2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (565+ words) For centuries, this formation has occupied a unique place at the intersection of mythology, geography, history, religion, and science. RAM SETU IN THE RAMAYANA According to the Ramayana, Lord Rama, regarded in Hindu tradition as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu,…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (379+ words) Local residents have thrown their weight behind proposals to hold municipal managers and company directors of water service providers criminally and civilly liable for failing to deliver quality water services. The views were shared during the second public hearing on…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (407+ words) The Premier, Dr Phophi Ramathuba has called on citizens to stop positioning the continent as a tourist destination that is still developing towards a better future, saying Africa must be recognised as the best destination today. Ramathuba delivered the keynote…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (486+ words) Some teachers have so little belief in the importance of pupils’ full attendance that they would take their own children on term-time holidays if they could, a three-year research programme has found. Frontline staff do not believe that the school…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (399+ words) Sri Lankan won the top prize at the prestigious Royal Adelaide Show for her homemade cakes. Maleesha Okandapola grabbed the 1st Place in the Wedding Cake Category, 1st Place in the Floral Arrangement Category and the Most Successful Cake Decorating Exhibitor in…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (398+ words) FAIRY Glen sets a good recent standard for the others to aim at in the Betfred Park Hill Fillies’ Stakes at Doncaster. While she looked a useful filly at the end of last year, finishing second in a Listed race…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (366+ words) THE SNP and ScotRail have been condemned after the full £420k cost of its glitchy new train app was revealed, as well as the number of complaints made about it. Commuters across Scotland were angered last month when the nationalised rail…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (465+ words) Downing Street still has confidence in National Air Traffic Services boss Martin Rolfe The number of flights cancelled after a technical failure of the UK’s air traffic control system rose above 2,000 yesterday, as the transport secretary told MPs that the…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (330+ words) PROGRESS has been made to begin the construction phase of transforming the site of Derby’s former Showcase Cinema. - By NIGEL SLATER Local democracy reporter Piles of rubble have been seen during the summer months as demolition work resumed at the…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (428+ words) Speaking at a recent First Capital Research Stock Talk podcast on "Global Trade Reset: What It Means for Sri Lanka's Apparel Industry," Lawrence said that from the end of the civil war to the pandemic and the 2022 economic collapse, successive…...