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An Agricultural Research & Production Assistant has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), for soliciting a bribe of Rs. 1.2 million from a person to provide part of a government land for cultivation. The arrest was made yesterday (16) following a complaint lodged by an individual residing in the Mahawa area.A receipt was obtained stating that the suspect had paid acreage tax on about 12 acres of government-owned land, which was illegally occupied and cultivated, to the complainant for cultivation.A bribe of Rs. 3.5 million was demanded for carrying out the necessary work. Out…

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first expedition to successfully scale the summit of Mount Everest, has died in the Nepali capital Kathmandu, aged 92.His family said he had recently become unwell.Kanchha Sherpa was 19 when he accompanied the historic team led by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to the top of the world’s tallest mountain in 1953.He joined the 35-member expedition as a porter despite no prior mountaineering experience. On the arduous trek lasting more than two weeks, he carried food, tents and equipment up to base camp – and was one of three Sherpas to make…

US President Donald Trump says “great progress” was made during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, with the pair agreeing to face-to-face talks in Hungary.He said the call, the first with Putin since mid-August, was “very productive”, adding that teams from Washington and Moscow will meet next week.Trump did not confirm a date for his meeting with Putin in Budapest. The Kremlin said work on the summit would begin “immediately” after the “extremely frank and trustful” call.The talks came a day before Ukraine’s President Zelensky was to visit the White House, and with Trump weighing whether…

A boat carrying a stock of suspected narcotics has been apprehended by the Sri Lanka Navy in the Southern seas.According to the Navy Spokesman, the five-member crew and the boat are currently being escorted to the Galle Harbour.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m, today (17), the Department of Meteorology said. Fairly heavy falls above 75 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-central and North-western provinces. Showers may occur in Western and Southern provinces in the morning too, the Met. Department added.The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

Three police teams are currently interrogating six suspects, including ‘Ishara Sewwandi’, the fugitive female suspect wanted in connection with the murder of underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne alias ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa.’It is reported that several important details related to Sanjeewa’s murder have been revealed during the questioning of Ishara Sewwandi.Ishara Sewwandi, the main suspect in the murder of Ganemulla Sanjeewa, was recently arrested in Nepal during a special operation carried out jointly by a Sri Lankan police team and the Nepalese police.The group of suspects was brought back to Sri Lanka on a SriLankan Airlines aircraft by a team led by…

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone collaborated with Meta to become the new voice of its AI version across multiple countries.Taking to her Instagram handle, Deepika shared a video which featured the actress recording her voice in a studio for Meta AI.“Hi, I am Deepika Padukone. I am the new voice of Meta AI. So tap the ring and my voice will run out,” said Deepika in the post.While sharing the video, the ‘Piku’ actress wrote, “Okay, so this is pretty cool I think! I’m now part of Meta AI and you can chat with my voice in English across India, United…

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hemal Prashantha, who served as the Director of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) was transferred in connection with an ongoing investigation against him, according to sources from Police Headquarters. SSP Hemal Prashantha is reportedly facing allegations of misusing Rs. 5 million allocated for informants, administrative shortcomings, and failing to carry out proper drug raids over a three-month period. An investigation into the alleged misuse of the Rs. 5 million has already been launched by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Accordingly, on September 25, an approval was sought from the National Police Commission to transfer the PNB Director. The approval…

India is set to host the centenary Commonwealth Games in 2030 – the second time in 20 years that the event will have been held in the world’s most populous nation.The city of Ahmedabad in the west of the country has been chosen ahead of Abuja in Nigeria by an evaluation commission from governing body Commonwealth Sport.And the decision to hold the Games there in five years time is now expected to be ratified at the organisation’s general assembly in Glasgow on 26 November.Ahmedabad can boast the Narendra Modi Stadium – the largest in the world, with a capacity of…

Over 500 individuals have been arrested by Police yesterday during island-wide crime and drug prevention operations aimed at apprehending suspects involved in various criminal activities.Special operations are being conducted at the divisional level covering all regional police stations on the instructions of the Inspector General of Police (IGP).The report for yesterday (15) is as follows: Number of persons inspected – 28,020Number of persons arrested on suspicion – 577Number of persons directly linked to crimes – 17Number of persons who were on outstanding warrants – 269Number of persons on open warrants – 144Number of persons arrested for driving under the influence -…