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Saturday, October 3, 2020

Local: COVID-19 cases rise to 3392 - UPDATE
2020-10-03 14:14:00
One more had tested positive for the Coronavirus...
President wish Trump ‘speedy recovery’
Local: President wish Trump ‘speedy recovery’
2020-10-03 10:00:00
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa wished Donald Trump...
World: India passes grim milestone of 100,000 COVID-19 deaths
2020-10-03 09:16:00
India reached a grim milestone of more than 100,...
Local: COVID-19: Recovered cases rise to 3254
2020-10-03 06:49:00
Nine more individuals recovered from COVID-19...
Local: Navy seizes over 902kg of smuggled dried turmeric
2020-10-03 06:39:00
The Navy nabbed 02 suspects with a stock of over...
World: Trump flown to hospital after Covid-19 positive test
2020-10-03 05:38:00
A feverish US President Donald Trump has been...
Local: Showers expected in several provinces
2020-10-03 05:29:00
Several spells of showers will occur in Western,...
Law & Order: No Referendum needed for 20A
2020-10-02 19:45:00
Most of the provisions sought to be amended...
Local: Children should enjoy freedom and happiness - PM
2020-10-02 19:44:00
The country urgently needs an education reform...
Local: Largest pharmaceutical manufacturing facility opens at Pitipana
2020-10-02 19:43:00
Sri Lanka’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturing...
Local: Bus goes down precipice: 48 including 30 children injured
2020-10-02 19:42:00
Forty eight people including 30 school children...
Local: CSE ASPI Best Performing Index globally in September
2020-10-02 19:41:00
The benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the...
Local: ‘Thinakaran’ special supplement ‘Vadakkin Udayan’ re-launch
2020-10-02 19:40:00
Our sister paper ‘Thinakaran’ yesterday re-...
Political: House to take up full day Adjournment Debate on “Foreign Agreements”
2020-10-02 19:39:00
Parliament will take up a full day Adjournment...
Local: Call to expedite passage of Animal Welfare Bill
2020-10-02 19:38:00
Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Namal Rajapaksa...
Local: ‘Former President tried to escape from responsibility for attacks’
2020-10-02 19:37:00
Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando...
Local: Int’l Organizations commend Govt’s COVID-19 containment measures
2020-10-02 19:36:00
International Organizations of United Nations in...
Law & Order: Four arrested over Rs.30 mn Katana robbery
2020-10-02 19:36:00
Police had arrested four persons on Thursday (01...
Local: Stop fighting and focus on COVID-19 common enemy - UN Chief
2020-10-02 19:35:00
Calling for a global ceasefire to become a...
Local: Namal calls for strict rules and regulations against cyber bullying
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Advocating against cyber bullying, Youth and...
Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Dr. Saman Weerasinghe receiving his Letter of Appointment from Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees.
Local: Dr. Saman Weerasinghe appointed Advisor to PM
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Dr. Saman...
South Korean Ambassador Woonjin Jeong presenting credentials to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Local: South Korean Ambassador presents credentials to President
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Woonjin Jeong, Ambassador of South Korea to Sri...
Local: ‘Sri Lanka recognizes legitimate right of Palestinian people’
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Sri Lanka recognizes the legitimate and...
Stray cattle on the Akkaraipattu – Kalmunai Road. Picture by Addalaichenai Central Corr.
Local: Stray cattle threaten pedestrians, motorists in Ampara
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Road accidents due to stray cattle have increased...
Senior Superintendent of Police Roshan Rajapaksa who was appointed Director of the Special Assignments and Environmental Unit with Royal Botanic Gardens Deputy Director Dr. Achala Attanayake and officers representing Colombo Municipal Council on a study tour of Colombo.
Local: Study on causes of frequent tree falls in Colombo
2020-10-02 19:30:00
The Special Assignments and Environmental Unit of...
Local: Lankan envoy calls on Turkish Industry and Technology Deputy Minister
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Sri Lankan Ambassador to Turkey M. Rizvi Hassen...
Local: “Fourth Sri Lanka - Japan Dialogue on Maritime Security, Safety and Oceanic issues held
2020-10-02 19:30:00
The Fourth Sri Lanka - Japan Dialogue on Maritime...
Local: SLAF resumes Udawalawe Forest reforestation programme
2020-10-02 19:30:00
The Sri Lanka Air Force Command Agro Unit in...
Local: APPRECIATIONS
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Dr. Nandaka Abeygunawardena : Pioneer...
Local: “Gama Samaga Pilisandara”
2020-10-02 19:30:00
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday chaired...
Local: ‘Sri Lankan women contributing for betterment of society’
2020-10-02 19:30:00
The Government will facilitate the contribution...
Finance: Dialog Axiata launches Huawei Nova 7 SE
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Gearing Sri Lanka to a “5G ready status” with its...
Finance: U.S. stock futures, global shares fall on Trump’s COVID news
2020-10-02 19:30:00
U.S. and European stock futures and Asian shares...
Finance: Taj Samudra hosts Oktoberfest from Oct. 8
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Taj Samudra Colombo will be celebrating the...
Finance: IAAC holds fifth Convocation
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Errol Morris, Senior Lecturer/Course Coordinator...
Finance: World Maritime Day celebrated for the first time in Sri Lanka
2020-10-02 19:30:00
World Maritime Day was celebrated for the first...
Editorial: The handicaps of the police
2020-10-02 19:30:00
It has long puzzled ordinary folk in this country...
Russia’s EpiVacCorona vaccine.
World: Second Russian virus vaccine passes early trials
2020-10-02 19:30:00
RUSSIA: Early clinical trials of a second Russian...
Vienna’s “vaccine tram”
World: Vienna unveils ‘vaccine tram’
2020-10-02 19:30:00
AUSTRIA: Usually, Vienna’s trams can be seen...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump
World: Modi, Johnson, EU Chief and Kremlin wish Trump ‘speedy recovery’
2020-10-02 19:30:00
INDIA, UK, BELGIUM: Indian Prime Minister...
Map locating the separatist region of Nagorny Karabakh in Azerbaidjan, which has a majority Armenian population.
World: Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes rage
2020-10-02 19:30:00
AZERBAIJAN: Armenian and Azerbaijani forces...
People get their food inside a Shake Shack restaurant at a shopping mall during the national “Golden Week” holiday. - AFP
World: China’s “Golden” holiday begins amid regular epidemic control
2020-10-02 19:30:00
CHINA: Chinese citizens started their eight-day...
World: China’s “Golden” holiday begins amid regular epidemic control
2020-10-02 19:30:00
CHINA: Chinese citizens started their eight-day...
World: Europe clamps down as pandemic worsens
2020-10-02 19:30:00
SPAIN: Europe was facing up Thursday to ever-...
World: Trump, First Lady test positive for COVID-19
2020-10-02 19:30:00
US: US President Donald Trump has tested positive...
Law & Order: Two arrested for selling liquor during ‘Poya’
2020-10-02 19:30:00
A person who had been arrested before for selling...
Law & Order: Man arrested with 12-bore gun in Yakkalamulla
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Police arrested a person with an unlicensed...
Law & Order: Suspect arrested with ICE
2020-10-02 19:30:00
A suspect was arrested with 500 grams and 110...
A few pictures from their coconut seedling distribution programme.
Features: Harmony sprouts from coconut seedlings
2020-10-02 19:30:00
It is a beautiful morning in the latter part of...
Coral Reefs restoration at the coast of Banaire in the Caribbean. (Credit: UN Environment Programme)
Features: Biodiversity still under threat
2020-10-02 19:30:00
The coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed the...
Features: New lease of life ensured for local industries - State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera
2020-10-02 19:30:00
The Government will be widely lauded for its...
Features: The 19th Amendment and its implications
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Article 33 of the Constitution makes provision...
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden participating in the first 2020 US Presidential Debate at the Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio on September 29, 2020.
Features: US polls heated on many Trump issues
2020-10-02 19:30:00
The first debate in the US Presidential Election...
Austria's Dominic Thiem returns the ball to Norway's Casper Ruud during their men's singles third round tennis match on Day 6 of The Roland Garros 2020 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Friday. - AFP
Sports: Thiem, Svitolina into French Open last 16 as Nadal expects tougher task
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Paris, Friday: US Open winner Dominic Thiem swept...
Sports: Chahal adds 'quicker googly' to leg-spin repertoire
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday: India's...
Roger Rodrigo
Sports: Roger played rugby for two countries
2020-10-02 19:30:00
It is very rare to find a sportsman representing...
Sudeera Weeraratne
Sports: Sudeera Weeraratne a fine all rounder
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Sixth year player, all rounder, right hand top...
Sports: Muditha helps Old Rajans
2020-10-02 19:30:00
A fine spell of pace bowling by Anjana Dikkumbura...
Sports: Nilfer Ibrahim to coach Joes again
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Former Kingswood College, Kandy SC, Navy SC and...
Sports: Kandy Youth Cricket Club to get a new look
2020-10-02 19:30:00
The Kandy Youth Cricket Club , is get a new look...
Niranjan Kumara
Sports: Niranjan Kumara body builder par excellence
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Niranjan Kumara has worked as a body building and...
The team captains at the media briefing (from left), Seekkuge Prasanna (Northern), Thisara Perera (Western), Dinesh Chandimal (Southern) and Asela Gunaratne (Eastern). Picture by Samantha weerasiri
Sports: National players to compete in Commander’s T20 League
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Several top national cricketers will be in action...
Sports: Army SC, Lankan CC, Colts CC, Tamil Union in the lead
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Army SC, Lankan CC, Colts CC, and Tamil Union are...
The RCGC was the venue for the Agora League Matchplay Tournament.
Sports: Anouk Chitty secures Agora League Matchplay Golf title
2020-10-02 19:30:00
Sri Lankan veteran golfer Anouk Chitty put up a...
Obituaries: Obituaries
2020-10-02 19:30:00
DEBORAH - RAJAMANI - Safe in the Arms of Jesus -...

Saturday, October 3, 2020