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Sri Lanka raises concerns with China over doormat using national flag prin
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 13 (ANI): After reports of Chinese-made doormats featuring Sri Lanka's national flag being sold online surfaced on social media, the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry has raised its concerns with China and had called for a full-scale inquiry into the sale of such doormat
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Gopal Baglay visits Nallur Temple in Sri Lanka to offer prayers
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 12 (ANI): Indian High Commission to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay visited Nallur Temple in Jaffna on Friday in the Island Nation to pay his respect.
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Indian envoy Gopal Baglay offers prayers at Ram Setu in Sri Lanka
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 11 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay offered prayers at Ram Setu in Sri Lanka on Thursday.
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Indian envoy attends Shivratri pooja at Thiruketeeswaram Temple in Sri Lan
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 11 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay visited the Thiruketeeswaram Temple in Northern Province and attended Shivratri pooja on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka receives 10 state-of-the-art railway passenger coaches from Indi
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 10 (ANI): Sri Lanka has received ten state-of-the-art railway passenger coaches from India as part of the supply of 160 coaches to Sri Lankan Railways by the Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES).
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Sri Lanka's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 500
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic has surpassed the 500 mark in Sri Lanka after five more deaths were reported on Sunday, official statistics from the Health Ministry showed Monday.
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Test squad members Thirimanne, De Silva and 3 others leave for West Indies
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 7 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) informed that Test squad members Lahiru Thirimanne, Dhananjaya De Silva, Roshen Silva, Vishwa Fernando and Lasith Embuldeniya have left for the West Indies on Saturday night.
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Dimuth Karunaratne returns as Sri Lanka name Test squad for West Indies se
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Colombo [Sri Lanla], March 6 (ANI): Dimuth Karunaratne has made a return to the Test side as Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Saturday announced a 17-member squad for the two-match Test series against West Indies.
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Sri Lanka's claim of Indian approval for WCT project proposal 'factually i
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New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government's claim that a proposal on Colombo Port's West Container Terminal (WCT) has been approved by the Indian High Commission is 'factually incorrect', said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday.
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Sri Lanka's Dasun Shanaka cleared to travel to West Indies, will join team
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 5 (ANI): Sri Lanka all-rounder Dasun Shanaka, who miss the flight to West Indies due to an issue related to securing his visa, will now travel on Sunday to join his teammates.
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IAF Chief meets PM Mahinda Rajapaksa during 2-day goodwill visit to Sri La
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 3 (ANI): On his two-day visit to Sri Lanka, Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief RKS Bhadauria on Wednesday met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Defence Secretary and Sri Lanka Air Force Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana.
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IAF Chief arrives in Colombo for Sri Lanka Air Force 70th anniversary cele
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 3 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief RKS Bhadauria on Wednesday arrived in Colombo for a two-day visit as the Sri Lanka Air Force's (SLAF) is celebrating its 70th anniversary.
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