Feb 28 (IANS) Two empty bullet shells were found in a private bus the SL cricket team members were about to board from their hotel in Chandigarh, reports said on Monday. The players are in the city for the first Test against the hosts beginning at the PCA Stadium at Mohali on Friday, and the incident came to light on Saturday (26). The bus was reportedly hired from a private transporter. "Two empty bullet shells were found during the routine frisking of the bus through metal detector and more..

Feb 28 (CT) A couple was found dead inside a hotel room in the Kalukele area in Nuwara Eliya Yesterday (27), Police said. The deceased have been identified as a 59-year-old man and his 58-year-old wife from Nakanna, Gokarella, Kurunegala. The couple had a barbecue party with family members at the lodge until midnight the day before (26) and had taken the barbecue grill to their room and gone to bed due to the extreme cold weather that followed. When the couple did not wake up yesterday morning, more..

Feb 28 (SLN) SL Navy took hold of an Indian trawler with 08 Indian fishermen while poaching in SL waters. The apprehension was made in seas north of Talaimannar, during a patrol carried out on the night of 26th Feb. SL Navy has been conducting regular patrols and operations to curb illegal fishing activities of foreign fishermen in SL waters, taking into account the impact of foreign fishermen poaching in SL waters on the local fishing community and threats to the biodiversity more..

Feb 28 (DM) Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has requested the IGP to strictly enforce the law against those who harass and cause inconvenience to tourists visiting the country. In a letter to the IGP, the Minister pointed out that those involved in such incidents should be severely punished irrespective of their position. Several incidents of harassment and harassment of tourists visiting the country have been reported on social media in the last few days. Minister said that such incidents could more..

Feb 28 (CT) Around US$ 600 billion has been spent in 2021 on importing non-essential commodities, Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said. He said that the majority of products brought into the country are non-essential items that can be produced in Sri Lanka and that 150 tonnes of honey is imported each year. Imports of mobile phones totaled US$ 386.73 million in 2021. “The primary challenge our country face today is the US dollar crisis. more..

Feb 28 (FT) Commercial Bank PLC has announced the appointment of a new Chairman and Deputy Chairman with effect from 1 March. Current Deputy Chairman Prof. A.K.W. Jayawardane will be the new Chairman, succeeding Justice K. Sripavan who is retiring, whilst Sharham Muhseen will be the new Deputy Chairman. Justice Sripavan was appointed Chairman on 21 December 2020 whilst he joined the Board in April 2017. Prof. Jayawardane has been a member of Commercial Bank board since more..

Feb 28 (CT) PM Mahinda Rajapaksa said there has never been an era in which the entire country is being developed equally, rather than just one province. He was speaking at the Kirama - Katuwana Joint Water Supply Scheme and Kirama Bus Stand opening ceremonies. The Kirama-Katuwana Water Supply Scheme was built by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board with funds from the Govts of Austria and SL as part of a programme to provide clean drinking water. more..

Feb 28 (EN) Ukrainian tourists in Sri Lanka who held a protest today to show the world the real beastly face of Putin’s dictatorship have asked the island nation’s govt and its people, who lived through their own war, for support in Ukraine’s struggle for freedom In a statement issued on Monday (28), a group calling itself the Ukrainian community in Sri Lanka asked for the South Asian nation to help the world hear them. more..

Feb 28 (TM) Three suspects including the retired doctor arrested in connection with the hand grenade found at a church in Borella, have been further remanded until March 14 by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court. A hand grenade was discovered inside the All Saints’ Church in Borella on Jan 11 while police had later arrested three individuals including a person who worked at the church, based on CCTV footage. Following investigations it was revealed that another person was responsible more..

Feb 28 (DM) Following lengthy discussions with several private bus owners' associations, the transport ministry has decided to implement a program to supply required fuel stocks for private buses plying on public transport from depots owned by the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) in two or three days. State Minister Dilum Amunugama said discussions in this regard were held with the Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA) and Inter-Provincial Private Bus Owners' Association more..