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BJP leader demands Centre to execute 'controversial' Polvaram project
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): BJP leader Lanka Dinakar on Saturday demanded that the Central government should come forward to execute the Polavaram project as it has attracted various controversies since its inception.
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New Zealand take 177 runs lead on day three of Test against Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
.Galle [Sri Lanka], Aug 16 (ANI): New Zealand on Friday scored 195 runs for the loss of seven wickets on day three of the first Test match against Sri Lanka, taking a lead of 177 runs.
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SL-NZ Test: Ajaz Patel's five-wicket haul helps Kiwis to restrict Sri Lank
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Galle [Sri Lanka], Aug 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka finished at 227/7 after the end of play on the second day of the first Test against New Zealand here at Galle International Stadium on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka announces emerging team squad for Bangladesh tour
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka Sports Minister Harin Fernando on Thursday announced squad for Sri Lanka emerging team tour of Bangladesh.
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Easter-bombing caused a huge loss to tourism industry: Sri Lankan Minister
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Sri Lankan Tourism Minister John Amaratunga has said that post-Easter bombings, the tourism industry in his country has suffered a huge loss.
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SL-NZ Test: Akila Dananjaya takes fifer, leaves New Zealand at 203/5
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Galle [Sri Lanka], Aug 14 (ANI): Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananjaya's fifer left New Zealand at 203/5 at stumps of the first-day play against Sri Lanka here at Galle International Stadium on Wednesday.
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Catholic bishops in Sri Lanka call for independent inquiry into Easter ter
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 14 (ANI): The Catholic Bishops' Conference in Sri Lanka (CBCSL) has urged the government to hold an "independent and impartial" inquiry into the Easter Sunday terror attacks as a matter of utmost urgency.
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AP: Swollen Krishna River leaves 4 shepherds, 400 sheep stranded on island
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Four shepherds along with around 400 sheep were trapped on a river island in Munugodu Lanka area here on Tuesday after Krishna River started swelling owing to the floodwaters being released into it.
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We have some new plans: Dimuth Karunaratne ahead of first Test
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 13 (ANI): Ahead of the two-match Test series against New Zealand, Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne said that they have 'new plans' in place.
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Parliamentary committee probing Lanka's Easter attacks seeks another month
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 13 (ANI): Term of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC), which is probing the Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 250 people across Sri Lanka, will be extended by another month, its chairman and Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri said on Tuesday.
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Tamil Nadu: Three more fishermen from Rameswaram arrested by Sri Lankan Na
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Just hours after it detained four Rameswaram based fishermen and seized a country-made boat, Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday apprehended three more Indian fishermen on charges of trespassing into their waters.
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Sri Lankan navy detains 4 Indian fishermen near Delft island
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Sri Lankan Navy detained four Indian fishermen near Delft Island on Tuesday morning.
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