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Committee to Oversee Kotmale Bus Crash Victims

COLOMBO (News 1st): A special committee has been appointed to handle matters concerning the injured from the recent bus accident in Garandi Ella, Ramb...

13-05-2025 | 7:44 AM

Traffic Plan in Colombo for Vesak Festivities

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Police said a special traffic plan has been implemented in Colombo in line with Vesak.This special traffic plan has been...

12-05-2025 | 4:33 PM

Couple From Ratmalana Arrested

COLOMBO (News 1st): A married couple has been arrested in connection with a series of thefts reported from several areas including Kalutara and Panadu...

12-05-2025 | 3:51 PM

Sri Lanka at 2025 UN Peacekeeping Meet

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka is participating in the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial taking place from 13–14 May 2025 in Berlin, Germany—a h...

12-05-2025 | 2:55 PM

Kerala Cannabis Worth Rs. 87 Million Seized

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Sri Lanka Navy says that a search operation conducted by the personnel of SLNS Gajaba in the North Central Naval Command in th...

12-05-2025 | 2:34 PM

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Sirasa Vesak Zone Open to the Public Today

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Sirasanamami Sirasa Vesak Zone is open to the public for the second consecutive day today.The Sacred Sarvanna Relics will arrive at the Sirasa Vesak Zone at 11 a.m this morning.A large crowd of devotees visited the Sirasanamami Sirasa Vesak Zone yesterday night to venerate the Sacred Sarvanna Relics along with other Maha Rahat Relics.In addition, sacred relics enshrined at the historic Paramananda Raja Maha Viharaya in Gal...

13-05-2025 | 8:13 AM

British National Arrested at BIA with Narcotics

COLOMBO (News 1st): A British national was apprehended by Sri Lanka Customs Officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake.She was apprehended for attempting to smuggle a large stock of Kush cannabis into the country illegally, wit...

13-05-2025 | 7:49 AM

Bus Accident in Aladeniya, Kandy Injures 37

COLOMBO (News 1st): 37 people have been injured in a bus accident in Kulugammana area of Aladeniya, Kandy.The bus has been occupied by a group of people travelling to Kulugammana on a leisure trip. Among the injured are nine children under the a...

13-05-2025 | 7:47 AM

British National Arrested at BIA with Narcotics

13-05-2025 | 7:49 AM

Bus Accident in Aladeniya, Kandy Injures 37

13-05-2025 | 7:47 AM

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Sri Pada Pilgrimage Season Ends Today

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Chief Incumbent of Sri Pada and Chancellor of Uva Wellassa University, Venerable Bengamuwe Sri Dhammadinna Thero says that the 2024/2025 Sri Pada pilgrimage season will conclude today.The Chief Incumbent added that tomorrow, a special procession carrying the Sacred Relics and...

12-05-2025 | 2:13 PM