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POWER OUTAGE IN HATTON, TALAWAKELLE DUE TO FALLEN TREE

Sri Lanka, July 21 -- A large tree has fallen onto a 33,000-volt power line running from Hatton to Talawakelle and St. Clair, causing extensive damage to the electrical system and disrupting power to ... Read More


KAHAWATTA MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED IN BANDARAWELA

Sri Lanka, July 21 -- The suspected gunman connected to a murder in Kahawatta has been arrested in Bandarawela by Special Task Force (STF) officers, police reported. The arrested suspect has been han... Read More


MAHINDANANDA, FERNANDO INDICTED OVER CARROM AND DRAUGHT BOARD CASE

Sri Lanka, July 21 -- Former ministers Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Nalin Fernando, along with retired Major General Nanda Mallawarachchi, were formally indicted before the Colombo High Court today (2... Read More


25 HOSPITALISED IN KEGALLE BUS CRASH

Sri Lanka, July 21 -- Around 25 people were injured after a private bus collided with a Sri Lanka Transport Board bus in Galigamuwa, Kegalle. Police said they were admitted to the Kegalle and Warakap... Read More


DEPUTY CHIEF PRELATE OF ASGIRIYA CHAPTER OF SIAM SECT PASSES AWAY

Sri Lanka, July 21 -- Deputy Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapter of the Siam Sect, Most Venerable Sri Anamaduwe Dhammadassi Thera, has passed away at the age of 67. He was admitted to a private hos... Read More


RUMOURS OF NEW IUSF CONVENER ARE FALSE, SAYS IUSF

Sri Lanka, July 21 -- The current Convener of the Inter University Students' Federation (IUSF), Madhushan Chandrajith, has stated that news circulating on social media about the appointment of a new I... Read More


PRESIDENT DISCUSSES IMF PROGRAMME WITH FUND REPRESENTATIVES

Sri Lanka, July 21 -- A discussion between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was held earlier today (21) at the Presidential Secretariat r... Read More


COURT RE-CONVENES CASE AGAINST FORMER MINISTER GAMMANPILA

Sri Lanka, July 21 -- The Colombo High Court today (21) ordered the re-calling of the case filed by the Attorney General against former Minister Udaya Gammanpila, who is accused of misappropriating co... Read More


LONELINESS LINKED TO OVER 800,000 DEATHS ANNUALLY WORLDWIDE

Sri Lanka, July 21 -- A new global report by the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that loneliness is responsible for more than 871,000 deaths annually, with nearly 100 deaths occurring every ... Read More


SHOOTING REPORTED IN SEEDUWA, ONE INJURED

Sri Lanka, July 21 -- A shooting has been reported on 4th Avenue, Rajapakshapura, Seeduwa. Police stated that one individual was injured in the incident and has been hospitalised. Published by HT Di... Read More