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Caution level heat to persist tomorrow as well: Met Dept.

The temperature felt on the human body is likely to increase up to a‘Caution level’ at some places for the second consecutive day tomorrow, the Meteorological Department warned.

Gunman involved in ex-prison officials murder detained for seven days

The gunman responsible for the murder of a former Assistant Superintendent of Prisons arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport while trying to flee the country has been detained for a seven day period for questioning.

Veteran journalist Premalal Wijeratne passes away

All set for special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy

Thousands of people have already arrived in Kandy in view of the special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic at the Sri Dalada Maligawa due to open on Friday evening.