President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (03) met representatives of an alliance comprising six Tamil and Muslim political parties to discuss constitutional reforms, Provincial Council elections and a range of issues affecting Tamil-speaking communities.

A total of 2,331 individuals from 581 families have been affected by the prevailing adverse weather conditions in the Nuwara Eliya District.

The post-mortem examination of the inmate who died during the Mahara Prison unrest was conducted today (03) by a special team of judicial medical officers at the morgue of the Ragama Teaching Hospital.

Officials have been instructed to take immediate precautionary measures to protect the general public from possible disasters due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions across the country.

A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall has severely damaged the Watawala Railway Station after an earth embankment behind the station collapsed today (03).

Iran said on Monday there were no talks under ​way with the United States and no plans for any meetings, contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump who had ‌cited talks he said would take place that afternoon as justification for calling off attacks.

A 65-year-old man has died after being trapped under a collapsed earth embankment in the Solankanda area of Nawalapitiya due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions.

The prevailing rainy weather conditions are expected to ease from noon tomorrow (04), the Department of Meteorology said.

Water supply to Mawanella and Aranayaka has been disrupted due to blockages at the water intake points supplying the Asupini Ella and Mawanella water treatment plants caused by heavy rainfall.

The Court of Appeal has concluded its consideration of the writ petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeking an order preventing his arrest and detention in connection with investigations into the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks.