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Sri Lanka to implement renewable energy generation plan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 29 (ANI): Facing a power crisis, Sri Lankan Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera on Sunday said that an accelerated renewable energy generation plan is likely to be implemented from June 1.
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Sri Lanka faces diesel shortage as foreign exchange crisis worsens
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 (ANI): Sri Lankan Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera on Thursday said the country is facing a shortage of diesel as the foreign exchange crisis worsens in the South Asian country.
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Former Sri Lankan Minister blames Rajapaksa family for economic woes in co
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 7 (ANI): Former Power Minister of Sri Lanka, Patali Champika Ranawaka, on Thursday said that the Rajapaksa family is fully responsible for the worst economic crisis of the island nation.
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In extraordinary gesture, four Sri Lankan ministers receive EAM Jaishankar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 28 (ANI): In an extraordinary gesture, four Sri Lankan ministers received Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar, who is on a bilateral visit to the island nation, at the airport on Sunday evening.
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Sri Lankan Minister Thondaman visits India, meets Foreign Secy Shringla
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): Foreign Secretary of India, Harsh Vardhan Shringla welcomed and met with Sri Lankan State Minister of Estate Housing & Community Infrastructure Jeevan Thondaman on Friday.
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Former Sri Lankan minister, brother arrested over April 2019 bombing attac
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 24 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and brother Riyadh have been arrested by the country's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for allegedly assisting the terrorists responsible for the deadly April 2019 bombing attacks
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Indian diplomat meets Sri Lankan Water Supply Minister, discusses ways to
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 12 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay met Sri Lankan Minister of Water Supply Vasudeva Nanayakkara on Monday to discuss ways to enhance the mutually-beneficial cooperation between the two countries, including the development of water supply infrastructu
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Sri Lankan Minister climbs tree to address public on shortage of coconuts
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 19 (ANI): To convey the message to the people on the shortage of coconuts, Sri Lankan State Minister of Coconut Arundika Fernando climbed a coconut tree and said that the country is facing a dearth of 700 million coconuts due to high demand for local industries
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Easter-bombing caused a huge loss to tourism industry: Sri Lankan Minister
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Sri Lankan Tourism Minister John Amaratunga has said that post-Easter bombings, the tourism industry in his country has suffered a huge loss.
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Colombo shooting: Ranatunga's security guard's remand extended
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 13 (ANI): The Ministerial Security Division (MSD) officer of former Sri Lankan Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Arjuna Ranatunga, has been further remanded on orders of the Colombo Chief Magistrate on Monday after he was identified by two witnesses as the
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Sri Lanka: 3 injured in shootout amid political turmoil
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Dematagoda [Sri Lanka], Oct 28 (ANI): As many as three people were injured here in a shooting incident on Sunday after a group of protestors blocked former Sri Lankan Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Arjuna Ranatunga's route as he arrived at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC)
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Mahinda Rajapaksa's appointment as PM unconstitutional: Lanka Finance Mini
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 27 (ANI): Sri Lankan Minister of Finance and Media, Mangala Samaraweera termed the appointment of the new Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, "illegal and unconstitutional".
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