The suspect wanted in connection with the alleged rape of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital has been arrested. Police said the suspect, an army deserter, was arrested in the Galnewa area.

Several police teams had launched an investigation to capture the individual, who fled after sexually assaulting a 32-year-old doctor in training as a specialist on Monday night.

The suspect has been identified as Kiribandalage Nilantha Madhuranga Ratnayake, a resident of Galnewa.

It has also been reported that the suspect was previously remanded in custody in connection with another case and was released the day before the alleged assault on the doctor.

The 34-year-old suspect who had absconded from military service was arrested by a special police team in Galnewa today.

Former MP and an organiser for the Kalutara District, Lakshman Wijemanne protested against MP Rajitha Senaratne's presence at the party headquarters Sirikotha during a ceremony held to handover appointment letters to new organisers. However, party sources said the matter was settled by party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe who intervened and managed to calm things down.

Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayke today requested Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne to look into the possibility of taking action against his predecessor Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, former Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapaksa and former Deputy Chairman of Committees Angajan Ramanathan for alleged excessive use of fuel during their tenures.

Medical officers have decided to continue with their strike action despite the arrest of the suspect wanted in connection with the alleged rape of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.

While the preparations for the 2025 Local Government (LG) Elections are being carried out, 155,976 new voters have qualified to vote in the upcoming polls, Elections Commission (EC) Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake said.

The Cabinet decided to table the Batalanda Commission report in Parliament within this week, Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today. He told the weekly briefing to announce Cabinet decisions that the Cabinet discussed the measures to be taken with regard to the report.

The doctors of the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital launched an idefinite strike against the sexual assault of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.

The suspect who sexually assaulted a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching hospital is found to be an army deserter, Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today.

Considering requests from various departments and affiliated bodies of the Ministries to fill vacant posts, the Cabinet has granted approval for the relevant Ministries and institutions to proceed with 5,882 recruitments, as recommended by the committee.

Claiming that the stance of the government on the Adani Wind Power project has not changed, Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today the Adani group can decide to pull out of the project if they are not ready to revise the tariff rates.

Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa was careful not to mention former Minister Tiran Alles' name despite numerous questions from journalists about potential links between former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon and former Minister Alles.