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SilverLine project: Kerala Oppn leader welcomes state govt decision to dro
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 17 (ANI): The decision of the Kerala government to drop the on-site Social Impact Study marked the first victory of the anti-SilverLine protests, said opposition leader of Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan on Tuesday.
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Ajith Rajapakse elected new Deputy Speaker of Sri Lanka Parliament
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo[Sri lanka], May 17 (ANI): The ruling party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Hambanthota District parliamentarian Ajith Rajapakse has been elected as the new Deputy Speaker of Parliament, reported Colombo Page.
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Sri Lanka: Failing economy forces auto drivers to sell flags at Galle Face
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 16, (ANI): Sri Lanka is facing a large-scale economic crisis, a level of economic emergency of unprecedented nature, with nationwide anti-government protests demanding the resignation of the country's president Gotabaya Rajpaksa.
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'Lot to be done and undone': New Sri Lankan PM on severe financial crisis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Newly appointed Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said he will provide a full explanation of the financial crisis faced by the island nation on Monday, days after he was appointed as the prime minister in the midst of the violent protests t
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Sri Lanka PM holds talks with World Bank, Asian Development Bank represent
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday held discussions with the country's representatives of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) amid the ongoing economic crisis in the Island nation.
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Sri Lanka: More than 200 arrested over nationwide violence
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Over 200 people have been arrested in Sri Lanka on various charges including violation of curfew, attacking the public and causing damages to public and private properties since Monday as the authorities try to bring order back to the Island nation hit by a
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Sri Lanka: New PM appoints Ruwan Wijewardena to protect Gota Go Gama
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Newly-appointed Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that he has entrusted the Sri Lankan State Minister of Defense and Deputy Leader of the UNP, Ruwan Wijewardena with the responsibility to give protection to the protest site at Galle
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'Stop innocent killings': BJP protests against Kashmiri Pandit Rahul Bhat'
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 15 (ANI): As the outrage over the killing of Kashmiri Pandit government employee Rahul Bhat continues, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a protest against the horrifying incident in Srinagar on Saturday morning.
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Pakistan: Protests erupt over authorities' inaction to tackle Balochistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): Expressing anger over inaction by authorities to contain the alarming rise in cholera cases and demanding access to clean water, Pakistanis staged a protest in Dera Bugti district's Pirkoh tehsil of Balochistan province on Saturday.
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Sri Lanka: Nation's economic meltdown uncovers Chinese 'debt-trap' policy
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 14 (ANI): China offered debt-stricken Sri Lanka more loans to overcome its economic distress amid rising protests in the country.
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Sri Lanka: Protestors demand arrest of Mahinda Rajapaksa in fresh protests
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 14 (ANI): The anti-government protestors in Sri Lanka established a new protest site at the temple trees near the residence of the Prime Minister of the country to rally against the alleged political deal made between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and newly appointed
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Acute shortage of LPG cylinders aggravating protests in Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 14 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing economic catastrophe in Sri Lanka, the inaccessibility to LPG cylinders for over a month has resulted in locals' protest outside Slave Island PS in Colombo on Saturday.
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