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Lankan President Wickremesinghe orders fuel distribution
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 23 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday instructed officials to accelerate the fuel distribution process and focus on providing fuel for school and public transport.
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Unclear data on Chinese debts poses challenges for Sri Lanka's negotiation
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 23 (ANI): Newly-appointed Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has a tough task ahead of him negotiating a financial lifeline from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help his country combat its worst-ever economic crisis but what makes the process diffic
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Sri Lankan President expresses concerns over diplomats' statements against
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 23 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe raised unofficial concerns over the statements made by some diplomats about the military operation carried out by the security forces to clear the Presidential Secretariat area where the protestors were gathered.
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Traffic halted amid heavy rains at Jammu-Srinagar National Highway
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Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 23 (ANI): The vehicular movement on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH 44) was stopped after the heavy rainfall lashed the Udhampur area of the Union Territory on Saturday.
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Rights group condemns assault on peaceful protesters in Sri Lanka
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New York [US], July 23 (ANI): A New York-based rights group has condemned the assault on peaceful protesters in Sri Lanka that led to injury to more than 50 people and the arrest of at least 9 others.
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Kargil Vijay Diwas motorbike rally arrives in Srinagar
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Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 23 (ANI): Kargil Vijay Diwas Motorcycle Rally was flagged off at Badami Bagh Cantonment in Srinagar on Saturday to commemorate the bravery and sacrifice of the soldiers in the Kargil War.
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Over 6 million Sri Lankans unsure of their next meal, WFP says urgently ne
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 23 (ANI): Over 6 million people in crisis-hit Sri Lanka, are "food insecure", according to the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) which says it has so far managed to secure only 30 per cent of the USD 63 million funds it has targeted to provide 3 million
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Xi congratulates Sri Lanka's new president Wickremesinghe, looks forward t
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): China, which turned a blind eye to Sri Lanka while it struggled with the economic and political crisis, is now looking forward to advancing bilateral ties and traditional friendship between the two countries, as evident from President Xi Jinping's congratu
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New Sri Lankan PM Dinesh Gunawardena has Indian connection
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): As Dinesh Gunawardena took oath as Sri Lanka's 15th prime minister, its local media highlighted the background of his father Don Philip Rupasinghe Gunawardena who was at the centre of the anti-imperialist and anti-colonial campaign and had played a role in
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India extended Line of Credit worth USD 1.85 bn to Sri Lanka in 10 years:
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New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): India has extended 8 Lines of Credit (LOCs) to Sri Lanka amounting to USD 1850.64 million in the past 10 years, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said on Friday.
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New Sri Lankan PM Dinesh Gunawardena, 17 ministers take oath
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as the prime minister of Sri Lanka by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday along with 17 other cabinet ministers.
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His Holiness Dr Palakkal Nagaraj was awarded the title of "Shri Shri" by T
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Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): On the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima, the day was chosen to honour the leaders. Tan Sri Datuk Dr R. Nadarajah the Chairman and Trustee of Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Dhevasthanam, Kuala Lumpur, conferred leaders from varied walks of life w
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