COLOMBO (News 1st); One woman died and 23 others have sustained injuries in an accident in Thulhiriya, Warakapola on Wednesday (2) morning. Police said three people admitted to hospital are in critical condition. Medical Superintendent of the Warakapola Base Hospital DMML Amjad said they will be t...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Select Committee of Parliament to Investigate Causes for Financial Bankruptcy declared by the Government has decided to summon all the Heads of the Department of Economics across all universities. Attorney-at-Law Sagara Kariyawasam, the Chairman of the Select Committee of Pa...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Six people including three Police officers who were behaving in an unruly manner were arrested in Keselwatte, Colombo. Sri Lanka Police said a scuffle broke out between three officers attached to the Mounted Division and a group of people working at a restaurant in Keselwatte. ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Welfare Benefits Board said that the first installment of the Aswesuma Welfare Benefit Program will be made available for the beneficiaries during this week. The Welfare Benefits Board said on Wednesday (2) that 95% of the beneficiaries have opened the relevant bank accounts...

A councillor in Anakapalli district in India's Andra Pradesh slapped himself with a slipper on Monday for failing to fulfil the promises he made to his voters. Mulaparthi Ramaraju, councillor for Narsipatnam Municipality, vented his frustration during the council meeting. A video of this act ha...