Special Task Force (STF) and military persoonel have been deployed in Moolai area of Vaddukottai, Jaffna following tension erupted due to clash between two groups in the area.
Police opened fire to bring the situation under control when the groups, armed with sharp weapons tried to attack passengers on the road. At least two motorbikes were burned over the incident. Two individuals were also taken into custody.
Jaffna police said that with STF and military personnel deployed, police teams have been deployed to ensure normalcy in the area. (News by N. Lohathayalan)
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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