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Baddegama records highest rainfall over the past 12 hours

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- Baddegama has recorded the highest level of rainfall over the past twelve hours, ending at six o'clock this morning (21). According to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), the ... Read More


Two deaths reported amid adverse weather; flood and landslide warnings issued

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has reported two fatalities due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions affecting several parts of Sri Lanka. The most severely impacte... Read More


Ruhuna University bans agriculture students after clash

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- The administration of Ruhuna University has temporarily prohibited 2nd and 3rd-year students of the Faculty of Agriculture from entering the faculty premises and ordered them to ... Read More


Two bank accounts suspected to hold Rs. 10 billion from drug trafficking uncovered

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- The newly established Division for Investigation of Criminal Assets (DICA) has uncovered two bank accounts suspected to contain Rs. 10 billion, believed to have been amassed thro... Read More


Six students injured in clash at Ruhuna University

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- A clash between two groups of students at the Faculty of Agriculture, Ruhuna University, Mapalana, Kamburupitiya, resulted in six students being injured and hospitalized. It is ... Read More


Lanka Transformers Limited summoned before COPE committee

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- Lanka Transformers Limited has been summoned before the Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) on Friday, the 24. Lanka Transformers Limited has been called before... Read More


Decision on Indian grant for Kankesanthurai Port development still pending

Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- The Sri Lankan government has yet to finalise its stance on a US $ 62 million grant from India intended for the development of the Kankesanthurai Port. The offer, which aims to ... Read More


Man arrested in Vavuniya with drug tablets

Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- A 23-year-old man from Kalpitiya has been apprehended in Vavuniya for allegedly transporting a large quantity of drug tablets. The Vavuniya Divisional Crime Investigation Unit m... Read More


Reservoir levels surge, prompting flood warnings across the island

Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- The Irrigation Department has issued flood warning notices for several areas across the country as heavy rainfall has caused reservoir water levels to rise rapidly. The departme... Read More


03 arrested in Nikaweratiya over illegal land excavation

Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- Police have detained three suspects in Nikaweratiya on suspicion of illegally excavating private land in the Pinnapolegama area in search of artifacts. The arrests were made fol... Read More