Multiple people who were attending the final rites of a funeral have been struck by lightning this evening (March 26).

The incident has taken place in the area of Beminiwatte in Mawanella.

According to the police, at least 25 people were rushed to the Mawanella Hospital following the incident....

The request made by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) for scheduled power cuts tomorrow (March 27) has been approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL).

Accordingly the areas under the Groups P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W will experience power cuts of 2 hours between 3.00 pm and 11.00 pm.

Meanwhile the areas under the Groups A, B,...

It is “foolish” to believe that Western sanctions against Russian businesses could have any effect on the Moscow government, Russian ex-president and deputy head of security council Dmitry Medvedev was quoted as saying on Friday.

The sanctions will only consolidate the Russian society and not cause popular discontent with the authorities, Medvedev...

A stock of 5,800 metric tonnes of diesel required for the Kerawalapitiya, Kelanitissa and privately-owned Sojitz power plants have been provided, says the Ministry of Energy.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said yesterday that there would be no extension in the duration of power interruptions to 10...