COLOMBO (News 1st); Eight people were injured in a clash between two groups of inmates at the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Center on Sunday (04) night. Police said they were transferred to the Polonnaruwa Hospital for further treatment after initially being admitted to the Welikanda Hospital. Police h...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police detained 102 people who fled from the Kandakadu Treatment & Rehabilitation Center, Polonnaruwa. Major General (Retired) Darshana Hettiarachchi, the Commissioner General of Rehabilitation, speaking to News 1st, said that operations are underway to locate anot...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Transport Commission said special raids are ongoing regarding buses carrying passengers without a license. NTC Director General Dr. Nilan Miranda said four teams were deployed for this purpose. Attention was directed towards the issue of unlicensed buses following ...

COLOMBO(News 1st): Sri Lanka Police says that so far for the year 2023 - 1190 people have lost their lives due to accidents. Police spokesperson SSP Nihal Thalduwa says that 1126 fatal accidents have been report so far. He pointed that most of the accidents have occured due to the negligence ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Measures have been taken to compile a report regarding the license of the private bus involved in the Manampitiya accident.  Director General of the National Transport Commission Commander Nilan Miranda said the report was called by the Secretary of the Eastern Province. H...