Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe signed an MoU today, confirming the joining of the Democratic Party with the United National Front. (Pic Twitter @AzzamAmeen)

Embilipitiya former ASP DWC Dharmaratne is expected to be produced at the Embilipitiya Magistrate's Court today. Security was beefed up in the town, with police and STF forces deployed in the area. (Pic Lankadeepa)

Motorists in Colombo today had to test their patience as they were kept waiting for hours on the roads. Heavy traffic was reported in Galle Road and other parts of the city as the road in front of the Galle Face greens was closed for National Day rehearsals. Pic Twitter @gopiharan

A stricken cargo ship is heading towards the French coast, maritime authorities say, but there are hopes it can be righted before it runs aground.

The ship, which is carrying 3,600 tonnes of timber and digging machines, is now listing at an angle of between 40 and 50 degrees.

Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa looks on as he leaves his second son Yoshitha Rajapaksa who was remanded in custody for two weeks in Kaduwela on January 30, 2016. Rajapaksa was arrested along with four others in connection with money laundering when his father was president. AFP PHOTO / Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP / Ishara S.KODIKARA

The construction work of the New Manning Market Complex at Peliyagoda was inaugurated today under the aegis of Minister of Megapolis and Western Development Patali Champika Ranawaka. The market complex is constructed in a 25 acre land belonging to the Urban Development Authority. The complex is estimated to cost Rs 4 billion.

A train accident which could have resulted in a catastrophe was avoided at Gintota, near Galle, this morning by the drivers of the two trains. The drivers managed to stop the trains which came on opposite directions on the same track, merely 10m from each other. (Pic Lankadeepa)

Former SriLankan Chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe arrived at the PRECIFAC today to give a statement on an alleged financial fraud at SriLankan Airlines during his tenure as Chairman. He is also the brother of former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa. Pic Lankadeepa

Following the dsturbances yesterday near the Homagama Magistrate's Court, police Special Task Force and riot police were deployed in the area to beef up security around the court premises today. Pic: Lankadeepa

Sri Lanka Customs will today crush 359 African Elephant tusks weighing over 1500 kg seized in 2012, at an event held in Galle Face. Pic Twitter @gopiharan