Sri Lanka’s Attorney General compares fugitive IGP to Prabhakaran after he finally surrenders

The Attorney General’s Department drew parallels between the hunt for suspended Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon and a military search for LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, as the former police chief was finally remanded until 20 March following weeks of evasion.

A foreign tourist has died at the Sigiriya Rock Fortress, sparking renewed outrage over the lack of emergency medical services at one of Sri Lanka’s most famous tourist attractions.

The train hijacked by the Baloch rebels. Photo courtesy: Swarajya Mag

MP Ravikaran has alleged in Parliament that Buddha statues are being used as boundary markers for land grabs in the northern province, undermining religious harmony

The University of Jaffna Teachers’ Association (JUTA) has strongly condemned the recent sexual assault of a female doctor in Anuradhapura, stating that the crime is part of a broader pattern of sexual violence on the island.

 

A heated battle is unfolding between Tamil Nadu and India’s central government over the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, a sweeping reform introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration. 

Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has led the opposition, labelling the policy a “Hindutva policy” that prioritises Hindi and Sanskrit over regional languages and threatens Tamil Nadu’s progressive education system.

Former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has withdrawn from a Rs 1,650 crore investment project in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, amid controversy surrounding the supposedly “free” allocation of land to his company.

The company, Ceylon Beverage Can Pvt. Ltd. which had been granted nearly 26 acres of land, will now relocate the proposed bottling and can manufacturing plant to Pune, officials confirmed.

White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed on Monday that the Israeli government had informed the Trump administration prior to launching massive air raids on the Gaza Strip overnight. 

Gaza’s Ministry of Health has reported that the latest assault by Israel has killed over 400 people with the majority being women, children, and the elderly. 

US fighter jets have carried out a series of air raids across Yemen, killing at least 32.