Colombo, April 25 (Daily Mirror) - The Veterinary Faculty at Peradeniya University has introduced a novel small-sized loop designed for implantation into the uterus of female monkeys to effectively prevent pregnancy A one-and-half-year-old female monkey that had given birth once was used for this test. Senior Professor Ashoka Dangolla from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Peradeniya University reported that during the X-ray examination conducted after the surgery, it was observed that […]

Colombo, April 26 (Daily Mirror) - In light of ongoing criminal activities within prison facilities, police have initiated decisive measures to deploy undercover officers to monitor and thwart illicit operations within the prisons. Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon said that organized criminals are being remanded in 15 prisons across the country and 15 special police teams have been deployed as undercover officers in those prisons to identify the activities by remanded […]

Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday (25) issued a press statement denying several allegations made against him by Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith in respect of the Easter Sunday carnage probe. “It is a well-known fact that the Muslim community in general did not vote for me or support my candidacy at the Presidential

By Rathindra Kuruwita The proposed debate between the National People’s Power (NPP) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leaders and the economic councils of the two parties remain in limbo as the two sides haggle over what debate should take place first and the date. A few days ago, the NPP suggested that the debate between

By Saman Indrajith The police Special Task Force yesterday found seven placards and posters condemning the government for its attempts to shield the masterminds of the Easter Sunday terror attacks, hidden under the desks of some Opposition MPs in the Parliament chamber. The detection of the posters was made prior to the commencement of yesterday’s parliamentary

by Reemus Fernando Nannapura MV, Bibila athlete Madushani Herath won the women’s triple jump silver medal as she achieved her personal best at the Asian Junior Athletics Championship in Dubai on Wednesday. The athlete trained by M.G.K. Kumara cleared a distance of 13.01 metres in her penultimate jump to settle for the silver medal behind

Well known philanthropist, Business Leader, donor of the Thurstan College Swimming Pool Complex and the Chairman of Hands International Group, Lion Greatian Gunawardhana passed away on Wednesday (24th ) early morning. He, being a distinguished old boy of Thurstan College, had a close relationship with the school and the Thurstan Community until his death. In

A 32-year-old man who went missing for eight days after jumping over the protective railings along the Ratnapura-Sri Pada route, at the Uda Maluwa, last week, has been found. Following the incident, the Police and the Army mounted a search operation to find the missing person, a resident of Sooriyawewa in Hambantota. The Police found

It will be November 2024, when the Sri Lanka Electricity Bill is implemented, and by then Ranil Wickremesinghe will not be President and Kanchana Wijesekera will not be a minister, says CEB United Trade Union Alliance Convener Ranjan Jayalal. CEB unions held a demonstration at Battaramulla against the Bill, and asked MPs not to vote