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Sri Lanka distributes India's consignment of 1,500 litres of kerosene amon
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 30 (ANI): A consignment of 15,000 litres of kerosene that was handed over by India to Sri Lanka on Friday as a part of humanitarian assistance was distributed among the fishermen of the Jaffna Islands.
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Rameswaram-Dhanushkodi railway line, which was destroyed in 1964, to be re
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): After the successful completion of several important projects one after the other, the new master plan of the Southern Railway zone to connect Rameswaram and Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu with a rail link is ready.
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Sri Lanka to appoint five finance committees, 10 oversight committees to r
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 30 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that five finance committees and 10 oversight committees will be appointed to resolve the economic and political crisis faced by the country.
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New constitutional reform to make President and Cabinet accountable to Par
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 29 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced, in an official statement on Sunday the 21st amendment to the constitution in order to make the President and cabinet accountable to parliament.
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Former Sri Lanka PM to summon before Human Rights Commission regarding att
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 29 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has decided to call former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to obtain a statement regarding the attacks on protesters at Galle Face and Temple Trees in Colombo on May 9 and the subsequent unrest.
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Sri Lanka to implement renewable energy generation plan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 29 (ANI): Facing a power crisis, Sri Lankan Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera on Sunday said that an accelerated renewable energy generation plan is likely to be implemented from June 1.
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Beijing's debt trap: Chinese nationals face threats in Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): China seems to be trapped in its own web that it had spun around countries to catch them in a debt trap through its inherently exploitative Belt and Road Initiative.
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India delivers consignment of over 25 tons of medical supplies to Sri Lank
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 28 (ANI): Acting High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka Vinod K. Jacob handed over a consignment of over 25 tons of medical supplies, donated by the Government of India to Minister of Health, Keheliya Rambukwella in Colombo on Friday.
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Sri Lanka marks 50th day of Galle Face protests
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 28 (ANI): As Sri Lanka faces a severe economic crisis, the people of the island nation continue to protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat at Galle Face Green in Colombo for the 50th consecutive day on May 28.
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Primary goal of educational reforms should be to create good citizens: Sri
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 28 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that the primary goal of educational reforms should be to create good citizens, who would be able to contribute to the economy of the island country.
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Sri Lanka: PM Wickremesinghe says USD 600 million needed to ensure supply
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that USD 600 million would be required to ensure an adequate supply of fertilizers in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lankan High Commissioner Moragoda discusses economic cooperation with
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 28 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda in New Delhi and discussed the way forward to cope with the economic crisis in the island nation.
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