Grand plans are on the cards to make Colombo Fort not only a tourist and cultural hub but also an area replete with restaurants and open-air cafes, in the benevolent shadows of restored old buildings.

Accordingly, trains will operate between Colombo Fort and Badulla and Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai (KKS). The first train will leave from Colombo Fort to Badulla at 7.30 pm on March 12 ...

The victim was identified as 53-year-old Perminova Olga ... morning (19), she boarded the Podimanike train bound for Colombo Fort and was travelling towards Ella when the accident occurred.

According to Sri Lankan news site Daily Mirror, 53-year-old Olga Perminova was on the famed Podi Menike train, which covers a 300km-long scenic route between Colombo Fort and Badulla. Local police ...