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Friday, 10 February 2012 00:00 |
 A youth, aged 26 years, has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a pregnant nurse at her quarters.
The suspect was produced before Anuradhapura additional magistrate Chandima Edirimanne and was remanded until February 15.
The victim, attached to Elayapattuwa Government Hospital, had faced the incident in her bedroom. |
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Thursday, 09 February 2012 20:36 |
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 A group of Jordanian experts from the public and private sectors will travel to Sri Lanka in the near future to discuss cooperation in several fields, said Jordan’s foreign minister Nasser Judeh.
He made the announcement in Amman yesterday (Feb. 08) during a meeting with his visiting Sri Lankan counterpart Prof. G.L. Peiris.
The two ministers discussed bilateral ties, regional developments and efforts to push the peace process forward, menafn.com reports. |
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Tuesday, 07 February 2012 08:02 |
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 (Second update) - Minister of Media,Keheliya Rambukwella has been injured after falling from the balcony of his hotel room on the third floor, reports reveal.
He has accidently gotten locked out in the balcony of his room at the Commo Hotel in South Yarra, Melbourne before the fall, reports say.
He was found by the hotel’s night manager, hours after the incident, reports add.
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 No one with a heart would approve of the celebration of independence while keeping imprisoned the former Army commander who had led the war to eliminate terrorism and gained the second independence to the country, said his wife Anoma Fonseka.
Mrs. Fonseka today (Feb. 04) visited her husband atWelikada Prison, and later spoke to the media. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 04 February 2012 20:06 |
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A fundamental rights violation application was filed in the Supreme Court yesterday by 17 petitioners requesting the Court to declare null and void the results of 2011 GCE Advanced Level examination.
The petition said that the application of an erroneous and unjustifiable common formula to calculate the two Z scores of candidates who sat the examination under the new and old syllabuses had caused a gross distortion of the examination results. |
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Sunday, 29 January 2012 20:25 |
 The highest number of road accidents that had occurred during a 24-hour period has been reported, according to police spokesman SP Ajith Rohana.
He told ‘Srilankamirror’ that 15 road accidents had taken place from 6.00 am yesterday (Jan. 28) to 6.am today.
In these accidents, 16 people have died.
The police spokesman said the previous highest number of road accidents a day was eight.
He said driving under the influence and speeding are two key contributory factors for road accidents. |
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Sunday, 29 January 2012 20:20 |
 Police say that eight to nine incidents of child abuse are reported from across the country every day.
However, there are many such incidents which go unreported, police spokesman SP Ajith Rohana has told Hiru FM.
Lakwanitha Organization has recently alleged the government has failed to take effective steps to arrest this situation. |
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 Four persons were killed including two children and seven others were injured when a van caught fire in the Elamodhara Bridge area while travelling along the Kalutara-Horana main road this morning, the police said.
Police said that the cause of the fire is yet to be established but mentioned that they are probing the involvement of a group who may have thrown petrol at the van. (Supun Dias) |
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(Srilankamirror) - A man and several women, who had come in a vehicle to Kali Amman Kovil in Munneswaram, offered a she-goat and sought the goddess’s protection for a politician, said its head priest Sivapakya Sundaram.
The group had told the chief priest that they wanted protection for a politician who has earned the wrath of Goddess Kali.
During the pooja, when they were told to name the politician in question, they had said it was ‘Mr. Mervyn Silva.’
Assuming that it was minister of public relations MervynSilva, the head priest had inquired about him, and was pointed out the only man in the group as him.
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Last Updated on Monday, 23 January 2012 21:10 |
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 A senior member of the Sri Lanka team is influencing the omission of Kosala Kulasekara, considered the latest find of the country, from the team that will tour Australia.
This senior player, who also was involved in various disputes with the captain during the just concluded South African tour, wants Fervez Maharoof to be included in the team, instead of Kulasekara |
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Sunday, 22 January 2012 19:41 |
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A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the former Indian president, launched the trilingual initiative in Colombo today (Jan. 21).
This initiative is aimed at making sure that all in Sri Lanka learn the three main languages in use in the country -Sinhalese, Tamil and English.
At a function at Temple Trees, Mr. Kalam declared the year 2012 as the year for a Trilingual Sri Lanka and launched the 10-year plan for a Trilingual Sri Lanka, The Hindu reports.
Recalling a meeting he had with former South African President Nelson Mandela, he said that Mr. Mandela, who had an indomitable spirit like Mahatma Gandhi, had taught the world tolerance, mutual love and respect.
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Sunday, 22 January 2012 19:28 |
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Thegovernment is to soon introduce laws against robed persons who conduct themselves against Buddhism, said prime minister D.M. Jayaratne.
According to him, the relevant legislation has already been finalized.
These laws will be implemented only with approval by theMahanayake Theras, said the premier at a function inPolgahawela yesterday (Jan. 21).
He added that he has been receiving on a daily basis a large number of petitions against robed persons who tarnish Buddhism
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Saturday, 21 January 2012 11:44 |
.jpg) Some years ago, graffiti on a Karachi wall read: "We apologise for this temporary democratic interruption. Normal martial law will be resumed shortly."
Pakistan's experiment with democracy has not seen a government elected by the people completing its full term without being ousted either in a military coup or a political crisis. The present government led by Yousuf Raza Gilani seems to be breathing its last as it is mired in crisis after crisis replete with ironies.
However, instead of the usual military tanks, this time the judiciary's hammer has become the bete noir for the government leaders although the military is also aiming its guns at the beleaguered government.
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