News Room : Met Dept. issues severe weather warning – The Island
Next 24 hours critical By Rathindra Kuruwita and Ifham Nizam Current depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal, 160 km to the east-northeast of Trincomalee, was expected to reach the eastern coast of Sri Lanka and cross the country during the next 24 hours, the Met Department said yesterday issuing a severe weather warning. The alert issued by the Met Department’s Natural Hazards...
News Room : SJB to step upanti-govt. protests – The Island
Next 24 hours critical By Rathindra Kuruwita and Ifham Nizam Current depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal, 160 km to the east-northeast of Trincomalee, was expected to reach the eastern coast of Sri Lanka and cross the country during the next 24 hours, the Met Department said yesterday issuing a severe weather warning. The alert issued by the Met Department’s Natural Hazards...
News Room : Customs seize drugs sent by post – The Island
Next 24 hours critical By Rathindra Kuruwita and Ifham Nizam Current depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal, 160 km to the east-northeast of Trincomalee, was expected to reach the eastern coast of Sri Lanka and cross the country during the next 24 hours, the Met Department said yesterday issuing a severe weather warning. The alert issued by the Met Department’s Natural Hazards...
News Room : Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer make it 2-0 for India in close finish – The Island
Sam Curran broke Chris Morris’ record (INR 16.25 crore) to become the most expensive buy at an IPL auction, when Punjab Kings outbid five other teams to sign him for INR 18.50 crore (USD 2.25 million approximately).At that price, Curran is also the most expensive player in IPL history – even more than retained players like Virat Kohli and KL...
News Room : Veddas to contest LG polls as independent group – The Island
Next 24 hours critical By Rathindra Kuruwita and Ifham Nizam Current depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal, 160 km to the east-northeast of Trincomalee, was expected to reach the eastern coast of Sri Lanka and cross the country during the next 24 hours, the Met Department said yesterday issuing a severe weather warning. The alert issued by the Met Department’s Natural Hazards...
News Room : SLT-MOBITEL Partners with Google Cloud Boost Collaboration in Sri Lanka – The Island
Next 24 hours critical By Rathindra Kuruwita and Ifham Nizam Current depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal, 160 km to the east-northeast of Trincomalee, was expected to reach the eastern coast of Sri Lanka and cross the country during the next 24 hours, the Met Department said yesterday issuing a severe weather warning. The alert issued by the Met Department’s Natural Hazards...
News Room : US blizzard kills 22, leaves hundreds of thousands without power – The Island
At least 18 die from exposure and car crashes as fierce storm brings rain and snow across much of the US (Al Jazeera) A fierce winter storm has knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the United States and left at least 22 people dead due to exposure and car crashes on icy roads.The “bomb...
News Room : A moral duty – The Island
BY Professor A.N.I. Ekanayake With the release of O’Level results recently once again, it is the season when educational qualifications are what is uppermost in the minds of millions of schoolchildren, their families and well wishers around the country. With emotions ranging from sheer delight to severe disappointment depending on the results obtained, one can speculate that for many families...
News Room : Passengers arriving from Lanka tested for Covid in Chennai – The Island
Next 24 hours critical By Rathindra Kuruwita and Ifham Nizam Current depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal, 160 km to the east-northeast of Trincomalee, was expected to reach the eastern coast of Sri Lanka and cross the country during the next 24 hours, the Met Department said yesterday issuing a severe weather warning. The alert issued by the Met Department’s Natural Hazards...
News Room : Wildlife moves in to save leopards – The Island
Next 24 hours critical By Rathindra Kuruwita and Ifham Nizam Current depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal, 160 km to the east-northeast of Trincomalee, was expected to reach the eastern coast of Sri Lanka and cross the country during the next 24 hours, the Met Department said yesterday issuing a severe weather warning. The alert issued by the Met Department’s Natural Hazards...