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Lanka's Wickremesinghe says govt responsible for mistakes that lead to Eas
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that the Sri Lankan government, along with the cabinet of ministers, are responsible for the mistakes and lapses which enabled a local terror group to launch successful attacks on Easter Sunday that killed more th
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Lanka to revive suspended visa on arrival programme for 39 countries; excl
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government plans to revive the visa on arrival and free visa programme, which was suspended after the Easter terror attacks that killed more than 250 people on April 21, for citizens of 39 countries from August 1.
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Sri Lanka: 10 fundamental rights petitions filed in SC against death penal
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 1 (ANI): Ten fundamental rights petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court here against the Sri Lankan government's decision to implement death penalty in the nation.
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Sri Lanka: Social media platforms banned after attack on mosque
Updated : 7 years 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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PM Modi asks Congressmen to sink to death for supporting Zakir Naik
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Itarsi (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked the Congressmen to sink to death for supporting controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, whose TV channel has been banned by Sri Lankan government in the wake of a series of terrorist attacks i
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Sri Lanka imposes burqa ban post Easter Sunday attacks
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 29 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government on Sunday took necessary measures to impose a complete ban on all types of burqas and face covers in the wake of the horrific terror bombings that rattled the entire country on Easter Sunday, claiming lives of more than 250 people
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TN: Protest erupt near Sri Lankan embassy over 2008 war crimes
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 14 (ANI): Protest erupted near Sri Lankan Embassy against Sri Lankan Government here on Thursday for dragging the investigation on the war crimes that took place in the south-Asian island nation in 2008.
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Working with Indian government on repatriation of Tamil refugees, says new
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 19 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government is working out with the Indian government ways and time frame for the repatriation of Tamil refugees living in India.
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Working with Indian government on repatriation of Tamil refugees, says new
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government is working out with the Indian government ways and time frame for the repatriation of Tamil refugees living in India.
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14 people with terror links barred from entering Sri Lanka
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jun 23 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government has banned the entry of 14 people, having alleged links with the terrorist organisation Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) from entering the country.
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Sri Lanka welcomes US-North Korea summit
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Maldives [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): Sri Lankan government welcomed the upcoming United States and North Korean summit to be held in April as it called for the implementation of denuclearisation of the latter.
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Sri Lankan govt condemns Kandy riots
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 6 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday strongly and unequivocally condemned the recent sporadic incidents of violence that had sparked off in Ampara and Digana near Kandy in Eastern Province in the country.
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