News Room : Three children, three adults killed in Nashville school shooting
Aljazeera reported that Three children and three adults have been killed after a woman opened fire at a primary school in Nashville, Tennessee, local officials said, in the latest instance of deadly gun violence in the United States. The shooting happened on Monday morning at The Covenant School, a private Presbyterian school with a student body of about 200 that...
News Room : Australia based Lankans fund solar light units for needy children
The Special Task Force (STF) has so far distributed approximately 400 solar power light units among needy children in Bakmitiyawa, Mamaduwa, Kekirawa and Hasalaka under ‘Darkness to Light’ social care programme. These units, courtesy the social care project launched in New South Wales, Australia by Chandra Fernando and his wife Maria Fernando were provided to children dependent on bottle...
News Room : Showers in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 25 March 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, North Central and North-Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Mannar, Galle and Matara districts during the afternoon or night. Fairly heavy showers above 50mm are likely at some places. A few showers may occur...
News Room : Outgoing BASL chief asks lawyers to continue struggle to safeguard rule of law, democracy, judicial independence – The Island
The Opposition has strongly condemned what it calls a move by the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government to undermine the Supreme Court (SC).The Opposition has, in a joint statement issued over the weekend, urged the government to refrain from being hostile towards the apex court. Among the signatories to the statement are Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, Dullas Alahapperuma, Prof. G. L. Peiris, Wimal...
News Room : SC summons IGP for disregarding court order – The Island
The Opposition has strongly condemned what it calls a move by the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government to undermine the Supreme Court (SC).The Opposition has, in a joint statement issued over the weekend, urged the government to refrain from being hostile towards the apex court. Among the signatories to the statement are Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, Dullas Alahapperuma, Prof. G. L. Peiris, Wimal...
News Room : Harry Kane has England’s goal-scoring record, but he really needs trophies – The Island
by Ian Chappell I have often wondered, “Who really loves the game of cricket?” Is it the first-class player like myself, who had his pads and boots cleaned by the room steward, and whose matches are played on well-manicured fields with meticulously prepared pitches? Or is it those who play in the park on boiling-hot Saturdays, having pegged down a matting...
News Room : Showers in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the afternoon – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 25 March 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, North Central and North-Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Mannar, Galle and Matara districts during the afternoon or night. Fairly heavy showers above 50mm are likely at some places. A few showers may occur...
News Room : Lanka to lend US$2.5bn to US and top-rated borrowers in 2023 under IMF deal: analysis – The Island
The BAR Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has condemned a protest staged outside the Law of Chamber of BASL President Saliya Pieris, PC on Friday.The protest was staged against the representation of Saliya Pieris, PC for notorious Sri Lankan drug kingpin Nadun Chinthaka alias “Harak Kata”. Condemning the protest, BASL said in a statement that Saliya Pieris, PC was only...
News Room : Sri Lanka bowl in first ODI; Chad Bowes, Rachin Ravindra debut for New Zealand – The Island
Gujarat Titans will commence their title defense when they play Chennai Super Kings in the tournament opener on 31st March.The current Titans squad looks better than last season’s title-winning team. Hardik Pandya has gained experience as captain, and has added the inswinger to his bowling arsenal. Shubman Gill will be much more assured after his recent success at international...
News Room : Showers in Western, Eastern, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, North Central and North-Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Mannar, Galle and Matara districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 25 March 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, North Central and North-Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Mannar, Galle and Matara districts during the afternoon or night. Fairly heavy showers above 50mm are likely at some places. A few showers may occur...