COLOMBO: Archaeologists of Jaffna University, led by Prof Pushparatnam, have discovered the ruins of a 15th century Hindu temple buried in the sand in the middle of a thick jungle in Pooneryn ...

Photo courtesy of Kumanan Last year a transgender individual reached out to the local police for assistance in retrieving a ...

COLOMBO: Top officials of a Hindu temple in Sri Lanka have been arrested for holding a festival despite a ban on large gatherings amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, according to a media report.

Police have arrested the chairman and secretary of the board of trustees at the Sri Kamatchi Amman Hindu temple in Jaffna for conducting a religious festival on Sunday violating health guidelines ...

By Dinasena Rathugamage Heavy rainfall during the past few days has adversely affect most parts of Jaffna.The Nallur Temple in Jaffna has also been flooded, and the evening pooja on Thursday (21) was ...

A protest promoting LGBTQ rights near the Nallur Kandaswamy Temple in Jaffna has drawn strong criticism from Geethanath Cassilingam, Chief Organizer of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) for ...

Text and Pic by Dinasena Rathugamage Jaffna Urkavathuari police apprehended a drug-addicted Poosari (Hindu priest) on Wednesday for stealing four gold sovereigns from the temple’s till, which he ...

After a hearty breakfast in Chennai, you can now fly to the north of Lanka in 90 minutes, and just in time for lunch, courtesy direct flights from Alliance Air starting Monday ...

Chairman and Secretary of the board of trustees at the Sri Kamatchi Amman Hindu temple in Jaffna were taken into custody for conducting a religious festival on Sunday violating COVID-19 health ...

A huge crowd attended the festival at the Sri Kamakshi Amman Kovil temple in Tamil-dominated Jaffna without maintaining social distance or wearing face masks PTI Last Updated : 28 April 2021, 12: ...