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Charith Abeysinghe remanded after failing to meet bail conditions
Former SJB Horana organiser Charith Abeysinghe was taken back into prison custody after failing to meet the bail conditions imposed by the court. Earlier on Monday, the Colombo Magistrate’s...
Several members of Kavadi dance groups arrested with drugs ahead of Devinuwara Perahera
Several members of Kavadi dance groups participating in the annual procession of the Devinuwara Uthpalawanna Sri Vishnu Maha Devalaya have...
SJB MP Chaminda Wijesiri sentenced to one-and-a-half years in prison
The Badulla High Court today (28) sentenced Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament Chaminda Wijesiri to one-and-a-half years’ imprisonment...
Ex-Minister Wimal Weerawansa’s brother granted bail
Sarath Weerawansa, the brother of former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, has been granted bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court, a...
Rakitha Rajapakshe, Charith Abeysinghe and another granted bail
Former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe’s son, Attorney-at-Law Rakitha Rajapakshe, former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Horana electorate organiser Charith Abeysinghe, and...
Special security measures in place for Devinuwara Esala Perahera
Police have implemented a special security plan for the annual Esala Perahera of the Devinuwara Uthpalawanna Sri Vishnu Maha Devalaya,...
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Police recommends dropping Kavadi segment from Devinuwara Perahera
Police have recommended the removal of the Kavadi dance segment from the annual Perahera of the historic Sri Uthpalawanna Sri Vishnu Maha Devalaya in Devinuwara, scheduled to be held on...
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Two suspects arrested over Bellanwila shooting incident
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the shooting incident that took place in the Bellanwila area last night (25). According to police, the two suspects taken into...
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Two Sri Lankan suspects linked to Wattala shooting arrested in India after arriving in boat
Two Sri Lankan nationals, who illegally reached Dhanushkodi by boat on Friday, were detained by the Indian Marine Police, according to Indian media reports. Official sources stated that Marine...
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19 injured after bus hits motorcycle and crashes into tree in Weerawila
At least 19 people have been injured and hospitalised following a collision involving a bus and a motorcycle in the Weerawila area on the Matara–Tissamaharama main road. Police stated...
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President directs plan to allocate unused state land to returning migrant workers for investments
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed the relevant authorities to formulate a programme to allocate underutilised land, together with the necessary project support services, to Sri Lankan migrant workers returning...
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BASL rejects NPP MP’s ‘political deal’ allegation, challenges him to repeat claim outside Parliament
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has strongly rejected allegations made in Parliament by NPP MP Asitha Niroshana regarding BASL President Rajeev Amarasuriya, describing them as “utterly false, baseless”...
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