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Sampanthan unveils Thanthai Chelva Statue in Batticaloa
Tamil National Alliance Leader, Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan declared open the statue of Thanthai Chelvanayagam erected at the Bus Stand Junction in Lake Road in Batticaloa on Monday, October 15. -
Lanka Teachers Service Union holds 20 th National Convention
Lanka Teachers Service Union held its 20th national convention at the Public Library auditorium in Colombo recently. It was chaired by the President of National Center of Trade Unions (NTUC) K.D. Lal Kantha and the Member of the Committee to formulate a National Policy for Educational Dr Harini Amarasuriya. General Secretary Mahinda Jayasinghe and its President Dhammika Alahapperuma were present. -
30 Lankan police officers complete training in Industrial Security
30 Sri Lankan Police Officers have completed a comprehensive training program on Industrial Security at the National Industrial Security Academy (NISA) in Hyderabad, India. -
Talk of care taker govt is a mere hoax: Tilvin Silva dismisses
General Secretary of the JVP Tilvin Silva has dismissed the talk of forming a caretaker government is a hoax and what is behind such a deception is the need for a political clique to avoid being prosecuted and imprisoned. -
Anura Dissanayaka accorded warm welcome in Vienna airport
Leader of the JVP Anura Dissanayaka was accorded a warm welcome at Vienna Airport in Austria when he arrived there on Sunday October 14. -
Forming interim government an unwise move : Gomin Dayasri
Political analyst and veteran lawyer Gomin Dayasri has criticized the initiatives by the Joint Opposition and certain SLFP politicians to form an interim government as an unwise move that will only result in further economic hardships for the people. -
Govt committed to protecting environment in collaboration with international organizations: PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has observed that the government is committed fully to protect the nature in collaboration with international organization. A special program will be prepared to protect the environment during the next 10 years. -
India - Sri Lanka ink MoU to construct 1200 houses through 50 model villages
India and Sri Lanka signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) recently for the construction of 1200 houses through 50 model villages, using Indian grant assistance of SLR 600 million. -
New pharmaceutical manufacturing facility declared open in Kandawela
President Maithripala Sirisena and Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne declared open the new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in the Ratmalana Kandawela recently. -
Tamil prisoners suspend hunger strike on assurances by Mavai, civil society
The Tamil prisoners who had been on hunger strike for about a month suspended the fast following assurances by Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchi Leader Mavai Senathyrasa and representatives of civil societies. -
Sajith, Taranjit declare open Sathsurugama model village
Minister of Housing and Construction Sajith Premadasa and High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu jointly declared open the Sathsurugama model village in Hambantota under the Grama Shakti Model Village Housing Project. The houses were vested with the beneficiaries. -
Dayan Jayatilleka presents credentials to Putin
Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka presented his Letters of Credence in a solemn ceremony recently held in the magnificent St. Alexandre’s Hall of the Kremlin in which newly-appointed Ambassadors of 23 countries took part.
Northern Province Agricultural Exhibition in Muruganoor
The Agricultural Exhibition of the Northern Province was held at Agriculture Training Center in Muruganoor in Vavuniya recently. Vavuniya Deputy Director of Agriculture Sahila Banu...
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Jaffna University students march reaches Vavuniya
The march by the Jaffna University students demanding the release of political prisoners held under Prevention of Terrorism Act reached Vavuniya on Friday, October 12....
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Demo against hurikaduwa girls college Principal's transfer
- By J.M.Hafeez
A demonstration was held protesting against the transfer of the Principal of the hurikaduwa girls college in Menikhinna in the Wathugama Educational Zone....
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Sumanthiran congratulates Grade V scholarship exam achievers
Tamil National Alliance Parliamentarian M.A.Sumanthiran met the two northern students who are the highest scorers in the Grade V scholarship examination and congratulated them. He...
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