3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (81+ words) Passenger train services between Nanu Oya and Badulla on the Upcountry railway line resumed at 9. 00 a. m. today (20) after being suspended for seven months due to the damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah. Train operations had been limited due to a landslide on…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (420+ words) The National Council for Road Safety has announced that the mandatory seat belt law will be strictly enforced effective from today (20). Accordingly, while wearing a seat belt while driving is mandatory, all vehicle passengers traveling on expressways are also required…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (443+ words) Passenger train services between Nanu Oya and Badulla stations on the Upcountry railway line resumed today (20) after being suspended for seven months due to the damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah. Train operations had been limited due to a landslide on…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (389+ words) At "least five people were killed "in Israeli air strikes and drone attacks in southern Lebanon on Saturday, "Lebanese state media reported, just "hours after a ceasefire between "Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah "group took effect. State news agency NNA…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (451+ words) One person was killed and several others injured when "two trains collided about 60 miles (100 km) north "of London, British Transport Police said on Friday. Emergency services were called at about 5: 15 p. m. (1615 GMT) to the line south of Bedford, "where two East…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (389+ words) The United States are Group D winners after 10-man Paraguay beat Turkey 1-0 to knock Vincenzo Montella's side out of the 2026 World Cup. Paraguay took the lead within two minutes when Matias Galarza drilled the ball low past Ugurcan Cakir. For…...

4+ day, 39+ min ago  (474+ words) Ismael Saibari scored only 72 seconds into the game as Morocco beat Scotland 1-0 at the World Cup to keep alive their chances of advancing to their second straight knockout round. Saibari slipped behind two Scotland defenders and Brahim Diaz dropped the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (347+ words) The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) says it is further studying the possibility of removing the existing QR code fuel quota system, which was introduced to manage fuel supplies amidst global tensions. CPC Chairman D. J. Rajakaruna revealed this while responding to an…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (441+ words) The Commissioner General of Examinations A. K. S. Indika Kumari Liyanage announced that a total of 11, 790 candidates have obtained "A" passes for all subjects in the 2025 G. C. E. Ordinary Level (O/L) Examination. She made these remarks during a media briefing held at the Department of…...

4+ day, 3+ min ago  (313+ words) A 38-year-old suspect travelling in a three-wheeler has been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) in the Kendaliyaddapaluwa area in Ganemulla while in possession of a large stock of "Ice" (crystal methamphetamine) narcotics." According to Police, the suspect…...