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Supreme Court orders admission of student to medical faculty

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- A fundamental rights violation occurred when the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the medical faculty application of a Sri Lankan st... Read More


Audio clip leaks identities of organised crime figures in Dubai

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Leaked audio circulating on social media purportedly captures a phone conversation between notorious drug trafficker and organised crime figure "Welle Saranga" and several high-pr... Read More


President meets National squad ahead of T20 world cup

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited the Sri Lankan national cricket team at the NCC grounds in Colombo yesterday (05) to bolster player confidence for the 2026 ICC Men's T2... Read More


Fishermen protest outside Presidential secretariat

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Fishermen from several regions initiated a satyagraha protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat yesterday afternoon, demanding the government reverse its decision to ban me... Read More


Bill to scrap parliamentary pensions ruled constitutional

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- The Supreme Court has determined that the bill seeking to remove pensions for Members of Parliament aligns with the constitution, Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne announced in Parliam... Read More


Technical fault disrupts rail services

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Train operations on the Main Line currently face disruptions following a mechanical failure at Yattalgoda, Alawwa. The Railway Department reports that the technical breakdown is ... Read More


Compensation projects launch in Kandy

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads a ceremony today to provide relief for victims of Cyclone Ditva and initiate several key development projects in the Kandy district. The e... Read More


Periodic rain expected today

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Showers will occur intermittently today in the Eastern, Uva, and Central provinces, as well as the Polonnaruwa and Hambantota districts. The Department of Meteorology issued a sta... Read More


Seven students hospitalised following inter-school clash

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Seven students were admitted to the Kalutara Teaching Hospital yesterday after an argument between two groups of schoolboys from Walatara Maha Vidyalaya and Aluthgama Padagoda Mah... Read More


Father and son die in collision

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- A high-end car travelling from Pinnaduwa toward Galle collided with a motorcycle travelling in the opposite direction near the Nugaduwa traffic lights last night. Two individuals ... Read More