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Rajini cancels Lanka visit: True nature of 'Tamil Nadu' politici
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 26 (ANI): After superstar Rajinikanth called off his proposed visit to Sri Lanka after facing opposition from Tamil fringe groups, Lankan politician Namal Rajapaksa, who happens to be the son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, has expressed his displeasure towards
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Sri Lankan PM questions former president's opposition to development
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan. 14 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has questioned the joint opposition and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa that why they oppose the development program for Hambantota which is aimed at uplifting the future of the people.
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Immediate release of fishermen following India-Sri Lanka Ministerial talks
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 3 (ANI): Immediate release of the fishermen presently in custody has been announced following the ministerial level talks between Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of India Radha Mohan Singh and Minister for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development of Sr
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Sri Lanka to soon release 20 Indian fishermen
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec. 26 (ANI): Sri Lankan Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has said that the detained Indian fishermen will be released soon.
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Ex-President Rajapaksa's supporters protest against Lankan war crimes
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo, Aug. 2 (ANI): Tens of thousands of supporters of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa held a protest march accusing the ruling government of betraying the nation by agreeing with the United Nations to investigate allegations of war crimes during the civil war.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa's remark on 'Office of the Missing Persons
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo, July 23 (ANI): The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), a regional non-governmental organization that monitors human rights in Asia, has slammed former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's statement on the establishment of Office of the Missing Persons (OMP) by the current
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Colombo court fixes Dec.6 to hear embezzlement case against Basil Rajapaks
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo, July 23 (ANI): The Colombo High Court has fixed December 6 for hearing the case of misappropriation of funds against former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother Basil Rajapaksa and former director General of the Divi Neguma Department R.A.A. Kithsiri. Ranawaka.
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Former Lankan president's brother hospitalized following remand
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo, July 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother and former Economic Development Minister, Basil Rajapaksa arrested for financial misappropriation has been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital (CNH).
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