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  • Smallholders get good income
    The income of tea smallholders has rapidly increased due to the increase of tea prices from 110 to Rs 250.The total revenue of the Tea Auction as at April 6 this year was Rs.73.13 bn and 86.23...
  • Two held for illegally transporting petrol
    Two suspects who were transporting 850 litres of petrol without a licence were arrested by the Vellavali Police on Monday (22) in the Vellavali town.The two suspects were arrested after it was...
  • Cannabis worth Rs. 70 mn seized from Negombo
    The Special Task Force of the Police yesterday seized 560 kilograms of Cannabis from a boat at the ferry terminal at Mankuliya, Negombo, believed to be the largest smuggled stock of Cannabis detected...
  • Accidents kill over 12,000 yearly
    Around 12,000 people die annually due to accidents, Dr.Samitha Siritunga, a specialist in the Non-Communicable Diseases Unit of the Health Ministry said.He said that about 1.3 million people are...
  • Police sergeant remanded
    The Akkaraipattu Magistrate has remanded the Police sergeant arrested in connection with the shooting incident at the Thirukkovil Police Station where four Police officers were killed, until January...
  • Held for using banned lunch sheets
    A man who was in possession of 58,000 substandard polythene lunch sheets which are legally banned currently due to their adverse impact on the environment was arrested during a raid carried out by...
  • Held for selling glyphosate
    A man in possession of 964 packets of the banned agrochemical ammonia glyphosate worth nearly Rs.500,000 was arrested in a raid carried out by STF personnel at Chunnagam, Jaffna, on Monday.The raid...
  • Special ops to ensure health guidelines followed
    The Police yesterday severely warned the drivers and conductors of 406 passenger transport buses in the Western Province, who did not follow the guidelines issued by the Director General of Health....
  • Dematagoda Ruwan smuggled over Rs.7 b worth drugs
    ICG detection a major breakthroughSeveral luxury vehicles seizedProbe under Money Laundering ActDematagoda Ruwan, a large-scale drug trafficker who was recently arrested, has been found to have...
  • Cop arrested with ICE
    A constable was arrested along with Crystal methamphetamine or ‘ICE’ by the Special Task Force (STF) on October 29.The STF had first arrested a suspect along with 10.600 ml of Kerala cannabis in...
  • Two IRCs attacked Police Officers in Colombo – Police Spokesman
    Police Media Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said that the two persons who were arrested for assaulting and injuring a group of Police Officers in the Colombo city limits are Island Re-Convicted...
  • Three arrested for forging driving licenses
    The Wewelwatta Police on Thursday arrested three suspects in a raid conducted in the Batewela area in the Wewelwatta Police Division for forging driving licenses.The suspects were arrested while in...
  • Three arrested for forging driving licences
    Three suspects have been arrested in a raid carried out by the Wewelwatta Police in the Batewela area in the Wewelwatta Police Division yesterday for forging driving licenses. The suspects were...
  • Agri sector facing a huge crisis – Former President
    Former President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday said that the agriculture sector in the country is facing an unprecedented crisis. Sirisena was addressing the 21st death anniversary commemoration of...
  • Man with over 35,000 kgs of refuse tea arrested
    A man was arrested with 35,923 kilos of refuse tea in the Eli House area in Modara on Monday (07). The arrested suspect is a 57 year old man.The suspect has been handed over to the Modara Police...