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Siriliya Saviya Foundation vehicle used in abduction - CID tells Court

The CID conducting investigations into the murder of former rugby player Wasim Thajudeen yesterday informed Court that there is reliable information to support the fact that a Defender vehicle given...

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Siriliya Saviya Foundation vehicle used in abduction - CID tells Court

Court orders immediate conclusion of investigations

Ven. Gnanasara Thera files appeal in Supreme Court

Ekneligoda case: CID arrest Army intelligence officer

Daily trial for Gamini Senarath, others

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Court orders immediate conclusion of investigations

While expressing his displeasure regarding the delay in investigations into the murder of former rugby player Wasim Thajudeen, Colombo Additional Magistrate Isuru...
Ven. Gnanasara Thera files appeal in Supreme Court

Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Atte Gnanasara Thera has filed a special leave to appeal petition in the Supreme Court seeking an order to set aside the...
Ekneligoda case: CID arrest Army intelligence officer

Army Intelligence Officer Lieutenant Colonel Eranda Peiris was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) yesterday in connection with the disappearance of...
Daily trial for Gamini Senarath, others

The case against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Chief of Staff Gamini Sedara Senarath and three others was yesterday fixed for trial on a day-to-day basis before the...

Rohitha’s undeclared assets case trial on October 19

A corruption case filed against former minister and Kalutara District MP Rohitha Abeygunawardena for unlawful acquisition of assets estimated at Rs.41.1 million was yesterday fixed for trial on...
Hisbullah, three others granted bail

Valachchenai Magistrate M.Rizwan yesterday released State Minister M.L.A.M. Hisbullah, his son Hiraz Hisbulla and two others on bail.The Magistrate on Friday ordered the arrest of State Minister M.L....
CA TURNS DOWN WIGGIES’ REQUEST TO DEFER CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS

A request made by Northern Province Chief Minister C.V.Wigneswaran to defer contempt of court proceedings filed against him was yesterday rejected by the Court of Appeal.Wigneswaran through his...
Sarpaya’s FB account operated by female lawyer

The Attorney General informed the Colombo High Court that a Facebook account belonging to former Sabaragamuwa Provincial Councillor Muhandiramge Hasitha Samantha alias Sarpaya who is on death row...
Warrant issued on State Minister Hisbullah, several others

Valachchenai Magistrate M.Rizwan on Friday ordered the arrest of State Minister M.L.A.M. Hisbullah, his son and several others for allegedly taking away construction equipment, machinery and raw...
Former Import and Export Controller re-remanded till Oct. 2

Former Import and Export Controller Mahagamage Gamini, who was arrested for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs. 200,000 from a businessman was remanded till October 2 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Ranga...
Suspect in student clash identified

An identification parade was held at the Dambulla Magistrate’s Court on Monday, to identify students of a school in Galewela who had allegedly assaulted a student of another school, on August 30.One...
SC concludes hearings regarding 20th A to the Constitution

The Supreme Court on Monday concluded arguments put forward in support and against the bill titled “Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution” and all parties in the petitions were directed to file...
Case against Weerawansa, six others for allegedly causing disturbance

The Colombo Chief Magistrate on Monday filed a case against National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader and Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa and six others for allegedly providing leadership to a protest...
Welikada prison riots: two further remanded

Police Narcotics Bureau Inspector Neomal Rangajeewa and former Prisons Commissioner Emil Ranjan Lamahewa, who were in remand custody over the Welikada prison riots in 2012, were further remanded...
Case against Weerawansa, six others for allegedly causing disturbance

The Colombo Chief Magistrate yesterday filed a case against National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader and Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa and six others for allegedly providing leadership to a protest...
FR petition re-fixed for Oct. 1

A Fundamental Rights petition which sought an Interim Order directing the authorities to stay all further proceedings in respect of the tender for the construction of 300MW HFO/NG fired power plant...