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Gotabaya Rajapaksa thanks PM Modi for wishes on election victory
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 17 (ANI): Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the warm wishes on his victory in the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential elections.
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PM Modi congratulates Gotabaya Rajapaksa for victory in Sri Lanka presiden
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Sri Lanka's former defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa on his victory in the 2019 presidential polls.
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Sri Lanka presidential polls: Rajapaksa claims victory as Premadasa conced
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 17 (ANI): Gotabaya Rajapaksa has claimed victory in the Sri Lankan presidential polls and his main opponent Sajith Premadasa of the ruling United National Party has conceded defeat, even as the official results are yet to be announced.
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Counting of votes underway for Presidential elections in Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 17 (ANI): The results of Sri Lanka's presidential election will be announced on Sunday as counting of votes is underway in an election that was marred by incidents of violence that left several people injured.
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Sri Lanka votes for new President
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 16 (ANI): Sri Lankans head to the polls on Saturday to elect a new President of the country amid security and economic concerns.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sajith Premadasa frontrunners in race to be President
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka] Nov 16 (ANI): Months after a deadly terror attack shattered the calm that Sri Lanka had and left over 250 people dead, the country heads to polls on November 16 to elect a new President.
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Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Frontrunner in Sri Lanka's Presidential Elections
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE] Nov 13(ANI/BusinessWire India): Sri Lanka's executive presidency is the most lucrative in the constitutional context in the island nation simply because of its formulation, a fact that is widely attributed to its creator, the late JR Jayawardene.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa: bringing smiles back to Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE] Nov 11 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Sri Lanka was once known as the land of smiles.
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Sri Lanka: Special court postpones hearing in misappropriation of public f
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 15: A special court on Tuesday postponed the hearing of a case against SLPP candidate Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and six others in connection with alleged misappropriation of public funds to next year.
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Sri Lanka: SLFP extends conditional support to Gotabhaya Rajapaksa
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 9 (ANI): The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) on Wednesday announced that they'll extend conditional support to Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Gotabhaya Rajapaksa's election campaign.
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Pakistan's Umar Akmal creates embarrassing record
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Oct 8 (ANI): Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has registered an unfortunate record to his name as he now has the most number of first-ball ducks in T20Is.
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Sri Lanka to hold presidential election on November 16
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept 19 (ANI): Presidential elections in Sri Lanka will be held on November 16 and the acceptance of the nominations will be on October 7, the country's Election Commission announced on Wednesday night.
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