Govt. extends grace period to settle outstanding electricity bills
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The Ministry of Power and Energy stated that the grace period granted to settle payments of outstanding electricity bills for the...
Category : Coronavirus Outbreak
Govt. urges public to celebrate New Year indoors
(UTV | COLOMBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today (09) urged the public to observe Sinhala and Tamil New Year rituals at home in a subdued...
Over 140 tested for COVID-19 in Jaffna; Seven positive
(UTV | JAFFNA) – Over 140 individuals were tested for the COVID-19 virus at the Teaching Hospital in Jaffna....
Sri Lanka expands COVID-19 testing
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Testing for COVID-19 will be expanded to determine if there are more COVID-19 patients in the general population, the Director-General of...
Ratnapura curfew to continue
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The curfew in Ratnapura and Pelmadulla Police Divisions will not be lifted today (09) as announced earlier, the Police stated....
Seventh COVID-19 victim confirmed in Sri Lanka
A 44-year-old male who was receiving treatment at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases passed away this evening. The resident of Mount Lavinia had traveled...
All pharmacies island-wide to open on April 9
All pharmacies across the country will open from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on Thursday (09). This was decided at the meeting of the Presidential...
Dr Anton Sebastianpillai dies from COVID-19 at London hospital
Dr Anton Sebastianpillai, a consultant geriatrician, who qualified as a doctor in Sri Lanka in 1967 and specialised in treating the elderly at the Kingston...
A clarion call for unity to defeat COVID-19
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday made a clarion call for unity to defeat the common enemy COVID-19 keeping aside all political, religious, ethnic or other...
1,815 arrested within 24hrs for violating curfew
The Police say 1,815 suspects have been arrested for violating curfew regulations between 6am yesterday and 6am today. The Police Media Unit said 595 vehicles...