One of three young men died on the afternoon of the 20th after injecting a chemical suspected to be a narcotic substance at the Alapalawala sports ground in the Daulagala Police division.
Defending champions Matara City were brought crashing down to earth as Police Sports Club recorded a thumping 5–0 victory in the Sri Lanka Football Federation–organised Champions League Football Tournament played at the Colombo Racecourse Grounds in Colombo.
South African Police say a manhunt is under way after a shooting at a tavern left nine people dead – seven men and two women – and another 10 injured in a township in a gold-mining area near Johannesburg.
Seven wild Asian elephants, including calves, were killed when a high-speed train collided with a herd crossing the tracks in North-Eastern India, local officials say.
Two separate investigations have been launched into an alleged altercation between National People’s Power MP Shantha Padmakumara, and a police constable attached to the Suriyakanda Police Station. The investigations are being carried out under the instructions of Ratnapura DIG Renuka Jayasundara, and are being supe…
A court in Pakistan on Saturday sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison after they were found guilty of corruption.
At least nine people were killed in a shooting in a township near Johannesburg, South Africa early Sunday when gunmen opened fire, police officials said.
Police have uncovered a cache of ice (crystal methamphetamine) concealed inside a house in the 3rd Mile Post area within the Karandeniya Police Division.
दक्षिण अफ्रीका के जोहानिसबर्ग के पास एक टाउनशिप में रविवार आधी रात को बंदूकधारियों ने गोलियां चलाकर कम-से-कम नौ लोगों को मार दिया. स्थानीय पुलिस के मुताबिक, "कुछ पीड़ितों पर अज्ञात हमलावरों ने गलियों में बेधड़क गोलियां मारीं." न्यूज एजेंसी एएफपी ने पुलिस के हवाले से बताया है कि गोलीबारी का मकसद अभी तक पता नहीं चला ह…
Seven wild Asian elephants, including calves, were killed when a high-speed train collided with a herd crossing the tracks in north-eastern India, local officials say.
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to 17 years in prison after a Pakistani court found them guilty of illegally retaining and selling valuable state gifts.
"Num momento em que decorre o diálogo nacional inclusivo, ainda faz sentido usar esse tipo de linguagem? Dizer que as manifestações foram violentas, ilegais e criminosas", criticou Mondlane durante um encontro com membros do partido Anamola, que antecedeu uma marcha, na província de Inhambane, sul de Moçambique.
Police officers — one toting a submachine gun — and security guards are grouped around the entrances to Magdeburg's Christmas market. Occasionally, people are stopped and questioned. Large red and green concrete blocks, sand sacks and steel security barriers line the access points to the market, situated in the squa…
The United States on Friday launched airstrikes against more than 70 Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria in retaliation for an attack that killed two US soldiers and an interpreter in Palmyra last week.
Seven wild Asiatic elephants were killed on Saturday, as they were struck by a high-speed train as they attempted to cross a railway track in Assam, in northeastern India.
एक पाकिस्तानी अदालत ने शनिवार, 20 दिसंबर को पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री इमरान खान और उनकी पत्नी बुशरा बीबी को 17 साल की कड़ी सजा सुनाई है. यह तोशाखाना जांच से जुड़ा एक अन्य मामला है, जिसमें उन पर देश को मिले उपहारों की खरीद में गड़बड़ी करने का आरोप लगा था. इस फैसले का ऐलान अडियाला जेल, रावलपिंडी की विशेष अदालत ने किया. इमरान…
‘DNA tests are still being carried out, and we do not rule out the possibility that the DNA of other deceased people may be identified,’ police commissioner says
Skipper Ashen Bandara struck 121 in 176 balls as Police SC reached 345 for 7 wickets at stumps on day one on their Major Clubs three-day fixture against Chilaw Marians CC at Colts Grounds yesterday.
The Court of Appeal yesterday ordered Sri Lanka Customs (SLC) to release a further 166 BYD vehicles that had been detained, subject to the furnishing of the relevant bank guarantees and corporate guarantees.
A knowledge exchange and interaction programme for 10 Apex Court Judges of Sri Lanka was organised by the Supreme Court of India, New Delhi and National Judicial Academy (NJA), Bhopal recently. The delegation was led by Sri Lanka’s Chief Justice, Justice Preethi Padman Surasena.
A Sri Lankan air passenger who had illegally brought a consignment of foreign-made cigarettes worth Rs. 2.85 million into the country and attempted to take them out of the Katunayake Airport via the ‘Green Channel’ where there is no declaration required was arrested by a team of airport customs officers in the early…
Sampath Manamperi who is in the custody of the Western North Crimes Division on charges of possessing a stock of chemicals used to manufacture the drug Ice and weapons, has been produced before the Walasmulla Magistrate’s Court. The magistrate ordered that the suspect be further detained at the Western North Crimes …
The world was rocked in recent weeks by a series of shooting massacres, which have again called into question the prevalence of small arms in private and unauthorized hands. Among these incidents were the Bondi Beach attack, Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in decades, in which 15 people lost their lives and two …