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Several programs were organized in Jaffna city to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the murder of journalist Dharmaratnam Sivaram on April 28th.On the evening of April 28th, following a media briefing held at the Jaffna Media Association, a commemoration and protest were organized at the Journalists’ Memorial Monument near the …

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Indo-Lanka electricity grid connectivity project is expected to be signed next weekend during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka. The concept of an interconnected power grid between India and Sri Lanka has been under consideration for over a decade but …

The land on which Tissa Vihara in Kankesanturai is located was allotted to him by the Thainetti divisional secretary following the end of the war, chief incumbent of Nagadipa Purana Rajamaha Vihara Ven. Paduma Kiththi Tissa Thera said. During the period of the war, the temple could not be maintained …

Colombo, March 26 (Daily Mirror) – Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali ordered the detention of two police constables attached to the Welikada Police and two other suspects for 48 hours to facilitate further investigations into an abduction, assault and robbery amounting to Rs. 1.6 million.  The incidents occurred within the …

Colombo, March 28 (Daily Mirror) – Former Opposition Leader of the Central Provincial Council, Don Harindra Chanaka Illapperuma, who was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 350,000 by promising government jobs, was released on bail by the Colombo Chief Magistrate today.   The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery …