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UNIVERSITY STUDENT HOSPITALISED AFTER ALLEGED ASSAULT BY SENIORS

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- A third-year student from the Faculty of Technology at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura was hospitalised, following an assault by his seniors in the University, for being agai... Read More


SEVEN KILLED, EIGHT INJURED IN FIERY CRASH NEAR YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- Seven people died and eight others were injured in a fiery highway collision between a van carrying over a dozen tourists and a pickup truck near Yellowstone National Park in Idaho... Read More


COOLING OFF PERIOD FOR MINI POLLS STARTS TONIGHT

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- All campaigning activities for the local government elections, scheduled for May 6, will conclude at midnight tonight (3). Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake reiterat... Read More


SIX KILLED, DOZENS INJURED IN GOA TEMPLE STAMPEDE

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- At least six people have died and approximately 80 others sustained injuries in a crowd crush at a Hindu temple in the western Indian state of Goa, officials have confirmed. Tens ... Read More


OVER 2,300 TRI-FORCES DESERTERS ARRESTED ISLAND-WIDE

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- 2,325 tri-forces deserters have been apprehended in a series of operations conducted from February 22 up to yesterday (2). The Ministry of Defence reported that those arrested inc... Read More


SUSPECT IN DAN PRIYASAD MURDER CASE ARRESTED

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- Police say they have arrested the individual responsible for the murder of Dan Priyasad, from the Cinnamon Gardens, last night (2). Dan Priyasad, a local council candidate for the... Read More


DEPARTMENT OF REGISTRATION OF PERSONS SUSPENDS SERVICES

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- The Department of Registration of Persons has announced that all services at its Head Office and Provincial Offices will be suspended on May 6 and 7. This is due to the Local Gove... Read More


524 ELECTION COMPLAINTS RECEIVED SO FAR

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- 524 election-related complaints have been reported so far. To date, 43 candidates and 190 supporters have been arrested for violating election laws, according to the Police Media ... Read More


WESTERN PROVINCE VEHICLE REVENUE LICENSE ISSUANCE COUNTERS CLOSED FOR POLLS

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- Western Province Vehicle Revenue license issuance counters will be closed on Monday (5) and Tuesday (6), said the Department of Government Information. This is in view of the Loca... Read More


AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED IN SEVERAL PROVINCES

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- The Department of Meteorology predicts showers or thundershowers in several areas across the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, Uva, Eastern, and North-central provinces aft... Read More