: EC

Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said that the proposed mobile polling centre program will not be held on 31 July. He made this statement while…

28 Jul 2020
LNP - Repatriation of Sri Lankans to resume within next week – Army Chief Uncategorized

LNP - Repatriation of Sri Lankans to resume within next week – Army Chief

Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva says that the repatriation of Sri Lankans abroad will be resumed within the next week. He stated this…

27 Jul 2020
LNP - Pope, Buttler keep WI at bay with century stand Uncategorized

LNP - Pope, Buttler keep WI at bay with century stand

Half centuries from opener Rory Burns, Ollie Pope and Jos Buttler helped England reach a modest 258 for four in their first innings on the opening day of the…

27 Jul 2020
NLP - Twins highlight world’s largest Asian elephant gathering in Sri Lanka Uncategorized

NLP - Twins highlight world’s largest Asian elephant gathering in Sri Lanka

MINNERIYA NATIONAL PARK, Sri Lanka — Playful elephant calves in Sri Lanka’s Minneriya National Park are a common sight. But things were different for the two…

24 Jul 2020
LNP - Emirates covers customers from COVID-19 expenses Uncategorized

LNP - Emirates covers customers from COVID-19 expenses

Emirates customers can travel with confidence, as the airline will cover medical expenses of up to EUR 150,000 and quarantine costs of EUR 100 per day for 14…

24 Jul 2020
LNP - Preschools to open on 1 August Uncategorized

LNP - Preschools to open on 1 August

Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi has said preschools that were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be reopened on 1 August.  She further stated…

23 Jul 2020
LNP - Tough for England to give action hero Stokes a break says Silverwood Uncategorized

LNP - Tough for England to give action hero Stokes a break says Silverwood

Ben Stokes is making it difficult for England selectors to give him a break by consistently turning in stellar performances, coach Chris Silverwood admitted on…

23 Jul 2020
LNP - Now they are friends Uncategorized

LNP - Now they are friends

Singha politico of Pulatisipura who had been highly critical of the former Number One hailing from the same area had a face to face encounter with the latter…

23 Jul 2020
LNP - Olympians Sunil, Sriyani back decision to scrap competitive sports for Under 13 age category Uncategorized

LNP - Olympians Sunil, Sriyani back decision to scrap competitive sports for Under 13 age category

While highlighting the need to have sports events to keep the youth athletes interested in sports, Olympians Sunil Gunawardena and Sriyani Kulawansa backed the…

22 Jul 2020
LNP - A human trafficking racket busted Uncategorized

LNP - A human trafficking racket busted

A probe is underway on a human trafficking racket reportedly masterminded by a former senior purohita of the yahapalanaya regime.  A state body whose main…

22 Jul 2020
LNP - COVID-19 - Teacher tests positive; 152 including students quarantined Uncategorized

LNP - COVID-19 - Teacher tests positive; 152 including students quarantined

At least 152 people including students had been subjected to quarantine after they are alleged to have maintained close links with a physics teacher of a…

22 Jul 2020
LNP - Mafia Money in Undergrads’ Accounts Uncategorized

LNP - Mafia Money in Undergrads’ Accounts

Organised crime groups have used bank accounts of university students to transfer money to drug traffickers and other criminals, Western Province Senior DIG…

20 Jul 2020
LNP - ‘Blue-eyed boy’ harassed Uncategorized

LNP - ‘Blue-eyed boy’ harassed

A nephew of a Green party stalwart from Puttalam has entered the upcoming race from the Colombo district ‘Telephone’ list. This young man who has come up in…

20 Jul 2020
Bating with tokens Uncategorized

Bating with tokens

A prominent government politico from Wayamba has begun distributing blue, red and yellow cards among his close supporters, they say. A former Diyawanna…

17 Jul 2020
LNP - Sibley, Stokes dig deep to give England solid start Uncategorized

LNP - Sibley, Stokes dig deep to give England solid start

Stokes (L) is congratulated by England's Dom Sibley (R) after reaching 50 on the first day of the second Test cricket match between England and the West Indies…

17 Jul 2020
LNP - Rizly Illyas set to head SLR Uncategorized

LNP - Rizly Illyas set to head SLR

Rizly Illyas is set to become the new Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) President after the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) confirmed his nomination for the…

15 Jul 2020
LNP - ගම්පහ දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ ස්ථාන දෙකකින් කොරෝනා ආසාදිතයින් - මහරගම පිළිකා රෝහලට , අධිකරණයටත් ගිය බව හෙළිවේ Uncategorized

LNP - ගම්පහ දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ ස්ථාන දෙකකින් කොරෝනා ආසාදිතයින් - මහරගම පිළිකා රෝහලට , අධිකරණයටත් ගිය බව හෙළිවේ

ම්පහ දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ ස්ථාන දෙකකින් කොරෝනා වෛරසය ආසාදනය වු පුද්ගලයින් දෙදෙනෙකු වාර්තා වී ඇති බව ගම්පහ දිස්ත්‍රික් පරිපාලන මහජන සෞඛ්‍ය පරීක්ෂක චමින්ද සමරදිවාකර…

14 Jul 2020
LNP - Blackwood’s 95 steers West Indies to a memorable win Uncategorized

LNP - Blackwood’s 95 steers West Indies to a memorable win

Jermaine Blackwood's soft dismissal in the first innings hadn't pleased Michael Holding one bit. "A leopard never changes its spots," he'd said on air,…

14 Jul 2020
LNP - Kandakadu cluster: Not a wide-spread scenario- Dr. Jasinghe Uncategorized

LNP - Kandakadu cluster: Not a wide-spread scenario- Dr. Jasinghe

While claiming that 428 Covid 19 Positive cases had been reported from Kandakadu and Senapura Rehabilitation Centres, Director General of Health Services Dr…

14 Jul 2020
BIA reopening pushed back indefinitely Uncategorized

BIA reopening pushed back indefinitely

Tourism and Aviation Minister Prasanna Ranatunga yesterday said the reopening of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) will be pushed back further from…

13 Jul 2020
People’s Bank and IDB join hands to uplift MSMEs Uncategorized

People’s Bank and IDB join hands to uplift MSMEs

Industrial Development Board (IDB) Chairman Upasena Dissanayake (left) and People’s Bank Chairman Sujeewa Rajapakse (right) exchange agreements while Minister…

10 Jul 2020
LNP - Eight counsellors on leave recalled Uncategorized

LNP - Eight counsellors on leave recalled

Steps have already been taken to bring back eight counsellors attached to the Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre – East in Kandakadu who were on leave, after…

10 Jul 2020
LNP - Kusal Mendis’ accident victim agrees to one-million compensation Uncategorized

LNP - Kusal Mendis’ accident victim agrees to one-million compensation

Kusal Mendis, who was arrested by Panadura North Police on Sunday (5)  morning, following a fatal road accident involving his SUV, was released on bail —…

09 Jul 2020