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Five dead, 37 injured after bus plunged down a precipice in Gerandi Ella

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- Five persons have died when a bus veered off the road and toppled down a precipice early this morning (11) in Gerandi Ella in Ramboda along the Nuwara Eliya - Gampola main road, P... Read More


What caused the Gerandi Ella bus accident?

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- Investigations are underway to determine whether the cause of the bus accident that occurred at Gerandi Ella in Kotmale this morning (11) was due to the driver's negligence or due... Read More


Special traffic plan in Colombo in view of Vesak

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- Sri Lanka Police has announced the implementation of a special traffic plan in Colombo from tomorrow (12) in line with the 2025 Vesak Festival. Accordingly, the Bauddhaloka Vesak... Read More


Actress Semini Iddamalgoda granted bail

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- Popular actress Semini Iddamalgoda, who was arrested by the Welikada Police last evening (10), has been granted bail. She was produced before Colombo Additional Magistrate Bandar... Read More


COPA criticizes Railway Dept. for audit delays and inefficiency

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has uncovered that the Department of Railways had failed to submit audit reports properly for several years. Accordingly, the COPA has accu... Read More


Asanga Abeyagoonasekera becomes first Sri Lankan appointed to Millennium Project Board

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- The Millennium Project, a leading global think tank on future studies and foresight, has appointed Asanga Abeyagoonasekera to its Board of Directors as an Ex-officio member-markin... Read More


Over 19,000 dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka so far this year

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- A total of 19,215 dengue cases have been reported in the country so far this year, the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) has confirmed. According to the NDCU, 4,936 cases have ... Read More


President offers condolences to families of victims of Gerandi Ella accident

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has extended his condolences to families of those who died in the bus accident that occurred in Gerandi Ella, Kotmale this morning (11). Presid... Read More


Gerandi Ella bus accident: Helicopters on standby to airlift those injured to Colombo

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- Two Bell 412 helicopters have been kept on standby to airlift those injured in this morning's bus accident in Gerandi Ella to Colombo, the Ministry of Defence said. Accordingly, ... Read More


Govt. to pay Rs. 1 million each to families of victims of Gerandi Ella accident

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- The government has decided to pay a compensation of Rs. 1 million to families of each individual who died in this morning's bus accident in Gerandi Ella. The decision has been co... Read More