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The Police arrested a person an Indian National who had impersonated himself  as a Sri Lankan using a false name for nineteen years from Koliyabenda wewa area in Parasangaswewa in Anuradhapura today. ...

A 43 year-old man and his 7 year-old daughter were killed and two other family members injured when their motor bicycle collided with a parked lorry at the 6th post road in Hingurakgoda last night ...

The main suspect arrested  in connection with the abduction and murder of a Police Constable in Kurunegala was killed during a confrontation with Police at Ududumbara this morning, Police said. ...

India will soon approach Malaysian authorities seeking details about the arrest of a Sri Lankan national in that country in connection with an alleged conspiracy to carry out terror strikes on the US and Israel consulates in southern part of this country. ...

A suspect who is said to be involved in a child smuggling racket to Australia was arrested by the Mundalama Police today. ...

Two Bangladesh Naval Ships arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit on Friday, the Navy said. ...

A 38-year-old Sri Lankan maid was severely injured in a cylinder explosion that took place in the early hours of Thursday in Riyadh, Arab News reported. ...

A Laos air force plane with 14 people on board, including the defence minister, has crashed in the north of the Southeast Asian country, a Laos defence ministry source said on Saturday. ...

University academics today condemned the abrupt arrest of the sixteen student activists yesterday evening, adding such actions will only further provoke students than solve their issue. ...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today resigned from office after two successive terms, a day after his Congress party lost the national election. ...

The Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) today accused the Slave Island Police of ‘heavily’ assaulting the student activists who were arrested yesterday and depriving them of medical care for over 18 hours. ...

The main suspect in connection with the abduction and murder of a Police Constable in Kurunegala two weeks ago, was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) from Teldeniya today, Police said. ...

India's Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi said he looks forward to a strong relationship between Sri Lanka and India. ...

The leaders of India's defeated Congress party, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, admitted personal responsibility on Friday for the disastrous election results which came after 10 years in power. ...

The Vatican on Friday said that the Pope will possibly stop by Sri Lanka if he visits the Philippines in January or February 2015, Catholic News Service said. ...

Sixteen members of the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) were arrested by the Slave Island and Kirulapona police, IUSF convener Najith Indika said. ...

The Bukit Aman Special Branch counter-terrorism division in Malaysia has helped thwart a planned attack on foreign consulates in India with the arrest of four suspected terrorists including a Sri lankan man who was detained at a house in Kepong at about 11.15am on Wednesday. ...

Early counting of results in India's general election put Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Narendra Modi on course for a big victory that would hand him a clear mandate to run the country ...

Veteran beautician Janet Balasuriya passed away this morning at the age of 79 in a private hospital in Colombo, sources said ...

Sri Lanka today welcomed verdict of people of India to elect Bharathiya Janatha Party government at the recently concluded general election there, Indian media reported ...