…assumes jurisdiction over case
By A. J. A. Abeynayake
The Supreme Court issued an order yesterday (07) directing the immediate transfer of a case regarding the possession of several unregistered elephants from the Colombo Additional Magistrate’s Court to its own jurisdiction.
The...
By Rathindra Kuruwita
Senior officials at the Department of Immigration and Emigration, appointed during the Ranil Wickremesinghe administration, are misleading Minister Vijitha Herath regarding issues surrounding passport issuance, the Sri Lanka Immigration and Emigration Officers’ Association (SLIEOA) has said.
The SLIEOA...
By Rathindra Kuruwita
The misuse of state property has decreased drastically compared to the situation prior to the 21 September presidential election, Rohana Hettiarachchi, says Executive Director of the People’s Action for Free & Fair Elections (PAFFREL).
Hettiarachchi said yesterday that...
By Rathindra Kuruwita
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) yesterday (07) said the government was planning to shut down the state-owned Thriposha Company, and such a course of action would lead to further deteriorate nutritional standards of Sri Lankan children.
FSP education...
Thursday 7th November, 2024
The NPP’s victory in the September presidential election has catapulted the JVP to the limelight. An otherwise camera-shy JVP General Secretary, Tilvin Silva, faced an interview on the state-owned ITN on Tuesday night. What he came...
The Natural Hazards Early Warning Center of the National Building Research Organization has issued land slide early warnings to the districts of Badulla, Galle, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunagala, Matara and Rathnapura.
Accordingly,Level II landslide early warnings have been issued to...
Substitute wicketkeeper Ikram Alikhil had dropped Najmul Hossain Shanto on 21, Mohammad Nabi had put Mehidy Hasan Miraz down on 1, Gulbadin Naib had seen the ball slip through his hands with Mehidy on 4, and Afghanistan had burned...
Text and pic By Shamindra Ferdinando
UNP National Organiser Sagala Ratnayake said that in spite of winning the presidential election the NPP government was yet to start addressing the issues at hand in a holistic manner, to say the least.
Ratnayake,...
Donald Trump is projected to win North Carolina in the first result from one of the seven key battleground states
Democrats had hoped to flip the traditionally Republican state; the other six swing states are yet to be called
The AP has called Maine’s 1st Congressional District for the Democratic Party, giving Harris one Electoral vote.
(Aljazeera)