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• Increase in Cancer Cases

  Thousands of new cancer cases diagnosed each year could be avoided by changing the modifiable risk factors or promoting healthy lifestyles, Health Secretary Dr... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2024

• Flood Warnings Extended for Kelani River

  Flood warning alerts issued for the Kelani River will be extended for the next 48 hours, the Irrigation Department said. Furthermore, the department urged the... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2024

• Navy Continues Flood Relief Operation in Western Province

  Due to the heavy rainfall caused by adverse weather conditions affecting the island, several areas in the Western Province are experiencing flooding. Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2024

• Heavy Israeli Bombardment in Northern Gaza as UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon Are...

  Palestinians in northern Gaza described heavy Israeli bombardment Saturday in the hours after airstrikes killed at least 22 people, as Israel warned people ther... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2024

• Three Including 3-yr-old Boy Killed in Train Accident

  Three persons, including a three-year-old child, died in a train accident at Katukurunda railway station this afternoon. The victims were knocked the express... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2024

• Ministry Orders Police to Expedite Investigations into High-profile Cases

  Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa said the Ministry of Public Security has instructed the Acting IGP to expedite the police investigations into seven... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2024

• Navy Flood Relief Teams Deployed in Several Areas of Western Province

  he Navy deployed 06 flood relief teams today (12th October 2024) across various areas in the Gampaha and Colombo districts of the Western Province. Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2024

• General Election: 690 Nominations Accepted

  

  A total of 690 nomination lists from recognized political parties and independent groups have been accepted from all districts to contest the 2024 General... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2024

• From 2025, Independence Day Ceremony Only for Masses

  Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said that the government officials should be responsible for the pertinence and the benefits of the development projects... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2024

• Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivor Group Nihon Hidankyo Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

  Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki also known as Hibakusha, won the Nobel Peace... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2024

• Floods Warned Due to Heavy Rain in Western Sri Lanka

  Sri Lanka’s Irrigation Department warned of floods on Friday in some divisions of the Western Province due to heavy rain. The department said in a statement tha... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2024

• Two Sri Lankan Peacekeepers in Lebanon Injured in Israeli Attack

  Israeli forces on Friday launched another attack on the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) headquarters in southern Lebanon, injuring several Sri Lankan... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2024

• Colorado Tourist Mine Accident Leaves One Person Dead; 23 People Rescued

  One person has died and 23 people have been rescued after they were trapped hundreds of feet underground at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, a tourist mine in... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2024

• Crown of Goddess Kali, Gifted by PM Modi, Stolen from Bangladesh Temple

  A crown of goddess Kali has been stolen from the Jeshoreshwari temple in Satkhira’s Shyamnagar. This crown was gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2024

• Monthly Allowance to Pensioners from Next Week

  President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials of the Ministry of Finance to take necessary action to provide a monthly interim allowance of Rs.... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2024

• Russia Court Sentences American to Nearly 7 Years for Fighting in Ukraine

  A Russian court on Monday sentenced a 72-year-old American in a closed trial to nearly seven years in prison for allegedly fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2024

• AP News Apnews.com Israel Marks One Year Since Oct. 7 Hamas Attack

  Israelis were holding vigils and somber ceremonies on Monday to mark a year since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack, the deadliest in the country’s history, which... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2024

• Sri Lanka Secures USD 200Mn. from World Bank’s IDA for Second Phase of RESET...

  The International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group (WBG) has approved a USD 200 million financing package to support the second phase of Sr... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2024

• Statutory Board Meetings Temporarily Suspended

  Following a directive of the Prime Minister’s office, Steps have been taken to suspend the board meetings of statutory bodies and other government... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2024

• Blast Near Pakistan’s Karachi Airport Kills 2, Leaves at Least 8 Injured

  A massive blast outside Karachi Airport in Pakistan on Sunday killed two workers from China and injured at least eight, officials from both countries said. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2024