Case against Chief of Defence Staff postponed
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The hearing of the case filed against Chief-of-Defence-Staff Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne has been postponed to the 9th of October. The order was issued by...
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Verdict on hearing petition against death penalty today
(UTv|COLOMBO) -A five member bench of the Court of Appeal will deliver its verdict on the hearing of the petition filed by journalist Malinda Seneviratne...
Petitions against fmr. def. sec. Hemasiri & Pujith to be taken up
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Petitions filed against former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara sent on compulsory leave, taken up before...
Hong Kong protests: Jeremy Hunt warns China against ‘repression’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The UK foreign secretary has continued to warn China not to “repress” violent protesters in Hong Kong. A group of activists occupied Hong Kong’s...
Mathews magic sees Lanka home in nail-biter against West Indies
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Angelo Mathews who last bowled in an ODI nearly two years ago provided the golden arm for Sri Lanka when he surprisingly put himself...
“I am personally against the death penalty” – says Mahinda Rajapakse
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Leader of the Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa says he is personally against the implementation of the death penalty. He made this comment addressing the media...
Railway Dept. files complaint against trade unions’ token strike
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Department of Railways has lodged a complaint against the trade unions for resorting to a token strike despite Sri Lanka Railways being declared...
UNP against decision to implement death sentence
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The United National Party (UNP) yesterday said it was not agreeable to President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision to implement death sentence. The party said in...
AG agrees to amend indictments against Gotabaya Rajapakse
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Attorney General has agreed to amend the indictments filed against former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the D.A. Rajapaksa museum. [alert color=”faebcc”...
World Day Against Child Labour 2019 today
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The World Day Against Child Labour will be observed today to raise awareness about the plight of child labourers worldwide. Hundreds of children drop...