In a significant move for Sri Lanka’s fuel industry, the United States has officially launched its first fuel station in the country today.

A farewell and service appreciation ceremony was held yesterday (Monday) at the Jaffna District Secretariat auditorium for Assistant Election Commissioner I. K. Amalraj, who has been transferred to the Vavuniya District Secretariat.

Gunasingham Dushanan has been officially appointed as the Birth and Death Registrar for the Velanai region and the Marriage Registrar for the island areas.

A visually impaired elderly woman, identified as Piravunrasa Nageswari (78), was discovered dead in the garden of her residence on Sunday.

Jaffna police have arrested three juveniles involved in repeated stone-throwing attacks on trains passing through the Ariyalai area.

After a hiatus, the passenger ferry service between Kankesanthurai (Sri Lanka) and Nagapattinam (India) has officially resumed today.

The suspect arrested in connection with the Hulftsdorp Court Complex shooting has been identified as Samindu Dilshan Piyumanga Kandanaarachchi, a resident of Dambahena Road, Maharagama.

Prominent businessman and founder of Thinakkural newspaper, Selliah Ponnuchamy, widely known as S.P. Sami, has passed away at the age of 89.

A crucial consultative meeting to select local government candidates for the Udupiddy Constituency under the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) was held today (19) evening at the party office in Mandikai Madathady, Vadamarachchi.

A tragic incident has claimed the life of a six-month pregnant woman, who was serving as an Assistant Divisional Secretary in the Thenmarachchi region.