Colombo (News 1st); The Commissioner General of elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake confirmed that the distribution of ballot boxes to all polling centers has been completed.He said that the process was carried out under tight security arrangements.Earlier this morning, ballot boxes and related election ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): A candidate contesting in the upcoming Local Government Election was injured in a shooting incident that occurred last night in the Nagoda area of Kalutara.The victim, a 51-year-old male candidate representing the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), was reportedly standing in front of ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Organized criminal Lanthuwa Handi Sujeewa Ruwan Kumara de Silva, alias Loku Patty, has been extradited to Sri Lanka by officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).He was arrested recently by Belarusian security forces following an Interpol Red Notice issued against h...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education has decided to assign a dedicated officer to each state university to receive complaints related to ragging.Deputy Minister Dr. Madhura Senevirathna stated that these officers will be appointed under the purvi...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Two children have died from a road accident in Kurunegala.Police said that the accident occurred when a motorcycle collided with a bus. The two children, aged 10 and 16, were traveling with their mother on the motorcycle at the time of the crash.The mother, who sustained in...