Exactly 18 years ago!!!

Its been 18 years since we won the ICC Cricket World Cup 1996...!
Unforgettable day of Sri Lankan Cricket history...!

That day Sri Lankan Captain Arjuna Ranatunga and his team won the World Cup final match against Australia in Lahore Gaddaffi Stadium in Pakistan.

World Cup Man of the Match: Aravinda de Silva and Man of the series : Sanath Jayasuriya.

Sihina Mawana Mata.......

My New Song release for Valentine's Day - 2014

Sihina Mawana Mata.....

Lyrics & Melody : Ravindra Dahanayaka

Negombo school principal murdered, body discovered with cut wounds

A school principal was murdered in the Negombo area today morning, Police said.

The Principal of St Mary's college Negombo Maxwell Fernando, 59 was found with cut injuries inside the school bathroom. He was pronounced dead on admission.

Police said that he had reported to work around 6.30 a.m. and when the staff was looking for him to commence the weekly meeting he was found with the cut injuries.

Police have not ruled a possible dispute over school admissions.

Test run from Kilinochchi-Omanthai

 A train from Kilinochchi to Omanthai went on a test run today fir the first time since the 30-year war. The railway line from Kilinochchi to Omanthai is under construction and is scheduled to commence train services by September 14.

Driver who dropped body on road arrested...... Hearse door opens and dumps coffin on road

The driver of a hearse who accidentally dropped a dead body of a man in Kandy town while transporting the body to a funeral house is to be charged for causing disrespect to the body, a senior police office said.

The hearse belonging to the Nuwara Mal Salawa in Kandy was driving past the Kandy clock tower when the body had fallen off and a few meters away the coffin had also fallen off on the road, police quoted eyewitnesses as saying.

The hearse had proceeded without the body while the police had to call for another hearse and transported the body back to the undertaker.

A spokesman for the undertaker said the rear door had opened after its lock had snapped and the body had slipped off, however he was not sure how the coffin had opened up as it has a separate lock. "It is probably that they had failed to lock the coffin", he added.

"The driver also had his assistant, but had not realised that the body had fallen off until they reached the home in Katugastota", he said.

Police said they arrested the driver and had later been given bail.

Deputy Inspector General of Police (Legal) Gamini Dissanayake said ‘Under existing laws there is provision to charge such person for causing disrespect to a dead person'.

DIG Vaas Gunawardena,Ravindu Gunawardena re-remanded till August 27

The nine suspects including former DIG Vaas Gunawardena and his son Ravindu Gunawardena have been re-remanded till August 27.

The decision to re-remand the suspects was taken after they were produced before the Colombo Additional Magistrate Mohammed Sahabdeen today.

The Criminal Investigation Department today informed the courts that the nineth suspect, Shrimal Hettiarachchi who was arrested together with Ravindu Gunawardena, has an ongoing murder case against him at the Galle Magistrate’s Court.

Since an identification parade in connection with that case will be held on the 21st of this month, the CID requested permission from the courts to present the relevant suspect for the identification parade for which the Colombo Additional Magistrate granted permission.