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44,000 MT urea under India's credit line set to arrive in Colombo
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay met with Sri Lanka's Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera and informed him about the arrival of over 44,000 MT of urea supplied under a credit line extended by New Delhi to Colombo.
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US urges Sri Lankan leaders to act 'quickly' to seek long-term solutions f
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): After a dramatic escalation in anti-government protests in Colombo over a dire economic crisis, the United States has urged Sri Lankan leaders to act quickly to seek long-term solutions.
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Sri Lankan protesters find millions of rupees from Gotabaya Rajapaksa's ho
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Protesters who stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house on Saturday amid the country's worst economic crisis claimed to have recovered a large sum of money from the mansion, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka: The last remaining Rajapaksa announces resignation, dramatic pi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday agreed to step down from his post hours after thousands of protesters stormed his official residence in the capital of Colombo, forcing him to flee to an unknown location.
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Amid massive protests, Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down as Sri Lankan Presi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka] July 9 (ANI): Hours after thousands of protesters stormed his official residence in the capital of Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday agreed to step down from his post.
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Protesters set Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe's house on fire
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): Sri Lankan protesters broke into Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's private residence and set it on fire, angered by the unprecedented economic crisis.
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister announces resignation amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced that he will resign from his post in order to ensure the continuation of the government and the safety of all the citizens.
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Opposition leader Premadasa demands resignition of Sri Lankan President an
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): Amid the ongoing protest outside Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapakse's residence, leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa demanded the resignation of the President and Prime Minister.
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Dramatic visuals show protestors breaking into Sri Lankan President Gotaba
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): Dramatic visuals from outside Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapakse's residence on Saturday showed a sea of demonstrators storming into the compound, tearing down security cordons placed by police, taking a dip in the swimming pool and romping through his
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Sri Lankan PM calls emergency meeting after angry protestors storm inside
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): After angry protestors on Saturday stormed inside the residence of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has summoned an emergency Party Leaders meeting to discuss the situation and come to a swift resolutio
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Enraged protestors storm Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): After thousands of enraged protestors on Saturday barged into his residence in Colombo, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa reportedly fled his home, according to local media.
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UNHRC calls for restraint ahead of Sri Lanka protest
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): Ahead of what is expected to be a large demonstration in Colombo on Saturday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Sri Lankan authorities to show restraint in the policing of assemblies and ensure every necessary effort to prevent violence.
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