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India okays MoU to tackle oil spills
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo, [Sri Lanka] May 12 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and South Asian Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) for co-operation on the response to oil and chemical pollution in
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Country's rivers need to be saved: Sri Lankan President
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo, [Sri Lanka] May 11: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena in a recently concluded meeting with World Bank officials pointed out the urgent need to protect the country's rivers.
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Sri Lankan President Sirisena will not retire in 2020
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena is not likely to retire from politics in 2020.
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Sri Lanka aims at rapid industrialisation, says its PM
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 (ANI): Sri Lanka is aiming towards rapid industrialisation throughout the country under the aegis of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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India finishes on top with 20 gold medals at SAJAC
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka] May 7 (ANI): Junior athletes added nine more gold medals to India's tally before the curtains came down at the 3rd South Asian Junior Athletics Championships (SAJAC) at Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
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S Lankan President pitches for corruption-free government
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 6 (ANI): Pitching for a corruption-free government, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena promised to completely eradicate bribery and corruption from state institutions and other sectors.
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India wins 11 gold medals on first day of SAJAC
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 05 (ANI): Indian junior athletes dominated the proceedings on day one of the South Asian Junior Athletics Championships (SAJAC) at the Sugathadasa Stadium, here on Saturday.
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S Lankan President orders suspension of officials arrested for bribery
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 4 (ANI): President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered suspension of a senior official of the Presidential Secretariat and a Chairman of a State corporation on the charges of alleged bribery.
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Injured Dimuth Karunaratne doubtful for Windies tour
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne is doubtful for the upcoming Test series against West Indies after fracturing a finger during a practice session recently.
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AFI selects Indian team for SAF Junior meet in Colombo
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 26 (ANI): The Athletic Federation of India (AFI) on Wednesday announced that national junior record breaker sprinter Gurindervir Singh will lead the Indian athletics team at the third South Asian Junior Athletics Championships to be held from May 5 to 6 in Colombo, Sri
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Ships don't want to stop at Chinese run Hambantota
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 20 (ANI): The Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka in which China has a 70 percent stake, is being seen by shipping analysts and other experts as a virtual white elephant because most ships passing through the Indian Ocean don't stop to unload their cargo.
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Sri Lanka President celebrates Sinhala & Tamil New Year
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena performed New Year rituals at his official residence in Colombo.
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