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The ongoing strike by Govt Nursing Officers' Association has been called off temporarily due to the court order while other unions will continue their strike, GNOA President Saman Ratnapriya said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today (11) declared the Vavuniya Campus, affiliated to the Jaffna University, as a National University named 'Vavuniya University'. Accordingly, the Vavuniya University will be added to the history as the 17th State University...

There has been no pressure whatsoever from India regarding solving issues faced by Tamils in Sri Lanka’s northern provinces, says Foreign Minister GL Peiris, who is currently on a three-day visit to India. Speaking to...

Court of Appeal orders to release Attorney-at-law Hijas Hizbullah on bail. He was detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in connection with Easter attack.

Two persons from the same family died after their motorcycle collided head-on with a bowser truck at Asgiri Walpola in Gampaha. Police said that a 42-year-old man and his six-year-old daughter were killed in the accident. The...

Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris arrived in New Delhi on 6th Sunday evening on a two-day official visit on the invitation of Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar. He was received in Delhi by...

Lata Mangeshkar, for whom the description playback singer is something of an understatement, died in Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital on Sunday. She was 92. Ms. Mangeshkar was taken to the intensive care unit on January...

A gazette notification has been issued to deny access to public places to those who have not been fully vaccinated with effect from April 30, 2022. It is issued under the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease...

Scientists in South Africa have made a copy of the Moderna Covid vaccine, a move that they say could help boost vaccination rates across Africa. The continent currently has the lowest uptake of Covid shots in...