COLOMBO (News 1st): The Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) arrested six suspects along with 13 kilograms of narcotic substance ICE, during a special raid conducted in Nawandama of the Ja-Ela police area, Sri Lanka Police said on Monday morning (Apr. 12). "The four men and two women arrested during the ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Operations at the Galgamuwa Base Hospital, which was modernized with the assistance of JICA, have been hampered due to the shortage of hospital staff including doctors and nurses. The Galgamuwa Base Hospital has been developed with modern facilities including operating theatre...

Colombo (News 1st): 10 people have died and 245 people have been hospitalized due to the spread of rat fever in the Kurunegala District. It is reported that a majority has been affected in Galgamuwa, Nikaweratiya, Weerambugedara, and Kurunegala. According to health officials, farmers and people e...

Colombo (News 1st): A three-member committee has been appointed to look into the Yal Devi train derailment near the Galgamuwa railway station on the Northern Railway Line. The Superintendent of Railways Gamini Seneviratne stated that the committee has been instructed to submit an immediate report on...

Colombo (News 1st): Presidential Candidate of the New Democratic Front, Sajith Premadasa attended a public rally in Galgamuwa, Kurunegala today. Speaking at the rally Presidential Candidate Sajith Premadasa noted that he will reconstruct all tanks through the Wewa Udawa program within two years a...