(UTV|COLOMBO) – Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake today informed Parliament that the military was not informed of the intelligence information on the Easter Sunday bombings, prior to the attacks. The Army Commander this morning testified before the Parliament Select Committee probing the Easter Sunday attacks at the Parliamentary Complex. Army Commander Lieutenant General…
(UTV|COLOMBO) -Police has launched a comprehensive probe after discovering the bodies of ten-month old twins in Nintavur, Sammanthurai. Police Media Spokesperson Superintendent of Police Ruwan Gunasekera said police suspect the twins were hacked to death between 3 and 8 this morning. The 26-year old mother of the twins is being investigated on suspicion. According to…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Austria has issued an arrest warrant for a Russian military officer it says recruited a colonel who allegedly spent 30 years spying for Moscow. Police in Salzburg said European and international warrants had been issued for the officer, named by officials as 65-year-old Igor Egorovich Zaytsev. He is suspected of having been the colonel’s…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Lion Srilal Fernando, MJF has been appointed as the District Governor of Lions Clubs International District 306A1 at the 102nd International Lions Convention held in Milan recently. The event coincided with Lion Shyana Jayalath, the Cabinet Secretary of Lions District 306A 1 also being awarded with a Presidential Medal by Lions Clubs International President…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – ETL Colombo (Pvt) Ltd. outrightly denied any claims that they are the ultimate importer of the 130 containers of “Used Mattresses” imported to Hayleys Free Zone, Katunayake for reprocessing and re-export as legally permitted by the Hub Act. The actual owner and the key stakeholder of the said cargo is Ceylon Metal Processing…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena says all administrations should invest in the well-being of the country’s children. The ‘Kiren Sapiri Dayak’, national programme to provide milk packets to all children was inaugurated under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena today. The programme launched under the Grama Shakthi People’s Movement together with the Ministries of Education, Health…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Water Supply and Drainage Board states that the water supply for several areas of Colombo will be under low pressure for 16 hours commencing at 6 pm today(July 23). The low pressure is a result of a ruptured pipeline at the Ambathale water plant. The Dehiwala – Mount Lavinia, Kotte, Kaduwela, Maharagama, Boralesgamuwa, Kolonnawa,…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka charges that a false scare is being created by certain groups in society over the United States. Addressing a gathering in Galle the Minister said Sri Lankans must not be bound by various opinions but should be practical thinkers. The Minister noted certain American citizens were expressing opinions that are…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka Navy personnel have discovered 980kg of beedi leaves during a search conducted at Erambugodella in Puttalam. A group of naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command, during a search conducted in Erambugodella area, found this haul of beedi leaves left at the beach on Friday (19). The stock of beedi leaves…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A large stock of Kerala cannabis has been taken into police custody while being transported along the Mannar-Medawachchiya road at Andiyapuliyankulam, Vavuniya. The Police Spokesman said that 203 kg of Kerala Ganja, estimated to be worth around Rs 20 million, was seized while it was being transported in a lorry. A suspect has also…
