COLOMBO (News 1st): According to Sri Lanka Police, more road accidents have been reported this year than in the previous year (2024).According to the Police, 1,605 fatal road accidents have been reported so far this year, marking an increase of 171 accidents from last year.The number of deaths due t...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The last rites of the late former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte will be taking place this afternoon.The funeral is scheduled to take place at the Nittawela family cemetery in Kandy at 5:00 p.m.The body has been placed at his residence in Mahaiyawa, Kandy, for the public to pay th...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Police say a man was stabbed to death at a restaurant in Dunagaha, Divulapitiya. His wife was also injured in the attack.Authorities say the incident followed a personal dispute. The couple had visited the restaurant last night and argued with the owner, They were then attac...

COLOMBO( News 1st): One person has died and 22 others have been injured in a bus accident in Weliyaya, Monaragala.Police said the accident took place around 5:30 a.m today when a private bus carrying passengers from Tissamaharama to Okanda collided with a SLTB bus.  The driver of the SLTB bus, ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A wave of shock and sorrow has swept through the Central Province following the discovery of the lifeless bodies of Yatinuwara Pradeshiya Sabha Opposition Leader Champika Nilanta, his wife, and their 17-year-old daughter inside their home in Yahalatenna, Peradeniya.The tragic dis...