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Zoysa and Gunawardene charged under Emirates Cricket Board Anti-Corruption
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], May 10 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) charged former Sri Lankan cricketer Nuwan Zoysa on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday for breaching four counts of the ECB Anti-Corruption Code for participants of the T10 League.
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Terrorists involved in Eastern Sunday bombings either killed or arrested:
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 (ANI): All the terrorists involved in the Easter Sunday bombings that left 257 people dead have been either arrested or killed, the Sri Lankan police claimed while assuring that the country could now go back to normalcy.
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Cricket Australia announces schedule for 2019-20 season
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], May 7 (ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) has announced the 2019-20 home fixtures for Australia and the lists feature series against New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lankan men's teams.
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Sri Lanka blocks social media platforms after Sinhalese-Muslim clashes
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 6 (ANI): Sri Lankan on Monday temporarily blocked Facebook, WhatsApp and some social media platforms as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of false information a day after clashes broke out between ethnic Sinhalese group and minority Muslims.
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Sri Lanka: Ammunitions recovered from school backyard
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 (ANI): Ammunitions were recovered from the premises of a girls' school in Gampola yesterday, the police said on Sunday.
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Sri Lanka: PM Wickremesinghe orders Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 4 (ANI): In the wake of the serial bomb attacks that rattled Sri Lanka killing over 250 people, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday ordered the Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs Ministry to regulate madrasas, instead of the education ministry.
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Sri Lanka: Explosives found buried in mosque backyard
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 4 (ANI): Explosives were recovered from the backyard of a mosque at Welipenna on Friday night during a joint operation carried out by the Special Task Force and the police, reported Daily Mirror on Saturday.
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Kerala's Muslim Education Society bans burqas in its colleges
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 2 (ANI): Kerala's Muslim Education Society (MES) has issued circular banning girl students from covering their faces with burqas in its colleges.
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Sri Lanka: Death toll in Easter Sunday bombing rose to 257
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 2 (ANI): The death toll in a series of coordinated bombing that rocked Sri Lanka on April 21, has risen to 257 on Thursday.
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Shiv Sena clarifies its 'ban on burqa' remark
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 1 (ANI): The Shiv Sena on Wednesday issued a clarification over demanding a 'ban on burqa' in India in its mouthpiece 'Saamna', stating it may be the personal opinion of the editor.
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Kumar Sangakkara announced as first non-British President of MCC
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], May 1 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara was announced as the first non-British President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on Wednesday and he will take up his one-year post on October 1, 2019.
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IS planning new strategy to target smaller countries, claims Sri Lankan Pr
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 1 (ANI): It is quite possible that the Islamic States (IS) has launched a "new strategy" by beginning to target smaller countries, says Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena.
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