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Sri Lanka: Nine new cabinet ministers take oath amid political, economic t
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 20 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday administered oath to nine new cabinet ministers as political instability and economic crisis continue to affect the island nation.
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Sri Lankan envoy meets NSA Doval, request India's assistance in garnering
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda on Thursday met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to discuss the present crisis in the island country and requested India's assistance in garnering international support for the economic recovery in S
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Sri Lankan govt medical officers warn of trade union action over pay cuts,
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 19 (ANI): Health services may be disrupted after fuel and gas shortages in Sri Lanka, said the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) of the country if the salaries of health workers are cut during this severe crisis.
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High Commission asks Indians living in Sri Lanka to register
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 19 (ANI): India on Thursday asked all its citizens living in crisis-hit Sri Lanka to register themselves at the High Commission.
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Sri Lankan economic crisis brings opportunity for Indian tea industry
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], May 19 (ANI): Gripped by a severe economic crisis, Sri Lanka, a major player in the global tea market, has not been able to export tea, creating an opportunity for the Indian tea industry to tap the market.
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Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe seeks full report of attack on 'Gota Go Gama'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 17 (ANI): The newly-appointed Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Tuesday, sought a report on the attack on the Gota Go Gama protestors from the country's Inspector General of Police.
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Sri Lanka: Parliament rejects opposition's no-confidence motion against Pr
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 17 (ANI): A no-confidence motion against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was defeated in the parliament on Tuesday after 119 MPs voted against it.
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Sri Lankans look towards India amid unprecedented economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 17 (ANI): As Sri Lanka continues to face a dearth of fuel across the country, the island nation is looking toward India for assistance in the face of the unprecedented economic crisis.
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Ramayana fame Ashok Vatika faces financial crunch amid Sri Lankan crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nuwara Eliya [Sri Lanka], May 17 (ANI): Amid the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka, Ashok Vatika of the Ramayana fame located in Nuwara Eliya of the island nation, which is also known as Sita Amman Temple, is facing the financial crunch.
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Guru Randhawa collaborating with Sri Lankan singer Yohani?
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 16 (ANI): Seems like Punjabi singer Guru Randhawa and 'Manike Mage Hithe' Sri Lankan hitmaker Yohani have joined hands for a new song.
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People should be ready to face economic challenges in forthcoming months,
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 16 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in an address to the nation on Monday gave an account of the grave economic situation facing the island nation and said that the people need to be prepared to make sacrifices.
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Sri Lanka to impose 9-hour curfew from 8 pm today amid raging violence
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 16 (ANI): Sri Lankan government will impose a curfew from 8 pm on Monday till 5 am Tuesday, local media reported on Monday.
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