Saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath passes away at 69 

He is survived by his wife and music director son Manikanth Kadri.  An A grade artist in Akashwani, Gopalnath held concerts in different countries and recorded a number of CDs. He was considered as a pioneer in playing Carnatic ragas on his Saxophone. Apart from Padma Shree, Gopalnath was conferred with Sangeetha Nataka Academy Award, … Read more

SLFP led by President Maithripala Sirisena signs an MoU with SLPP led by former President Mahinda Rajapakse

Accordingly, SLFP will support SLPP Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapakse for the elections scheduled on 16th of next month. Addressing the ceremony, SLFP General Secretary MP Dayasiri Jayasekara said that both parties have agreed upon 27 policies and that there are no major dissimilarities between the two. He said some think that his party will be … Read more

Nirmala Sitharaman assures crisis-hit PMC Bank investors

Nirmala Sitharaman said, RBI is doing whatever is necessary and as per law but she will still try to put forth the customers’ misery before the banking regulator.The Minister further informed that finance ministry is studying the issue in detail to find out what went amiss in case of PMC so as to avoid such cases … Read more