Red alert on heavy rain and strong winds
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Meteorology Department has issued a ‘Red’ alert on heavy rain and strong winds....
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COVID-19 infections in Sri Lanka rise to 3,123
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Two more COVID-19 patients have been identified raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,123....
BCCI announces schedule for Dream11 IPL 2020
(UTV | UAE) – The IPL Governing Council on Sunday announced the schedule for Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 to be held in UAE. The...
Fire on oil tanker completely doused
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The fire onboard the crude oil tanker ‘MT New Diamond’ has been completely doused, the Commander of Sri Lanka Navy confirmed....
India records over 90,000 cases in highest single-day
(UTV | INDIA) – With a record jump of 90,600 cases in the last 24 hours in India, the caseload from coronavirus reached 4,110,839 on...
MT New Diamond : After 72 hours of firefighting
(UTV | COLOMBO) – India closely monitoring fire-fighting efforts on MT New Diamond, presently 70 km away from Sri Lankan coast. Additional assets including Emergency...
Super Typhoon heads toward southeast Japan
(UTV | TOKYO) – An extremely powerful typhoon continued on its path toward southeastern Japan on Sunday, with the weather agency still urging maximum caution...
Hong Kong police fire pepper balls at protesters opposed to election delay
(UTV | HONG KONG ) – Police fired rounds of pepper balls at protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday as hundreds took to the streets...
Fishermen warned not to go to sea due to strong winds
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Single day and smaller fishing boats have been urged not to go out to the sea till 12 noon on Monday...
Seven COVID-19 recoveries increase total to 2,925
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Seven COVID-19 (coronavirus) infected persons, including a foreign national, have recovered and have been discharged during the past 24 hours....