By AJA Abeynayake The Supreme Court yesterday extended a travel ban imposed on former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former minister Basil Rajapaksa until 04 August. The ban was extended when a FR case filed over the economic crisis was taken up by the Supreme Court. A motion was filed on 13 July seeking an […]
The Navy rescued six distressed Indian fishermen, who had drifted to Lankan waters, north of Talaimannar, with their malfunctioned trawler, the Navy Media Unit said. SLNS Ranajaya, patrolling in the sea area, on Sunday morning,spotted the Indian trawler, drifting in island waters, north of Talaimannar. Upon inspection of the trawler, the Navy personnel found that […]
By Ifham Nizam The Irrigation Department yesterday warned of the risk of flooding along the Nilwala and Kalu Rivers due to the prevailing rainy weather conditions. He urged people living in lowlands close to the Kalu and Nilwala Rivers in the Divisional Secretariat divisions of Ratnapura, Nivithigala, Kuruvita, Ayagama, Alapatha, Pasgoda, Kotapola, Pitabeddara Akurassa, Malimbada, […]
By Ifham Nizam The inclement weather is likely to worsen in the western and southern sea areas and over the southwest quarter of the country, during the next few days, with the strengthening of the Southwest Monsoon, the Disaster Management Centre said, and it also quoted NBRO landslide warnings in seven districts. The Department said […]
By Claude Gunasekera The people of India irrespective of their income levels are deeply concerned over the current situation in Sri Lanka and have come forward to help the people of Sri Lanka by way of donating humanitarian assistance material, such as, rice, sugar, wheat flour, edible oil, dhal and lifesaving medicine said the Dr. […]