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අධිකරණය දෙනු ලැබූ නියෝග ඉටු නොකිරීමෙන් පොලිස්පතිවරයා අධිකරණය හෑල්ලුවට ලක් කොට ඇති බවට තීරණය කරමින් අධිකරණයට අපහාස කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් පොලිස්පතිවරයාට එරෙහිව චෝදනා ගොනු කරන ලෙස අභියාචනාධිකරණයේ සභාපති මිනිසුරුවරයාගෙන් ඉල්ලීමක් කළ ගම්පහ මහේස්ත්‍රාත් බන්දුල ගුණරත්න ම...
Read on Lankadeepaපිළිකා මර්දන ඖෂධ රැසක හිගයක් පවතින බව විපක්ෂ නායක සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස මහතා පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේදී අද පැවසීය.
Read on Lankadeepaමෝටර් රථයක් මිලදී ගැනීමට මුදල් යෙදවීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් රිමාන්ඩ් ගතව සිටි කොටවිල පොලීසියේ පාලන අංශයේ ස්ථානාධිපතිනී ප්‍රධාන පොලිස් පරික්ෂක වරුනී බෝගහවත්ත ඇතුළු සැකකරුවන් සිව් ලබන 20 වැනි දා තෙක් යළි රිමාන්ඩ් බාරයේ තබන්නැයි මාතර ප්‍රධාන මහේස්ත්‍රාත් චතුර දිසානායක මහතා...
Read on LankadeepaThe West Asian crisis, coupled with the resulting surge in fuel prices, has placed the cash-strapped national carrier, SriLankan Airlines (SLA), under further strain, with the authorities compiling a report on financial losses caused by the conflict alone, an...
Read on Daily Mirrorயாழ்ப்பாணம் - கண்டி ஏ-9 பிரதான வீதியின் பஸ்ஸும் ஒன்றுடன்..
Read on Tamil Mirrorஇலங்கையில் டெங்கு பரவல்: 2026 புள்ளிவிபரங்கள்
Read on Tamil MirrorPresident Anura Kumara Dissanayake said religious leaders and religious institutions had a leading role to play in bringing about the ideological and attitudinal transformation needed within society to defeat the scourge of illicit drugs. The President said he...
Read on The IslandAt least 21 aircraft and several airports across Europe have been targeted by bomb threats in the second such incident this week, with the UK calling it a “malicious hoax”. Flights to Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Poland and Ro...
Read on The IslandWEATHER FORECAST FOR 06 NOVEMBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 06 November 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces during the early hours of the morning. Showers or thu...
Read on The IslandBy Shamindra Ferdinando Free Lawyers Association (FLA) yesterday (5) alleged that the government was planning to do away with the Integrated Treasury Management Information System (ITMIS), a centralised digital platform operated by the Finance Ministry. FLA Sp...
Read on The IslandPUCSL to make final determination within six days By Ifham Nizam The National System Operator (NSO) has decided against seeking an electricity tariff increase for the October–December quarter, following an assessment of improved reservoir storage and expectati...
Read on The IslandIran has exempted Indian ships from the restrictions it imposed on passage through the Strait of Hormuz, along with vessels from China, Iraq, and Qatar, a senior Iranian lawmaker has said. The exemptions are intended to serve Iran’s interests, and in India’s c...
Read on The IslandAmidst growing public criticism of a decision to make submission of Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) Certificates mandatory for eight specified transactions, the government yesterday announced the postponement of the implementation of the plan until 1 Apri...
Read on The IslandGross street value of drug consignment Rs. 4.2 bn The Navy intercepted a local multi-day fishing trawler smuggling approximately 189 kg and 246 g of crystal methamphetamine (ice) and heroin respectively on the high seas south of Sri Lanka. Five persons were ta...
Read on The IslandColombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today ordered the remand of two suspects, including Jiffry Mohamed, till November 12 over an alleged illegal transfer of Rs. 190 billion to foreign countries under the pretext of importing goods into Sri Lanka.
Read on Daily MirrorThe Inland Revenue Department has deferred the mandatory submission of Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) certificates for eight specified transactions until April 1, 2027.
Read on Daily MirrorIn the wake of the latest bird strike which damaged the jet engine blades of SriLankan Airlines flight UL 503 bound to London, airport authorities, along with the relevant stakeholders, have stepped up action to ensure aviation safety against possible wildlife...
Read on Daily MirrorFort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today ordered that the decision on the request to lift the overseas travel ban imposed on former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in connection with the investigations into the Easter Sunday terror attacks be delivered on November 2...
Read on Daily MirrorSri Lanka’s leading universities slid to their lowest positions in four years in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027, with the University of Colombo dropping 46 places to 364th, as regional rivals moved ahead while its own score barely changed, QS told...
Read on Daily MirrorDespite being granted bail in the Krrish case, Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa was taken back into prison custody after completing the bail formalities, pending his production before the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in connection with the alleged...
Read on Daily MirrorParliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over an alleged Rs. 70 million bribe, was ordered to be released on bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama.
Read on Daily MirrorThe 1983 communal riots, which are widely regarded as the immediate trigger for Sri Lanka’s three-decade-long civil war, have come back into the political limelight, with 50 government MPs seeking a parliamentary inquiry into the incident.
Read on Daily MirrorA large number of people have visited the Inland Revenue Department’s (IRD) head office to obtain Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TIN), resulting in severe congestion.
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