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18 devotees killed in bus-truck collision in India's Jharkhand

Sri Lanka, July 29 -- At least 18 devotees have been killed and several others injured after a bus they were travelling in collided with a truck loaded with cooking gas cylinders in India's Jharkhand.... Read More


Thissa Kuttiarachchi expresses regret, retracts claims against President AKD afterdefamationcase

Sri Lanka, July 29 -- Former Member of Parliament Thissa Kuttiarachchi today informed the Colombo District Court that he unconditionally apologized for the statement he made pertaining to President An... Read More


Thissa Kuttiarachchi expresses regret, retracts claims against President AKD after defamation case

Sri Lanka, July 29 -- Former Member of Parliament Thissa Kuttiarachchi today informed the Colombo District Court that he unconditionally regrets the statement he made pertaining to President Anura Kum... Read More


Office Assistant at Government Analyst's Department arrested with heroin and ICE

Sri Lanka, July 29 -- An office assistant attached to the Government Analyst's Department has been arrested for the possession of narcotics, police stated. The individual has been apprehended by a te... Read More


Maldivian Deputy Speaker and ministers hold bilateral talks with President Dissanayake

Sri Lanka, July 29 -- Deputy Speaker of the Maldives and five other Maldivian ministers met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (29) at the 'Kurumba Maldives' resort and held discussions. A... Read More


Fire breaks out at a shop in Godigamuwa

Sri Lanka, July 29 -- A fire has broken out in a shop located along the Piliyandala-Maharagama Road in Godigamuwa, police stated. Two fire trucks of the Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Municipal Council ha... Read More


Thirty dead in Beijing following heavy rain

Sri Lanka, July 29 -- Thirty people were killed in Beijing as of midnight on Monday (Jul 28) as heavy rain hit the Chinese capital, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. The fatalities... Read More


Token strike by train drivers to go ahead as planned at midnight

Sri Lanka, July 29 -- Train drivers have announced that the 48-hour token strike will go ahead as planned at midnight today (29). The General Secretary of the Locomotive Operating Engineers' Union, C... Read More


Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes near Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Sri Lanka, July 29 -- An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hit the Bay of Bengal, near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Tuesday morning (29). According to India's National Center for Seismology, the dept... Read More


"Encouraging to see strong female leadership emerging in Sri Lanka's culinary sector": PM Harini

Sri Lanka, July 29 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya says she is pleased to see many female chefs participating in a field that has traditionally been male dominated. It is encouraging to witn... Read More