Rohit Sharma smashed an unbeaten 101, his second consecutive century, as India cruised to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second One-day International of the tri-series in Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) on Sunday. Besides Sharma, Virat Kohli chipped in with 82 runs. India reached the target with 39 balls to spare. Earlier, India bowled [...]
The State Department announced Wednesday it had canceled a travel warning for Sri Lanka, in a boost for the Indian Ocean island state that ended a long war last year and hopes to draw more tourists. The end of the travel warning comes just over a year after Sri Lanka declared victory over the separatist [...]
Inspector General of Police Mahinda Balasuriya yesterday revealed that he had received a number of complaints to the effect that several persons had deceived the public by way of preparing forged deeds and acquired lands without their sanction. The IGP has appealed to the public to bring to his notice, on Fridays at the IGPs [...]
Sri Lanka’s Northern Province Governor’s office has planned to launch a ferry from Pooneryn to Gurunagar jetty in the Jaffna peninsula. Pooneryn is situated in the northwestern side of the peninsula. Northern Province Governor Major General G.A. Chandrasiri said that the service would be commenced on June 01. Four boats would be put into service [...]
Duhudu (Celastrus paniculatus) a rare medicinal plant was recorded in a wild ecosystem in Mahiyangana, Sanjeewa Chamikara of the Sri Lanka Nature Forum said. This medicinal plant is included in the World Conservation Union local red list in 2007. According to the 1999 Sri Lanka red list, this plant was not recorded in a natural [...]
As a Christian I was ashamed and shocked by the news report – “Colombo Christians remember war dead”. (http://www.ucanews.com/2010/05/20/christians-remember-war-dead/). This event organized by an organisation called the Christian Solidarity Movement was actually a disgrace since it only concentrated on “innocent civilians” who died in the war. How about 27,000 security forces personnel who died? Why [...]
May 18th 2009 was the day of FREEDOM to all citizens of SRI LANKA from Dondra to Point Pedro irrespective of race,color,religion or party politics. This was the day we raised our LION flag all over after thirty years of brutal war with the most ruthless barbaric killer Velupillai Prabakaran and his gang of murderers. [...]
The Ambalangoda new fisheries harbor built at a cost of Rs. 640 million has been declared open. Construction work of this project was undertaken by the Fisheries Harbours Corporation according to development.lk. The foundation stone for the construction of this harbor was laid by President Mahinda Rajapakse when he was the Minister of Fisheries in [...]
The department of Police is preparing to install 100 Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras within the Colombo city limit with the intention of curbing crimes and easing traffic congestions said defence.lk. A team of Police officers headed by Senior DIG Gamini Navaratne left for Singapore yesterday (16 May) to attend for a weeklong workshop and to [...]
The Government has decided to postpone the Victory Day celebrations which was scheduled to be held on May 20 at the Galle Face Green due to the prevailing unfavourable weather conditions and heavy rains. The war heroes commemoration ceremony which is due to be conducted at the War Heroes Monument at Parliament grounds has also [...]
