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New postings for four DIGs, five SSPs

Sri Lanka, March 10 -- Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya has transferred five Senior Superintendents of Police, including the Director of Investigations at the Commission ... Read More


O/L tuition classes banned from midnight today

Sri Lanka, March 10 -- Examinations Commissioner General Amith Jayasundara announced that conducting tuition classes related to the 2024 (2025) G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) Examination will be banned f... Read More


Peradeniya University to connect solar panels to grid today

Sri Lanka, March 10 -- As a pioneering step towards reducing the monthly electricity bill of Rs.4.4 million by 50%, the Peradeniya University will connect solar panels installed on the rooftops of the... Read More


Swift action regarding Batalanda Report - Watagala

Sri Lanka, March 10 -- Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Deputy Minister Sunil Watagala announced that the Government plans to take swift action regarding the Batalanda Report after discussion... Read More


Chequered History of International Women's Day

Srilanka, March 8 -- The United Nations officially designated March 8 as International Women's Day in 1977. Yet, the celebration had its roots much earlier, dating back to 1911. The United States was ... Read More


A Bold Look at Marriage and Gender

Srilanka, March 8 -- Nanda Pethiyagoda's latest publication Love & Women: personal narratives offers a thought-provoking exploration of marriage, gender roles, and communication in Sri Lanka. Through ... Read More


Busy, and Not Accomplished

Srilanka, March 8 -- Once upon a time - long, long ago - there was a species. They too had a name like us: Homo Sapiens. We can call them our ancestors as we have most of their characteristics left as... Read More


IndiGo to operate daily direct flights between Tiruchirappalli and Jaffna

Srilanka, March 8 -- IndiGo has announced the launch of daily direct flights between Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) in Tamil Nadu and Jaffna in Sri Lanka. It is scheduled to commence from 30 March 2025. T... Read More


Magistrate orders psychiatrist's report on suspect

Srilanka, March 8 -- The Hambantota Magistrate ordered the Angunakolapelessa Prison Superintendent to present a psychiatrists' report on a man who exhibited disruptive behaviour at the Hambantota Divi... Read More


Two arrested for smuggling in Rs. 5.88 Mn cigarettes

Srilanka, March 8 -- Two passengers who were illegally bringing a consignment of foreign-made cigarettes worth Rs. 5.88 million into the country and were taking them out of the Katunayake Airport wer... Read More