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Sri Lankan flight leaves today to bring 101 students stranded in India
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 23 (ANI): A Sri Lankan Airlines special flight has left Katunayake this morning to bring back 101 stranded Sri Lankan students, who were pursuing higher studies in India and were unable to return home since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out globally earlier this year
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Sri Lanka Cricket hands LKR 25 million to COVID-19 Relief Fund
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 10 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has handed LKR 25 million, to COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund as promised earlier, to the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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Arthur feels current Sri Lankan players can have success both at home and
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 6 (ANI): Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur said the team has some 'very realistic goals' and believes that they can gain success both at home and abroad in the longest format of the game in future.
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Sri Lankan Airlines temporarily suspends flight services from April 8-21
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 2 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Airlines on Thursday temporarily suspended all flight operations with effect from April 8 to April 21 in view of the travel restrictions imposed by various countries, including India, to combat the coronavirus spread.
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With coronavirus tally at 53, Sri Lanka declares curfew till March 23
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 20 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday declared island-wide curfew in the country till March 23 morning as a part of preventive measure to contain the coronavirus spread.
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Sri Lankan President thanks PM Modi for SAARC conference; promises Colombo
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 16 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for conducting the "fruitful and constructive" video conference with leaders of the SAARC nations, and promised his country's "fullest support" to combat the coronavir
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Sri Lankan President says economy has taken severe blow amid coronavirus s
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Sunday said that his country's economy has taken a severe blow due to coronavirus and recommended SAARC member countries to formulate a mechanism to avail assistance for struggling economies to tide over the crisis.
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Special NIA Court convicts accused Arun Selvarajan in Thameem Ansari Espio
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court on Friday convicted Sri Lankan national Arun Selvarajan for all the charges and sentenced him to five years of rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs. 20,000 in connection with Thameem Ansari
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Sri Lanka welcomes PM Modi's proposal of joint strategy to fight coronavir
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): Sri Lankan acting High Commissioner to India Niluka Kadurugamuwa on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposal to chalk out a joint strategy to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
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Will give our best against Australia Legends, says Rangana Herath
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 5 (ANI): Ahead of clash against Australia Legends in the Road Safety World Series, Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath on Thursday said playing against Andrew Symonds and Brett Lee will be great and the side will perform to the fullest of their abilities ag
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Sri Lankan President dissolves Parliament, snap election on April 25
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 03 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday dissolved the country's Parliament as the election commission announced a general election for April 25.
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Sri Lankan govt to build first electric rail track in Kandy
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Feb 27 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Transport Services Management Ministry has decided to build the country's first-ever electric rail track in the central provincial city of Kandy.
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