The Hational Building Research Institute (NBRI) has issued landslide early warnings to the Districts of Kandy, Kegalle, Matale  and Ratnapura valid from 2200 hrs on 03rd October upto 2200 hrs on 04th October 2026.

Accordingly,

LEVEL II (AMBER) landslide early warnings have been issued to the Divisional Secretaries Divisions and surrounding areas of Udu Dumbara and Minipe 8n the Kandy district, Dehiowita in the Kegalle district, and Ambanganga Korale and Matale in the Matale district.

LEVEL I (YELLOW) landslide early warnings have been issued to the Divisional Secretaries Divisions and surrounding areas of Rambukkana in the Kegalle district, Rattota in the Matale district, and Eheliyagoda in the Ratnapura district.

India beat their fierce rivals Pakistan by 19 runs to win Asian Games cricket gold after a pulsating final in front of a small but raucous crowd in Nagoya, Japan.

World T20 champions India posted 211-6 in their 20 overs on Saturday, with Abhishek Sharma scoring 61 and Tilak Varma 51 not out, before Hasan Nawaz’s valiant 96 saw Pakistan come up just short at 192-6.

It was India’s seventh straight win over Pakistan in T20s and the fifth consecutive men’s game between the two bitter rivals where players didn’t shake hands — both before and after the game.

The neighbouring countries only meet in international tournaments and on neutral ground because of political tensions, and the captains refused the normal handshakes before the match.

The medal ceremony was also substantially delayed before ICC chairman Jay Shah appeared first to present the medals, as twice announced by the official Asian Games broadcast.

Only the Indian players were presented with medals, however, by Shah, who is the son of India’s Interior Minister Amit Shah and a former BCCI secretary.

Pakistan and bronze medallists Sri Lanka were presented with their medals by Asian Games officials.

As before the contest, no handshakes took place at the end of the match or during the medal ceremony.

No reason has been given for the delay or the apparent change to the medal ceremony plans. Al Jazeera has asked the Asian Games for comment.

The clash on a converted baseball field in Japan was new ground for even these bitter enemies and their hundreds of millions of fans who were watching back home on TV.

(Aljazeera)

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 04 OCTOBER 2026
Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 04 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces during the early hours of the morning.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in most part of the island after 1.00 p.m. Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Western, Southern, Uva, North-western and North-central provinces.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.