The death toll in the Ella bus accident has increased to 15 with 16 others injured.
Among the persons killed in the accident are the Tangalle Urban Council Secretary T.W.K Rupasena and 11 other staff members of the Council.
The driver of the bus also was killed in the accident which occurred onThursday night.
The bus which was subjected to accident, before the incident
The range rover which colided with the bus
Tangalle Urban Council members who took part in the trip
Pix by Prasad Rukmal and Nayananada Buwaneka
Traffic police should patrol the busy roads instead of waiting to AMBUSH DOUBLE LINE VIOLATORS.
The number of Buddhist monks who were killed following the accident at the Na Uyana Theravada Buddhist Monastery (Na Uyana Aranya Senansenaya) in Pansiyagama, Melsiripura, Kurunegala currently stands at nine , with four injured, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Prof. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi told Parliament this morning. He revealed that two of the injured Buddhist monks are being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU
Several shops were damaged in a major fire that broke out in a shop on the third floor of a building at First Cross Street in Pettah, Colombo, today evening.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, said that both inequality and poverty ought to be regarded as a worldwide catastrophe that requires urgent attention.
The opposition has renewed its demand for a long delayed forensic audit into the controversial e-visa deal, following the sentencing of former Controller General of Immigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya, for contempt of court.
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