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Month after Easter attack, Sri Lanka invokes Gautam Buddha on Vesak
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 18 (ANI): As Sri Lanka recovers from the deadliest terror attack in a decade and episodes of communal violence that followed, President Maithripala Sirisena, while conveying his greetings for Vesak or Buddha Poornima, urged the nation to "recollect the teachings o
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US to support SL's fight against terrorism, aid agency offers $480mn grant
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): The United States on Thursday reiterated support for Sri Lanka in its fight against terrorism. The support came in the wake of the Easter Sunday coordinated bombings which killed more than 250 people across the country last month.
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Easter bombings: 17 safe houses, 7 training camps of terrorists busted
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 16 (ANI): Sri Lanka police on Thursday busted several safe houses and training camps in connection with the deadly Easter Sunday attacks, which targeted high-end hotels and churches across the country, killing over 250 people.
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Perpetrators of communal violence to be charged under ICCPR: Sri Lankan PM
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 16 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has ordered the police to charge the perpetrators of communal violence in the country on May 12 and 13 under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act.
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ISIS affiliates remain a significant terrorist threat, says US
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 16 (ANI): Even though ISIS has been defeated in the Syria-Iraq region, ISIS affiliates around the world remain a significant terrorist threat, said US State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in an official release.
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Maj Gen A K Dhingra appointed as the first Special Operations Division Com
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Ace Special Forces operative and Sri Lanka war veteran Major General AK Dhingra has been appointed as the first head of country's first tri-services Special Operations Division comprising commandos from all three services.
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India 'A' squad announced for series against Sri Lanka 'A' and West Indies
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) all-India Senior Selection Committee announced the India 'A' team on Tuesday for the series against Sri Lanka 'A' and West Indies 'A'.
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Sri Lanka: Curfew lifted for 2 hrs in North Western Province
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 14 (ANI): The indefinite curfew imposed in one of the provinces of the island nation will be lifted for two hours from 4 pm to 6 pm in the evening.
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Nationwide curfew imposed in Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide night curfew beginning from 9 pm on Monday to curtail escalated communal unrest in the country, one of the worst outbreaks since the deadly Easter suicide bombings.
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Sri Lanka: Social media platforms banned after attack on mosque
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 13 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government on Monday blocked various social media platforms including WhatsApp, Facebook and YouTube to prevent the circulation of rumours in the aftermath of violence in Chilaw and Kuliyapitiya.
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Sri Lanka: Police arrest Islamic preacher for inciting extremism on social
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): A 47-year-old moulavi, an Islamic preacher, was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Colombo on charges of using social media platforms to air extremist views, the police said on Sunday.
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ICC charges Sanath Jayasundara with breaching anti-corruption code
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], May 11 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Saturday, charged Sri Lanka performance analyst Sanath Jayasundara with two counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
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