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Special flight reaches Colombo airport to evacuate stranded Indians
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 15 (ANI): A sense of excitement filled the BIA Colombo Airport as a special flight under Vande Bharat Mission reached Sri Lanka to repatriate the stranded Indian nationals.
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Sri Lanka to hold general elections on August 5
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 11 (ANI): Sri Lanka will hold the parliamentary elections on August 5, more than three months late because of the coronavirus, the election commission said after health authorities gave their approval.
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Chamari Atapattu only player in Group A as SLC hand 6-month contracts to w
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka women's player Chamari Atapattu is the only player to receive the top contract in 2020 as Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday offered a new six-month contract to 20 national and 15 emerging women's players.
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Sweat not as effective as saliva, Sri Lanka bowlers tell coach Mickey Arth
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka fast bowlers who have resumed training tells coach Mickey Arthur that sweat is not as effective as saliva in shining the ball and it makes the ball heavy.
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Commander of INS Jalashwa says, 'Happy to help bring stranded Indians back
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 2 (ANI): As Indian Navy's 'Jalashwa' safely docked at the harbour in Tuticorin on Tuesday after sailing from Colombo a day before carrying nearly 700 Indian nationals stranded in the neighbouring country due to Covid-induced travel restrictions, the warsh
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Sri Lankan cricketers resume training after lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 2 (ANI): Sri Lankan cricketers resumed training and have also begun their 12-day 'Residential Training Camp' in Colombo.
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Naval vessel INS Jalashwa reaches Tuticorn with stranded Indian nationals
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 2 (ANI): Indian Navy's INS Jalashwa arrived at the V O Chidambaranar Port in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin at 10 am on Tuesday and has initiated the process of disembarkation of 685 stranded Indian nationals that it was carrying from Colombo.
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INS Jalashwa sets sail from Colombo with 685 Indians
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 1 (ANI): Indian Naval Ship (INS) Jalashwa on Monday departed from Colombo with 685 Indian nationals for Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin.
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High Commissioner Gopal Baglay thank Indian govt, Navy for facilitating re
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 1 (ANI): Indian High Commission to Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay, on Monday appreciated the special efforts undertaken by the Indian government, Indian Navy and other ministries involved in the repatriation process of the stranded nationals, who are all set to board the I
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Elated Indians gladly stands in queue to embark on ship INS Jalashwa
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 1 (ANI): Donning face masks and maintaining social distancing, elated Indians on Monday queued up to embark on ship INS Jalashwa on Monday.
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INS Jalashwa to bring back 700 Indians home from Colombo today
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 1 (ANI): Indian Navy ship INS Jalashwa will sail from Colombo Port on Monday with 700 Indian nationals to India under the second phase of Operation 'Samudra Setu' as part of the Vande Bharat mission to bring back Indian citizens stranded overseas.
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13 Sri Lanka cricketers to resume training on June 1
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 31 (ANI): The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Sunday announced that its 13 players will return to training on June 1, strictly adhering to the health regulations imposed by the Government in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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