An incident of a father sexually abusing the girl whom his son was to marry is reported from Buttala.

This pretty girl had been escorted to to this house where the said son and father were living even before marriage and she had thus stayed back in the house with the idea of getting married. However,

The ICC Cricket World Cup trophy to be bestowed on the winners and the One-day World Cup to be held next year is being taken around in countries appearing for the said tournament and in the process, under the fourth phase of this tour it was brought to Sri Lanka.

Though Sports Minister Faizer Mustapha and former Cricket captain, minister Arjuna Ranatunga were present on this occasion, none of the players of Sri Lanka's one-day team managed to show their

Former opening batsman of Sri Lanka team Thillekeratna Dilshan says that when looking at the decline of the present Sri Lanka team, he feels like entering the international arena once again.

"Before I left the game I had an idea of playing till the 2019 World Cup. It is because of the manner in which I was accumulating runs and my fitness that I thought I could go as far as the 2019 World Cup tournament. But because of some issues that raised its head I thought I would give a place to

A motor cyclist who sustained serious injuries from a traffic accident close to Homagama Leyland Junction last morning later succumbed to his injuries.

At the moment of the accident the victim had parked his motor-bike opposite his house and was seated on it awaiting his son with the intention of dropping him to school. As a result of showers the previous day a Batta vehicle on the way had approached staggering on the slippery bend and had

Renowned singer Victor Ratnayaka's wife Hashini Amendra had been taken into custody and produced in court in connection with a case of fraud over gold jewellery valued at Rs. 12 lakhs 80,000 during the period from 2012 - 2016 when she was in employment at a state bank situated in Tangalla and was later released on bail banning her from foreign travel with her passport being taken into custody of courts.

However Hashini Amendra Ratnayaka has made a request from Tangalla High Court judge Mr.

Government sources have reported that President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasingha have informed IGP Pujith Jayasundera to resign from his position within a period of two weeks.

The issue relating to Deputy Inspector General of Police, Nalaka de Silva and subsequently the conduct concerning the IGP were spotlighted in the form of criticisms in that respect both in parliament and also outside. Incidentally it was MP Mr. Vasudeva Nanayakkara who exposed the fact

Captain of Sri Lanka's team, Angelo Mathews said day-before-yesterday (13) night that he pleads forgiveness from people of Sri Lanka for having been defeated by two countries like Bangla Desh and Afghanistan in tournaments such as Asia Cup Cricket Tournament and thus letting his country down.

After having lost to Afghanistan by 91 runs at the match played day-before-yesterday at Sheikh Cricket Ground in Abu Dhabi, Matthews further made the following comments: "We did not play

There were many talks about the wedding of member of parliament Chathura Senaratna, son of minister Rajitha Senaratna held at Araliya gaha medura in a grand manner. Chathura has commented recently abut thousands of opinions expressed after his wedding. Shown below is that interview.

Coming down the line from D.S. Senanayaka upto Ranil Wickremasingha had children of marriageable age; but could not hold a wedding at Araliya gaha Medura. However, Charitha

Problems crop up time and again concerning various forms of educational institutes as the what forms of rules and regulations they are conducted in. 

A nasty dialogue has flared up once again over an issue relating to American Kingsbury Pre-school this time pertaining to the father of a child who had been schooling there which then resulted in a similar situation. The father concerned has captured the indignant response of the lady supposed to be

A bitter incident where a doctor has had to experience recently when he and his family had gone on a trip to Peradeniya Botanical Gardens was released in writing about it by him to the Facebook.

Officers at the gate to the entrance of the botanical gardens had prohibited the doctor's child from carrying the small toys belonging to the latter and entering the place in addition to levying a fee of 5000 for his camera (DSL-type) in his possession. On questioning officers in this connection the

Kiribathgoda Gnananada thero who is touring Europe these days has engaged in an interview with a weekend newspaper in London and on that occasion he has responded to the dialogue which circulated in the social media between the thero and Pitiduwe thero. Published below is his reply. 

Q: Can't arahants live these days?

A: There are no arahants on earth these days. That I can vouch for. There may be in the worlds of the brahmas. After Lord Buddha established bhikshuni sanghaya, he said that his sasana would remain

A Buddha statue belonging to the Wellawatta Sri Upananda Buddist Centre was found on Friday (14) having been taken somewhere close to the beach nearby, Bambalapitiya police say.

A resident monk there had informed police that from 12th night the Buddha statue under reference has been displaced. the said Buddha statue has been installed after a group of people who had tried to

Sri Lanka was committed to severe defeat at the hands of Bangladesh in the match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh commencing the inaugural Asia Cup one-day Cricket tournament played in Dubai. 

Bangladesh who won the toss elected to bat first and amassed a total of 261 to which Sri Lanka replied with only a paltry 124 runs. It incidentally was only Malinga who displayed some notable

The Asian Cup one-day Cricket tournament commences today 15th ... launching the opening match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The game is scheduled to begin at 5 in the afternoon.

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Afghanistan and India would be participating in this tournament and all matches will be played in Dubai and Abu Dhabi playgrounds from today the 15th to 28th. After bitter memories of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh playing against each other today on the

Manuranga Wijesekera who was responsible for creating popular songs such as Rambari, Labendiye, Sudu gawuma, Mottu, Desin pa, Saragaye and Rathu Rata kadju has recently entered into marriage. A large gathering including artistes and cricketers graced the occasion.

A big uproar has already surfaced about an idea expressed by by senior deputy general of police Nalaka de Silva of employing services of Makandure Madush to cause harm to Gotabhaya or Maithri and subsequently grab power thereafter. Apart from this, he  has discussed about programmes of conspiracy to acquire a higher rank for himself in the police force; to disrepute Sinhale Amith by creating various strategies in the process. All this

Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratna of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine says that a paper has been forwarded for cultivation of 'kansa' which is necessary as an ayurvedic product and that he believes that it would be taken up for discussion in future. The Health Minister said this addressing the seminar held this morning (13) of regional indigenous physicians held at Narahenpita blood transfusion headquarters.

Canada, Great Britain has by now lifted the ban imposed on 'kansa' for herbal production. Sri Lanka

Speedster Lasith Malinga says that he constantly pressurised authorities by displaying his skill in relation to his bowling. Malinga who joined the Sri Lankan pool after 16 months expressed his ideas at a press meeting held before his departure for the Asian Cup tour.

"I was continuously playing. The authorities were watching the way I was bowling and was applying

Various rumours floated around that a political hand was behind after some people who attended the protest fell sick during the Janabalaya protest held a few days back by the United Opposition because of drinking some packets of milk distributed in the process.

When the United Opposition said that some poison has been injected into the packets of milk, the

'The Hindu' newspaper conducted a special interview with former president Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on a tour in India these days and it has been published today, the 12th and when being questioned about Presidential candidacy, Mahinda has responded in this manner:

* You have  finished  contesting as a Presidential candidate twice and on a background of the