Desmond Tutu & The ‘Elders’ Group Calls To Act On Ex-combatants-Report
Desmond Tutu and the ‘Elders’ group has called on govt to act on ex-combatants, remove emergency laws, address marginalization-report-JNW
August 4, 2010 at 8:18 am
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Sri Lanka Thrash England In U19 T20 Opener-Report
England U19s face to a nine-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka U19s in the first Twenty20 international at Durham’s Riverside Ground on Monday. England won the toss and elected to bat first in Chester-le-Street but Luke Wells’s fourth-ball dismissal for three set the tone for the evening.
Fellow opener Jack Manuel topped scored on 23, to edge out Adam Rossington by one run. Joe Root and Ateeq Javid were the only other England batsmen to reach double figures, on 10 and 14 respectively, as the hosts were all out for 107 from 18.3 overs.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Ramith Rambukwella raced to an opening-wicket partnership of 75 before Rambukwella was bowled by Adam Ball for 36. Rajapaksa went on to claim his half century (54), with Yasoda contributing 14 as the visitors cruised to victory with more than six overs to spare-JNW
August 4, 2010 at 6:49 am
International Sovereign Bond For $1 Billion-Central Bank
An international sovereign bond for $1 billion planned for Sept for infrastructure development & restructuring existing debt-Central Bank-JNW
August 3, 2010 at 5:54 pm
Deputy Minister Mervyn Silva Punishes Dengue Prevention Officer-Ministry Aide
Dep Min Mervyn Silva has tied an official working in Dengue prevention to a tree in Kelaniya for not attending a program-Min’s aide-JNW
August 3, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Court Hears Contempt Of Court Charge Against Lanka Newspaper Editor-Lawyer
Supreme Court hears contempt of court charge against Lanka Newspaper editor over an article; date refixed for Aug 25-lawyer-JNW
August 3, 2010 at 3:42 pm
First Court Martial Against Fonseka Postponed-Military Official
First Court Martial against Gen Fonseka postponed today; to be held next on five consecutive days from Aug 9th to 13th-Mil official-JNW
August 2, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Kandy Retains Clifford Cup Knock-Out Rugby Championship
Kandy retains Clifford cup knock-out rugby championship for 4th consecutive year beating Navy SC 26-11 in final at Bogambara Stadium-JNW
August 1, 2010 at 6:38 pm
Tendulkar, Harbhajan, Gambhir Rested
Seasoned players Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh were rested while Yuvraj Singh was today recalled in the 15-member Indian squad for the upcoming cricket tri-series in Sri Lanka, beginning from August 10. The national selectors also decided to rest injured Gautam Gambhir, who missed out on the second Test against Sri Lanka because of a knee injury.
Tamil Nadu off-spinner R Ashwin and Jharkhand batsman Saurabh Tiwary, two promising youngsters who have done well in the domestic circuit, have been retained in the squad-report-JNW
August 1, 2010 at 12:16 pm
LTTE Driver Of V Prabakaran Surrenders To Trincomalee Police-Military Official
LTTE driver of V Prabakaran, a resident of Kuchchaweli, has surrendered to Trincomalee police; investigation on going-Mil Official-JNW
July 31, 2010 at 8:08 pm
Court Orders Rs5 Million Be Paid To Patient Exposed To Radiation-Lawyer
Court orders Rs5 million be paid to a 33-year old doctor exposed to radiation due to a machine defect at a Colombo hospital-lawyer-JNW
July 31, 2010 at 11:13 am
Registration Of Persons In Colombo By Mobile Bus Unit-Defence Min officia
Under www.citizens.lk, registration of persons in Colombo being carried out for all ethnic groups using mobile bus unit-Defence Min official-JNW
July 30, 2010 at 5:23 pm
Inflation Drops To 4.2% In July
Inflation 4.2% in July vs 10.4% in July 2009 based on CCPI 12-month moving average; July 4.3% year-on-year down from 4.8% in June-report-JNW
July 30, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Petrol Bomb Thrown At Siyatha Radio & TV Office-Siyatha Official
A petrol bomb thrown at Siyatha radio & TV office by unidentified persons, & two injured-Siyatha official. Police probing incident-JNW
July 30, 2010 at 7:28 am
At Stumps Day 4, India 669/9 In Reply To Sri Lanka’s 642/4d
At stumps on Day 4, India 669/9 in reply to Sri Lanka’s 642/4d in 1st innings of 2nd Test at SSC. Tendulkar 203 & Raina 120-JNW
July 29, 2010 at 5:24 pm
Norochcholai Coal Power Plant Commences In November-Min Rambukwella
Norochcholai coal power plant will commence in November; cabinet approval given for importing $7 mil worth of coal-Min Rambukwella-JNW
July 29, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Road Near Fort Railway Station Blocked By University Students-reporter
Road near Fort Railway Station blocked by around 2,000 students protesting against death of Ruhunu campus student-reporter-JNW
July 28, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Welikada, Bogambara & Jaffna Prisons Will Be Relocated-Ministry Official
Welikada, Bogambara & Jaffna Prisons will be relocated; land also identified for open prison in Monaragala-Ministry official-JNW
July 28, 2010 at 11:46 am