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Weather LNP - Mahinda Rajapaksa clinches landslide win in Kurunegala
Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is leading the preferential votes in Kurunegala District with a whopping 527,364 votes. Sri Lanka…
Weather LNP - Third day of test abandoned as rain washes out play
without a ball being bowled on the third day of the second test between England and the West Indies as rain fell persistently over Old Trafford on Saturday.…
Weather LNP - Windies in charge against England in first Test
Shane Dowrich steered the West Indies into a first-innings lead of over a hundred runs against England on the third day of the first Test at Southampton on…
Weather Mathews, Chandimal to join second phase of training
Two former captains, Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal are set to join the second-phase of the training programme organised by the Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC)…
Weather Thundershowers expected in several provinces after 2pm
Showers will occur at several places in Western, North-western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, said the Department of…
Weather Millions batten down as ‘super cyclone’ Amphan hits Bangladesh, India
Millions of people battened down Wednesday as the strongest cyclone in decades slammed into Bangladesh and eastern India, killing at least three and leaving a…
Weather Cyclone toll hits 84 as Bangladesh and India start mopping up
India and Bangladesh began a massive clean-up Thursday after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 killed at least 84 people, leaving a trail of destruction in its…
Weather Mass evacuations for major cyclone in South Asia
Millions of people were being moved to safety as one of the fiercest cyclones in years barrelled towards India and Bangladesh on Tuesday, but with evacuation…
Weather Weightlifting and wushu to resume national pool training on June 1
Only two national sports associations have responded positively to a circular issued by the Ministry of Sports to resume training activities for the national…
Weather Nineteen trains to operate from Monday
Nineteen trains are scheduled to be operated to Colombo from Monday (May 18), the Railways Department said. General Manager of Railways M.J.D Fernando said…
Weather Earthquake hits Rome as the city emerges from lockdown
File photo: The last major earthquake to strike Italy hit in Umbria region in 2016 with a magnitude of 6.2, killing 299 people and leaving hundreds injured…
Weather Season tickets, SLR SMS, and employer authorisation must to board trains on Monday: GMR
Commuters who had season tickets following with an SMS sent by the Railways Department and had their names in the list of employee names given by the…
Weather Met Dept. warns of thundershowers and severe lightning
Thundershowers with severe lightning have been forecast by the Meteorological Department in several provinces across Sri Lanka this evening. Issuing a 'Red…
Weather Heavy rains likely this evening: Met Dep.
Thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning and heavy rains exceeding 100 mm are likely to occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central,…
Weather COVID-19 spread may be slowing in high temperature - SL researcher
The COVID-19 pandemic may not spiral out of control in countries such as Sri Lanka due to its high temperature and high humidity levels as it has been noticed…
Weather Duty despite rain
The security forces were on duty despite the rains that showered last night.
Weather Act with great restraint & follow advices: PM
In a statement, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today urged the public to act with great restraint and with the future in mind at a time when the world is in…
Weather Train services limited upto Negombo only: GMR
The Railways Department today decided to limit all train services up to Negombo on the Colombo-Puttalam line from this evening, the Railways General Manager…
Weather Railways sterilizes train compartments
A programme to sterilize all train compartments arriving at the Dematagoda, Maradana and Maligawatta Running Sheds was commenced today, General Manager of…
Weather Arjuna to consider refraining from contesting at polls
Former MP Arujna Ranatunga yesterday said he will refrain from contesting the general election because of the crisis brought on by CORVID-19. Mr. Ranatunga…
Weather It’s Raining Chocolate Once Again at Hilton Colombo!
It’s that time of the year once again where Hilton Colombo goes choco-crazy. From chocolate inspired delicious dishes to mouthwatering beverages, cakes and…
Weather Black Caps singing in the rain with opening Twenty20 win over Sri Lanka
The hitting power of Ross Taylor and Colin de Grandhomme steered New Zealand to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the Twenty20 international cricket…
Weather Kiwi quicks take 4 as rain strikes again
New Zealand’s fast bowlers made the most of favourable conditions to place Sri Lanka in a tricky position on day two of the second test match of the series.…
Weather Landslide tragedy…
About 10 shops were destroyed in a landslide in Ginigatthena this morning where one person was killed