Special operations to nab underworld gangs

Police said today special search operations have been launched throughout the country to arrest underworld gangs and notorious criminals connected to serious crimes. Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said Police Chief N.K. Ilangakoon had instructed the SSPs attached to all the provinces to collect information about such culprits and launch operations to arrest them. SSP

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EC questions Ravi over donation of house

Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya had sent a letter to Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake and questioned the nature of the donation of a house during an election, on a complaint filed by National Freedom Front (NFF) member Kapila Gamage. Mr. Gamage had complained that the minister's donation of a house to

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Wele Suda’s ex- brother-in-law remanded

Wele Suda’ex-brother-in-law and his mistress were arrested and produced in the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court on charges of distributing the heroin brought in by Wele Suda and laundering his ill-begotten money. Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitya remanded Sudath Kumara till August 21 and released his mistress Nadeesha Nilmini on a cash bail of Rs.25,000 with two sureties of

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Pem Sihine -Pradeep Rangana

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Plane Crash Caught on Camera

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Eknaligoda's disappearance

Eknaligoda's disappearance

Two top Army officers to be grilled

Rasika Jayakody

Two senior Army officers will be questioned within the next few days in connection with the disappearance of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda, top defence sources told the Daily News yesterday.

They would be questioned based on information revealed by two intelligence unit members who remain in custody over the journalist's disappearance.

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TELEPHONE CALLS COME ....

TELEPHONE CALLS COME ....

ASKING, 'DIDN'T YOU LICK JVP FOR NGO MONEY?'

THOUGH I WENT BECAUSE OF MY CONSCIENCE .... I AM NOT A JVP

- ROSHAN PILAPITIYA

Teledrama actor Roshan Pilapitiya was among the crowd of artistes who held a news briefing

requesting votes for Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna by 'wakening the conscience', some days ago.

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Full scale probe into Defence HQ project

Full scale probe into Defence HQ project

Investigations to be carried out based on findings of expert committee

Chaminda Perera

The Cabinet of Ministers decided to initiate a full scale investigation into the firm that was offered the contract of providing consultancy services for the Security Services Headquarters Construction Project in Akuregoda, Battaramulla.

The investigations are to be carried out based on findings of the expert committee appointed by the Cabinet and legal action is to be executed based on the such recommendations.

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The culprit who killed 07 beggars while sleeping on pavements in court

The culprit who killed 07 beggars while sleeping on pavements in court

The suspect who was brought to court for the offence of killing seven persons mostly beggars

 by dashing stones on their heads ,who were sleeping on the pavements in the night and grabbing their collections had been produced to the Mahara courts.

The case was heard once more on the Tuesday the 04th instant at the Mahara Magistrates courts. The Chief Magistrate of the Mahara Magistrate courts Mahinda Prabath Ranasinghe had to take a decision not to deliver his verdict as he had not received instructions from the Attorney General on a specific ruling to give a verdict.

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Maithripala is a weak link,the ones who came not strong,where the 45 who promised to come,Ranil accuses Chandrika

It is reported that Ranil Wickremasinghe has scolded Chandrika Kumaratunga accusing why the promised 45 members have not come yet.

He had said that he consented to Maithripala Sirisena to be the common candidate as he

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Ranil to be Prime Minister before presidential election

The sources of the UNP say that a situation has arisen for Ranil Wickremasinghe to become the Prime Minister before the 8th January prior the presidential

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