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Saturday, November 14, 2020

Local: COVID-19 cases rise to 16,583
2020-11-14 17:38:00
The total number of COVID-19 cases rises to 16,...
Local: Counseling hotline introduced for drug addicts
2020-11-14 10:30:00
The National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB...
Local: Senior artiste Sydney Chandrasekara passes away
2020-11-14 03:48:00
Sydney Chandrasekara, the Veteran artiste and...
Local: Showers expected in several provinces
2020-11-14 03:42:00
Showers may occur at several places in Northern,...
Local: Second Wave under containment
2020-11-13 19:45:00
Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva yesterday...
Local: Deepavali helps dispel darkness of ignorance - President
2020-11-13 19:44:00
Hindu devotees across the globe light lamps and...
Local: Deepavali symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness-PM
2020-11-13 19:43:00
I would like to wish a very Happy Deepavali to...
Local: Support Govt’s COVID-19 prevention programme
2020-11-13 19:42:00
Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi yesterday...
Local: Specialist health authorities decided on cremation - Wimal
2020-11-13 19:41:00
Industries Minister Wimal Weerawansa said that it...
Political: Imprisoned MPs not allowed to attend Parliament sessions
2020-11-13 19:40:00
As a part of strict health regulations followed...
Local: Over 11,000 COVID-19 patients recover
2020-11-13 19:39:00
The number of patients who have recovered from...
Local: Lankan King Coconut water takes UK by storm
2020-11-13 19:38:00
A new Coconut tea product that combines King...
Law & Order: Rishad further remanded
2020-11-13 19:37:00
Colombo Fort Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage...
Political: Speaker requested to seat Opposition MPs who supported 20A on Govt. side
2020-11-13 19:36:00
Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella yesterday...
Political: Kalutara JVP PS member announces sudden resignation
2020-11-13 19:35:00
Kalutara Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) JVP member Textan...
Local: Expat repatriations to begin soon
2020-11-13 19:34:00
Army Commander and Head of the National Operation...
Local: Festival of Light today
2020-11-13 19:33:00
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Shiranthi...
Local: WORLD DIABETES DAY TODAY
2020-11-13 19:30:00
The World Diabetes Day the primary global...
Local: Government responsible for COVID-19 second wave: Nalin
2020-11-13 19:30:00
The government should be held responsible for the...
Local: Fifteen arrested over curfew violations on Thursday
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Fifteen individuals were arrested for violating...
Local: Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council to plant 40,000 palm saplings
2020-11-13 19:30:00
The Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council has taken...
Local: Anuradhapura North Water Supply Project Phase II to commence next January
2020-11-13 19:30:00
The construction work of Anuradhapura North Water...
Local: Navy holds ‘Kanchuka Pooja’, flag-blessing ceremony
2020-11-13 19:30:00
The Sri Lanka Navy held a 'Kanchuka Pooja' and a...
Local: Korea and Sri Lanka share common values and goals - Ambassador
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Since the establishment of the diplomatic...
Local: Ministries and Departments would be more people-oriented - Duminda
2020-11-13 19:30:00
The visions and missions of the Ministries and...
Local: UN seeks fair solution for burial issue
2020-11-13 19:30:00
The UN has expressed hope that the Sri Lankan...
Local: Irrigation Department to construct canal across Heda Oya
2020-11-13 19:30:00
The Irrigation Department has planned to...
Local: Johnston calls for renovation of Yakkure – Manampitiya Road
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister...
Local: Hiniduma OIC, 15 Policemen under quarantine
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Sixteen Police personnel including the Hiniduma...
The dilapidated floor of the bridge covered with wooden planks.
Local: ‘Ran Doopatha’s access bridge in a dilapidated state
2020-11-13 19:30:00
The access bridge to Matara’s iconic landmark -...
Local: Rs.750 mn allocated for big onion cultivation - Minister Aluthgamage
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Rs.750 million will be allocated to boost big...
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Puttalam district leader and State Minister of Rural and Regional Drinking Water Supply Projects Development Sanath Nishantha Perera presenting an appointment letter to a trainee of the Multipurpose Development Task Force from the Puttalam district.
Local: Jobs to be provided to most deserving, suitable applicants – Sanath Nishantha
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Puttalam...
The newly-designed models of a Gully Emptier, Water Bowser and Multi-Purpose Truck produced by the Sri Lanka Electrical Mechanical and Engineering (SLEME) Regiment were exhibited on Thursday.
Local: Army’s SLEME Regiment exhibits newly-designed heavy vehicles
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Opening up new vistas for own manufacturing...
Rajitha, Florence and their children.
Local: Aussie Radio host appeals to halt deportation of Lankan family
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Well known Australian radio show host Ray Hadley...
Local: Former FB executive says SL violence could have been averted
2020-11-13 19:30:00
A former employee of social media company...
Local: Deepavali symbolizes the spiritual victory of good over evil - Justice Minister
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Justice Minister M.U.M. Ali Sabry, PC in a...
Local: Sports School to be established in Puttalam district - Namal
2020-11-13 19:30:00
A Sports School will be established in the...
The World Food Programme (WFP) donated a consignment of face masks, face shields, sanitizers, and hand wash to the Education Ministry, recently.
Local: News in pictures
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Political: Parliament
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Rapid Antigen test kits imported under emergency...
Editorial: Remembering road accident victims
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Here is a sobering fact: Someone dies on the road...
Joe Biden becomes only the second Democrat to take Arizona’s 11 electoral votes since 1952.
World: Biden wins Arizona, cementing election lead
2020-11-13 19:30:00
US: Joe Biden has won the state of Arizona, US...
US President-elect Joe Biden
World: Biden reassures Asian allies on defence commitments
2020-11-13 19:30:00
AUSTRALIA: US President-elect Joe Biden rang...
Joe Biden is only the second Catholic elected to the US Presidency, after John F. Kennedy.
World: Pope congratulates Biden
2020-11-13 19:30:00
US: Pope Francis spoke with Joe Biden by...
In this November 5, 2020 photo, Lehigh County workers count ballots as vote counting after the US Presidential election in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The 2020 Presidential election officially entered the record books with a 61.8% turnout, eclipsing the recent mark set by Barack Obama’s first Presidential campaign in 2008.
World: ‘No evidence’ of lost or changed votes: US election officials
2020-11-13 19:30:00
In this November 5, 2020 photo, Lehigh County...
Race for a COVID-19 vaccine
World: New curbs as COVID-19 grips US, Europe
2020-11-13 19:30:00
US: Bars and restaurants in America’s biggest...
The cover of former US President Barack Obama’s book “A Promised Land”
World: ‘Our divisions run deep,’ Obama says in new book
2020-11-13 19:30:00
US: Former US President Barack Obama says in his...
US President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden pay their respects during a Veterans Day stop at the Korean War Memorial Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 11, 2020. - AFP
World: Trump and Biden honour veterans separately
2020-11-13 19:30:00
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania...
World: US election system archaic, says Russia
2020-11-13 19:30:00
RUSSIA: The US system of electing Presidents is...
Multiple tweets from US President Donald Trump in the days following the November 3, 2020 election were marked by warning labels from the social media network.
World: Twitter flagged 300,000 ‘misleading’ election tweets
2020-11-13 19:30:00
US: Twitter labeled 300,000 tweets related to the...
Dr. Anthony Fauci
World: Fauci says vaccine ‘cavalry’ is coming but urges vigilance
2020-11-13 19:30:00
UK: Director of the US National Institute for...
Law & Order: Youth held with firearm
2020-11-13 19:30:00
A 20-year-old youth was apprehended with a...
Supreme Court complex
Features: Buy land, but be careful not to get ‘landed’
2020-11-13 19:30:00
There is an array of shenanigans that property...
Features: Does cutting sugar out of your diet prevent diabetes?
2020-11-13 19:30:00
World Diabetes Day is observed on November 14....
US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
Features: Trump delays power transfer in US
2020-11-13 19:30:00
President Donald Trump has yet to concede defeat...
Features: Road traffic injuries - leading killer of people aged 5–29 years
2020-11-13 19:30:00
The Global status report on road safety,...
Features: Fostering mutual understanding among cultures and peoples
2020-11-13 19:30:00
The United Nations (UN) is committed to...
Features: Diwali : The Light to Life
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Hindus in Sri Lanka and across the globe...
Features: Commemorating Diabetes Day 2020 during the COVID 19 pandemic
2020-11-13 19:30:00
The World Diabetes Day falls on the 14th of...
Maheshika Hewage in action. Pictures by Upananda Jayasundera.
Sports: Swimming star Maheshika brings honour and fame to Mahamaya
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Maheshika Hashini Hewage of Mahamaya Girls School...
Dimuth Sandaruwan
Sports: Sterling display by Richmondite Dimuth Sandaruwan
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Richmondite left hander Dimuth Sandaruwan gave a...
Sports: Nipun captained the Lanka under 19 team on a record nine consecutive occasions
2020-11-13 19:30:00
World Cup Plate Champions Sri Lanka Under 19...
Sports: The Clifford Cup-club rugby’s richest prize
2020-11-13 19:30:00
The Clifford Cup is the most prestigious club...
Sports: ICC stalwarts Madugalle and Dharmasena to officiate in LPL
2020-11-13 19:30:00
International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Match...
Sports: Sports school for Puttalam in four years - Namal
2020-11-13 19:30:00
A sports school is to be established in the...
Sports: ‘Sports in Northern Province to receive major boost’
2020-11-13 19:30:00
“The Northern Province can massively contribute...
Jen Orr celebrates
Sports: Ride For Ceylon Brand Ambassador breaks multiple World Records
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Jen Orr, Ride for Ceylon’s brand ambassador and...
Sports: South African cricket facing more chaos
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Johannesburg, Thursday: South Africa's cricket...
Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez (R) captained Algeria to a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying victory over Zimbabwe on Thursday. - AFP
Sports: Mahrez stars as Algeria win and stretch unbeaten run to 21 matches
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Johannesburg, Thursday: Manchester City star...
Sports: Tiger in the hunt but Casey leads Masters with best major start
2020-11-13 19:30:00
Augusta, Thursday: Paul Casey seized the...
Obituaries: Obituaries
2020-11-13 19:30:00
BASTIAN - CANUTE MALCOLM RAVINDRAN (New Zealand)...

Saturday, November 14, 2020