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Colombo records 257 fire incidents so far this year

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- A total of 257 fire incidents have been reported in Colombo and its suburbs so far this year, according to the Fire Services Department. Two fire incidents were reported in the ... Read More


Vel Festival brings Colombo traffic diversions

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Alternative routes are implemented for motorists in Colombo and Bambalapitiya due to the 152nd annual Vel festival chariot processions of the Pettah and Bambalapitiya New Kathire... Read More


Traffic police officer and security guard assaulted at Horana hospital

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- A visitor who came to see his ailing father at the Horana District General Hospital assaulted a police officer and a female security guard in the afternoon and fled the scene, ac... Read More


Cabinet approves two-year extension for Judges' retirement age

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Cabinet approval has been granted to extend the retirement age of all judges in Sri Lanka by two years. This was said by Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara. Published by ... Read More


4 inmates named as suspects in fatal Negombo Prison clash

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Four suspects named by the Criminal Investigation Department in connection with the incident where 32 people died during the Negombo prison clash were ordered to be remanded unti... Read More


All Kavadi dance troupes permitted for Esala procession

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Providing a solution to the problematic situation that had arisen regarding the Kavadi dance in the annual Esala procession of the Devinuwara Upulvan Sri Vishnu Maha Devala, it w... Read More


Suspect in Dehiwala shooting incidents arrested with drugs

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- the man alleged to have driven the motorcycle in two recent shootings in the Dehiwala Mount Lavinia area, one at the Nisala Sewana Cemetery and the other in Temple Road, was arre... Read More


Suspect arrested at BIA with narcotics worth Rs. 14.8 million

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- A suspect was arrested at Katunayake Airport with a stock of kush drugs worth nearly Rs 15 million. Police mentioned the stock of kush in his possession was valued at Rs 14.8 mi... Read More


USA and Sri Lanka launch CARAT 2026 to strengthen maritime security

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- On July 26, the United States and Sri Lanka launched the sixth iteration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), a bilateral maritime exercise that strengthens the ... Read More


Female three-wheeler driver killed in bus collision

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Malimbada Police said a woman driving a three-wheeler died, and her daughter sustained serious injuries in a road crash near Weragoda Junction on the Kadduwa - Kamburupitiya road... Read More