‘Prison term for illegal water consumption’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – State Minister of Water Supply Facilities Vasudeva Nanayakkara says steps will be taken to amend existing laws to hand persons found guilty of...
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Seven arrested for illegal fishing in Nilaveli
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Navy personnel apprehended 7 persons who engaged in fishing activities using unauthorized nets in Nilaveli, Trincomalee. The apprehension was made during a patrol...
US says Israeli settlements are no longer illegal
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The US has shifted its position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, no longer viewing them as inconsistent with international law. US...
Illegal elephant calf case fixed for Nov 6
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Colombo High Court today (Oct 4) ordered that the illegal elephant calf possession case against four suspects including an interdicted magistrate would be heard on...
Declare Presidential poll gazette illegal; petition
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A petition was filed in the Supreme Court today requesting to issue a writ order declaring the gazette notification to call for Presidential Election was...
13 SRI LANKANS DEPORTED FROM AUSTRALIA
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Thirteen Sri Lankans who had illegally migrated to Australia were deported and arrived at the Katunayake International Airport this morning. All of them were...
Former Panama President Martinelli not guilty of corruption
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, has been acquitted of corruption and illegal wiretapping. Prosecutors had accused Mr Martinelli of using public funds to record...
Ex-MP Sajin Vass Gunawardena indicted
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Former Parliamentarian (MP) Sajin Vass Gunawardena was indicted by the Attorney General (AG) in the Colombo High Court on a money laundering charge of Rs....
“AG informed that motion to abolish death penalty is illegal” – President
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Attorney General (AG) has informed the President that the Private Member’s Motion presented to the Parliament seeking to abolish the death penalty is...
Wigneswaran’s sacking of NPC minister illegal, court rules
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Court of Appeal has decided that former Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran’s order to remove former Northern Province Minister B. Deniswaran from...