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Rajapaksa brothers sweep Sri Lanka polls, secure 145 seats
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 7 (ANI): Rajapaksa brothers' Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party secured a landslide victory in the country's parliamentary elections by winning 145 seats.
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PM Modi discusses COVID-19 impact with Sri Lankan Prez, Mauritian PM
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the phone, regarding COVID-19 pandemic and its likely health and economic impact in the region.
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In a first, India's Envoy to Sri Lanka presents credentials to President R
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka), May 14 (ANI): In a novel initiative, India's new High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay, presented his credentials to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a ceremony held through video-conferencing on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka Cricket hands LKR 25 million to COVID-19 Relief Fund
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 10 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has handed LKR 25 million, to COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund as promised earlier, to the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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With coronavirus tally at 53, Sri Lanka declares curfew till March 23
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 20 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday declared island-wide curfew in the country till March 23 morning as a part of preventive measure to contain the coronavirus spread.
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Sri Lankan President thanks PM Modi for SAARC conference; promises Colombo
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 16 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for conducting the "fruitful and constructive" video conference with leaders of the SAARC nations, and promised his country's "fullest support" to combat the coronavir
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Sri Lankan President says economy has taken severe blow amid coronavirus s
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Sunday said that his country's economy has taken a severe blow due to coronavirus and recommended SAARC member countries to formulate a mechanism to avail assistance for struggling economies to tide over the crisis.
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Sri Lankan President dissolves Parliament, snap election on April 25
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 03 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday dissolved the country's Parliament as the election commission announced a general election for April 25.
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Sri Lanka, Turkey evacuate their nationals from Wuhan amid coronavirus out
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Feb 02 (ANI): As the coronavirus crisis has deepened in China, Sri Lanka on Saturday evacuated its citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan which has emerged as the epicentre of the deadly virus.
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Sri Lanka imposes visa restriction on Chinese tourists amid coronavirus ou
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan 28 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Tuesday imposed visa restriction on Chinese tourists visiting the island nation to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Sri Lankan President, Ajit Doval discuss cooperation on intelligence shari
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan 18 (ANI): National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Saturday called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa here and discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation on national security, intelligence sharing, and maritime security.
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Sri Lanka army chief appointed as acting CDS
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan 01 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Army Commander Lt. General Shavendra Silva as a new acting Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) after Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne stepped down from the post.
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