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Over 600 inmates escape Sri Lanka's rehabilitation centre
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 29 (ANI): Over 600 inmates escaped a rehabilitation centre in Polonnaruwa in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday after a fight broke out between two prisoner groups, Xinhua News Agency reported citing the Sri Lankan police.
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Sri Lanka: Postal services limited to three days-a week amid fuel crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 29 (ANI): Amid the fuel shortage in the country, Sri Lanka's postal department decided to open post and sub ports offices three days a week considering transport and travelling difficulties.
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Sri Lanka IOC restricts petrol sale amid fuel shortage
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 28 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis and severe fuel shortage in Sri Lanka, Indian Oil's subsidiary in Sri Lanka, Lanka IOC (Indian Oil Corporation) announced to restrict the sale of petrol to a maximum of Rs 7000 for four-wheelers, with immediate effect.
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Sri Lanka introduces fuel rationing amid severe shortage
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 26 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the country's Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera on Sunday announced that the fuel stations across the country will issue tokens for consumers from Monday, as only limited stocks of fuel were available.
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Amid economic crisis Sri Lanka to increase fuel prices
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 26 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) gas on Sunday decided to increase the fuel prices with effect from 2 am.
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Sri Lanka to limit fuel for private vehicles amid looming crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka has decided to limit fuel for private vehicles as the fuel shortage continues to worsen in the Island nation.
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Australia to provide USD 50 million support to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 21 (ANI): Australia will provide USD 50 million in Official Development Assistance to support Sri Lanka meet urgent food and healthcare needs, the Australian foreign ministry announced on Monday.
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Dehradun DM orders strict action against social media accounts spreading '
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 15 (ANI): District Magistrate R Rajesh Kumar on Wednesday identified six social media accounts that allegedly spread the rumour about the shortage of petrol in the district and directed the District Supply Officer to register a case in this regard.
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Sri Lanka seeks another USD 500mn credit from India for fuel
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 31 (ANI): Amid the continuing economic crisis in the country, Sri Lanka is in talks with India for another credit line of USD 500 million for fuel imports.
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India delivers another 40,000 MT diesel consignment to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 22 (ANI): India on Saturday supplied another 40,000 MT consignment of diesel to Sri Lanka to help ease the fuel shortage in the country, which is reeling under a severe economic and energy crisis.
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Sri Lanka: 10-hour-long water cut imposed in Colombo amid food, fuel short
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 21 (ANI): Several parts of the Colombo city will undergo a 10-hour- long water cut on Saturday, Sri Lanka media reports said citing the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) of the country.
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Sri Lanka PM assures parliament of sufficient fuel stocks till mid-June
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], May 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday assured the country's lawmakers that the island nation has been able to secure sufficient stocks of diesel and petrol which will last till mid-June.
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