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இந்த பகுதியில் 1189 செய்தித் துளிகள் உள்ளன . இந்தப் பக்கம் 2026-07-04 04:38:05 அன்று மேம்படுத்தப்பட்டது .

SDIG Varuna quizzed over alleged links to ‘Kehelbaddara Padme’

SDIG Varuna quizzed over alleged links to ‘Kehelbaddara Padme’

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recorded a statement from Eastern Province Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) Varuna Jayasundara for more than 02 hours yesterday (July 02).

Jayasundara had been summoned to the CID as part of an ongoing investigation into his alleged links to suspected organised crime figure ‘Kehelbaddara Padme’.

According to the CID, an analysis of data retrieved from a mobile phone recovered from ‘Kehelbaddara Padme’ revealed that he had engaged in telephone conversations with Jayasundara.

The CID noted that after identifying more than 100 such telephone conversations, the SDIG was summoned and a statement was recorded from him.

40 inmates in Negombo Prison, diagnosed with dengue

40 inmates in Negombo Prison, diagnosed with dengue

Forty inmates at the Negombo Prison have been diagnosed with dengue, the Chief Public Health Inspector (PHI) of Negombo has revealed.

He made this disclosure during the Negombo District Coordination Committee meeting held yesterday (July 02).

The PHI said several of the infected inmates are currently receiving treatment, with 02 patients being treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

He pointed out that water has accumulated in abandoned boat parts along the Negombo Lagoon near the prison, as well as in items kept as court exhibits within the Negombo Court Complex, creating mosquito breeding grounds.

He also alleged that although court officials had been informed of the issue, no adequate remedial measures had been taken.

Meanwhile, hospital sources said more than 100 dengue patients are currently receiving treatment at the Negombo Hospital, while 02 patients admitted with the disease have succumbed.

Special traffic plan on Ratnapura-Embilipitiya Road

Special traffic plan on Ratnapura-Embilipitiya Road

Police have announced temporary traffic restrictions on the Ratnapura-Embilipitiya main road due to the annual Mihindu Perahera of the historic Kahawatta Purana Rajamaha Viharaya, which is scheduled to take place tonight (July 03).

According to the Police Media Division, the procession will proceed along the Ratnapura-Embilipitiya main road from 8.00 p.m. until midnight before turning at Lihiniya Junction onto Kotakethana Road and returning to the Kahawatta Purana Rajamaha Viharaya.

During this period, one lane of the main road will remain open only to light vehicles, while drivers of heavy vehicles have been advised to use alternative routes.

Heavy vehicles travelling from Embilipitiya towards Ratnapura and Colombo should turn left at the Kahawatta-Yayinna Junction and proceed via Manandola, Nivithigala and Thiriwanaketiya to access the Ratnapura-Colombo main road.

Heavy vehicles travelling from Ratnapura towards Embilipitiya have been advis

Amended colour-coded labelling rules for sugary drinks, gazetted

Amended colour-coded labelling rules for sugary drinks, gazetted

An Extraordinary Gazette Notification has been issued amending the regulations on colour-coded labelling for sugar-containing liquid food products.

The amendments, issued by Health and Mass Media Minister – Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa under Section 32 of the Food Act No. 26 of 1980, were published in the Extraordinary Gazette dated June 23.

According to the new regulations, updated guidelines have been introduced amending the design and display of red, amber and green colour codes that must appear on the packaging of sugary drinks.

The new gazette, which shows details of the amendments, is as follows : 

Gazette EDownlo

Rakhitha & 2 others brought before court 

Rakhitha & 2 others brought before court 

Three individuals including Rakhitha Rajapaksa – the son of former Justice Minister – Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe have been brought to the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today (July 03).

The other 2 persons are Charith Abeysinghe – former organiser for the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) in the Horana electorate and Aruna Warunahandige, a former director of the Civil Aviation Authority.

They were remanded until today after being produced before the court following their arrest on June 25 by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

They were arrested in connection with allegations of accepting a bribe of Rs. 120 million to facilitate the transfer of organised crime suspect Nadun Chinthaka alias ‘Harak Kata’ from his place of detention to a regular prison.

The Magistrate has also ordered CIABOC to submit a progress report on the investigation today.

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‘Aswesuma’ elderly allowance to be credited today

‘Aswesuma’ elderly allowance to be credited today

The monthly allowance for elderly beneficiaries aged over 70 years under the ‘Aswesuma’ Welfare Programme will be credited to their respective bank accounts today (July 03), the Welfare Benefits Board (WBB) said.

Accordingly, in the first phase, payments will be credited to the accounts of 621,761 eligible elderly beneficiaries, amounting to Rs. 3,108,805,000.

In the second phase, a further payment of Rs. 380,695,000 will be credited to the bank accounts of 76,139 eligible elderly beneficiaries under the Aswesuma programme.

U.S. embassy celebrates America’s 250th Independence Day (Pics)

U.S. embassy celebrates America’s 250th Independence Day (Pics)

The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka commemorated America’s semiquincentennial—250 years of independence – with Chief Guest Minister of Health and Mass Media Nalinda Jayatissa and hundreds of Sri Lankan partners, government officials, business leaders, diplomats and friends of the United States at a Freedom 250 celebration honoring the enduring power of freedom through the lens of American cinema. 

The July 2 celebration highlighted the ideals that have shaped the United States for two and a half centuries—individual liberty, self-government, freedom of expression, and the belief that free people can dream, create, and shape their own future. 

The Embassy grounds were transformed into an immersive cinematic experience celebrating how American films have reflected those freedoms while inspiring audiences across generations and around the world, including in Sri Lanka.  
Welcoming guests to the celebration, Chargé d’Affaires Jayne

இரானின் முடக்கப்பட்ட சொத்துகள் இந்தியா, சீனா உள்பட எந்தெந்த நாடுகளில் உள்ளன?

இரானின் முடக்கப்பட்ட சொத்துகள் இந்தியா, சீனா உள்பட எந்தெந்த நாடுகளில் உள்ளன?

முடக்கப்பட்டுள்ள இரானின் சொத்துகளை விடுவிப்பது என்பது, இரானுக்கும் மேற்கத்திய நாடுகளுக்கும் இடையிலான உறவுகளில் மிகவும் விவாதத்திற்குரிய மற்றும் சிக்கலான பிரச்னைகளில் ஒன்றாக இருந்து வருகிறது. இந்தியா, சீனா உள்ளிட்ட எந்தெந்த நாடுகளில் அந்த சொத்துகள் உள்ளன?

20,000 பட்டாம்பூச்சிகள்: மதுரை கல்லூரி வளாகத்தில் ஆண்டுதோறும் பல்லாயிரம் பட்டாம்பூச்சிகள் வருவது ஏன்?

20,000 பட்டாம்பூச்சிகள்: மதுரை கல்லூரி வளாகத்தில் ஆண்டுதோறும் பல்லாயிரம் பட்டாம்பூச்சிகள் வருவது ஏன்?

ஒவ்வொரு வருடமும் ஜூன் மாத இறுதியில், மதுரை அமெரிக்கன் கல்லூரி வளாகத்தில் உள்ள மரங்களில் ஆயிரக்கணக்கான பட்டாம்பூச்சிகள் வந்து அமர்கின்றன, சில நாட்களுக்குப் பிறகு இவை வேறு இடங்களுக்கு இடம்பெயர்கின்றன.