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The results of the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha Election was released last night, with the National People’s Power (NPP) coming out on top. The NPP obtained a total of 17,295 votes, securing 15 seats. The number of votes and seats…

The Election Commission has announced the establishment of polling stations based on the number of registered voters for the upcoming parliamentary elections. In the Colombo District, 1,204 polling stations will be set up to accommodate…

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has announced that it will take steps today (28) to inform the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to request additional information regarding the electricity tariff revision. For the third…

Sri Lanka Navy has seized an Indian fishing boat and apprehended 12 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, during a special operation conducted off Point Pedro, Jaffna yesterday (27). The North Central Naval…

The recently spreading swine disease ‘Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome’ (PRRS) has been identified as an African Swine Disease, says the Department of Animal Production and Health. Furthermore, the department assured that…

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the current President Anura Kumara Dissanayake lacks a parliamentary majority, similar to himself. He made these remarks while attending a public meeting held by the New Democratic Front in…

India has handed over solar rooftop systems to religious locations in Sri Lanka in continuation of its the energy partnership in the neighbourhood. In a ceremony held on Friday, representatives from High Commission of India, Ceylon…

The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Mr. Marc-André Franchehas paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at her office. Mr. Franche extended his best wishes to the Prime Minister and reaffirmed the…

It has been revealed that the student who fell to his death from an upper floor of the C.W.W. Kannangara Hostel at the University of Kelaniya had been consuming alcohol excessively. Speaking at a press conference held today (23), Police…

The Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake says that October 27 and November 03 will be designated as special days for the distribution of official polling cards for the upcoming General Election. Speaking to the media…