Up to 100 elephants and tuskers parade through the streets, led by the richly embellished tusker carrying the Sacred Tooth Relic, followed closely by the Diyawadana Nilame, the relic’s lay custodian.

In 1875 a vast quantity of valuable forest land was claimed by Chiefs and Headmen what were known as British Grants” – conferred upon them soon after the Kandyan War of Independence in 1817-1818 for ...

Six men have been sentenced to death over the mob killing of a Sri Lankan man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan. Priyantha Diyawadanage, 48, a factory manager in the city of Sialkot, was beaten to ...

A condolence reference would be held at the Prime Minister’s Office today (Tuesday), for the Sri Lankan national Priyantha Diyawadana who was killed by a mob in Sialkot. It is aimed to express ...

ISLAMABAD, Dec 6 (APP): A condolence reference would be held at the Prime Minister’s Office Tuesday for the Sri Lankan national Priyantha Diyawadana who was killed by a mob at a factory in Sialkot ...

In a tweet today [Sunday], Prime Minister Imran Khan appreciated and acknowledged the role of a citizen, who tried his utmost best to shelter and save life of Priyantha Diyawadana from the vigilante ...

ISLAMABAD, Dec 4 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday spoke to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and conveyed the nation’s anger and shame to people of Sri Lanka at vigilante killing of ...

SIALKOT: A man was spotted in a video trying to save the Sri Lankan national Priyantha Diyawadana single-handedly at the Sialkot factory before a ...

President Gotabaya would have gone there anyway, but the historical implication was not lost on the organizers. At the Dalada Maligawa President Gotabaya was greeted by the Diyawadana Nilame in full ...

Pradeep Nilanga Dela has been appointed as the Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa. The election to elect the next Diyawadana Nilame was held today (8). Pradeep Nilanga Dela has been ...