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Watch Live: State oil-anointing ceremony for Avurudu commences

Sri Lanka, April 16 -- The official state ceremony for the traditional oil-anointing ritual of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has commenced at the Natha Devalaya grounds, located within the premises o... Read More


Polling cards for LG elections to be delivered to Postal Dept. today

Sri Lanka, April 16 -- Postmaster General Ruwan Sathkumara says that the official polling cards for the upcoming local government elections are scheduled to be delivered to the Department of Post toda... Read More


State oil-anointing ceremony for Avurudu to be held today

Sri Lanka, April 16 -- The official state ceremony for the traditional oil-anointing ritual of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year is scheduled to take place this morning (April 16) at the premises of the ... Read More


Shooting reported near public bus stand in Gampaha

Sri Lanka, April 16 -- A shooting incident has been reported near a public bus stand in Gampaha city. According to the police, two individuals on a motorcycle opened fire on a moving small lorry and ... Read More


Special security and traffic plan in place for Sacred Tooth Relic exposition in Kandy

Sri Lanka, April 16 -- Sri Lanka Police announced that an extensive security and traffic management plan will be implemented ahead of the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic, which is set to begin on... Read More


Heavy traffic reported on Ella-Wellawaya road

Sri Lanka, April 16 -- Severe traffic congestion is reported along the Ella-Wellawaya road with a vehicle queue of around 5 kilometers due to inclement weather conditions, the police said. Accordingl... Read More


EPF declares 11% interest as assets jump to Rs. 4.38 trillion in 2024

Sri Lanka, April 16 -- The Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) has strengthened its position as the leading entity in the superannuation sector, accounting for 81.0% of the sector's total assets by the en... Read More


Ranil warns of over 100,000 job losses in Sri Lanka due to US tariff impact

Sri Lanka, April 16 -- Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe warns that Sri Lanka faces the potential loss of more than 100,000 jobs in the country as a result of the new trade tariff policy implement... Read More


Nearly 50 schools in Kandy to remain closed next week

Sri Lanka, April 16 -- Several schools in Kandy town and surrounding areas will remain closed from April 21 to April 25 in view of the special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic, the Central Provinc... Read More


Gampaha shooting linked to underworld feud over 'Ganemulla Sanjeewa' murder?

Sri Lanka, April 16 -- Police suspect that the shooting incident that took place near the Gampaha public bus stand last night (15) is a targeted revenge attack linked to an ongoing feud between two ri... Read More