News Room : Fingers or forks?
We grew up cleaning teeth using ground charcoal readily available in most households as ordinary people used firewood for cooking. Then came a noticeable uplift in our living standards when my father finally gave in to Amma’s constant complaining to buy a kerosene cooker! All siblings were pretty excited even to brag about it to classmates! Charcoal gave way...
News Room : SLN making preparations for Katchatheevu festival
By Dinasena Rathugamage The Navy is making preparations for the Katchatheevu festival, scheduled to be held on 14 and 15 March, at St. Anthony’s shrine. The Navy will provide drinking water, sanitation facilities, medical assistance, and food to the pilgrims. However, this year’s festival is expected to see a decrease in the number of devotees. Boat services for pilgrims would operate from...
News Room : Vraie Cally Balthazar Announced as NPP’s Colombo Mayoral Candidate
NPP Executive Committee member Vraie Cally Balthazar has been announced as the Mayoral Candidate for the Colombo Municipal Council in the upcoming Local Government Election, JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva said yesterday (8 March). Addressing a public meeting, Silva stated that the NPP will field women candidates for 25% of the nomination lists in each local government body. “The NPP will...
News Room : Voll’s 99* sets up dramatic win as UP Warriorz survive late Rana scare
UP Warriorz went out of WPL 2025 in the most thrilling manner, and they took defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru along with them. This means Gujarat Giants will now make their maiden playoffs appearance, joining Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians. The fight for the top spot, though, is still wide open. Warriorz belted the tournament’s highest total yet, courtesy Georgia...
News Room : Land Allotted to Murali’s Company Triggers Fierce Debate in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly
CPI(M) MLA Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami has questioned the allotment of land to Sri Lankan cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan in Kathua, during the ongoing budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Saturday. He expressed concerns regarding the legal basis of the decision, although he did not specify the cricketer’s name, Indian media reporter. The cricketer in question is former...
News Room : “Mr. President, Bravo! My Heart is With You” – IMF Chief Lauds AKD
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, lauded President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a Zoom meeting yesterday (7 March). The discussion focused on further strengthening the partnership between Sri Lanka and the IMF as the country successfully reaches the halfway mark of its 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement, which commenced in March 2023. During the meeting, President...
News Room : Wind Power Project with Adani Group Not Canceled, Minister Kumara Jayakody Confirms
Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, clarified that the wind power project, previously planned with India’s Adani Group, has not been cancelled. This statement was made during the inaugural meeting of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Energy in the Tenth Parliament on 6 March. Addressing queries from Members of Parliament, the Minister explained that while the pricing of Adani’s power project...
News Room : “No Woman is Safe Until Every Woman is Safe” – PM Harini Amarasuriya’s Call for Transformative Action on IWD 2025
On International Women’s Day 2025, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya delivered a powerful speech calling for urgent and transformative action to dismantle deep-rooted inequalities that continue to shape the lives of women, particularly those from marginalized communities. Addressing the nation, she underscored the progress made while highlighting the persistent structural barriers that hinder women’s rights, representation, and safety. Dr. Amarasuriya’s...
News Room : Deol 70*, Meghna three-for lift Giants to No. 2
Gujarat Giants’ batting might trumped an all-international Delhi Capitals bowling attack and made up for their own sloppy fielding to clinch a thriller and take a step closer to their maiden playoffs berth. In a stiff chase of 178, Beth Mooney, Harleen Deol and Deandra Dottin came together to pull off a stunning effort by ransacking 103 runs in...
News Room : Private tuition, etc., for O/L students suspended until the end of exam
Conducting and organising tuition classes, seminars, workshops, and providing assistance via social media or other electronic platforms to students preparing for the upcoming 2024 (2025) G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) examination will be prohibited from midnight on 11 March 2025. Accordingly, the Department of Examinations stated that all tuition classes, revision sessions, seminars, and related programmes targeting the 2024 (2025) O/L...