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Sri Lanka Finance Minister, officials leave for Washington for discussion
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis and widespread protests against the government, a four-member Sri Lankan delegation led by the newly appointed Finance Minister Ali Sabry has left for Washington for initial discussions with the International Monetary Fund
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Sri Lanka: Catholic Church backs Galle Face protests
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has extended its support to the ongoing Galle Face protest in Sri Lanka demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, local media reported.
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J-K: Live painting event aimed at capturing picturesque locations of Kashm
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 17 (ANI): A live painting event was organized in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar by the Kalaram Foundation under the banner name 'Swarg' for capturing the peace and unity of the picturesque locations of the Kashmir valley in their art.
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Sri Lanka Defence Minister clarifies military will not be deployed to supp
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Sri Lankan Defence Minister Kamal Gunaratne clarified that the military forces will not be deployed to suppress democratically held peaceful protests as the economic and political crisis deepens in the country.
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Sri Lanka seeks bridging finance from India till IMF bailout
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): While India plays a prominent role in helping its neighbour Sri Lanka come out of a deep economic crisis, it was learnt from reliable sources that Colombo has asked New Delhi to provide bridging finance for the crisis-ridden country till the Internatio
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SLC names Naveed Nawaz, Chaminda Vaas in men's coaching staff
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket on Sunday announced the appointment of former Test and ODI player, Naveed Nawaz as the assistant coach for a two-year term.
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China's 'debt-trap diplomacy' behind Sri Lanka crisis: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): While Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis since independence with food and fuel shortages, soaring prices and power cuts, many believe that China's "debt-trap diplomacy" is behind the crisis, said a media report.
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Sri Lanka: University teachers' association to launch strike on Tuesday in
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Federation of University Teachers' Association (FUTA) has decided to go on a one-day strike on Tuesday in support of the ongoing Galle Face protest which demanded the resignation of the President and the government, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka: Army cautions people against 'troops about to cause violence' s
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Army has issued a statement urging the people to not be duped by malicious and misleading media reports that the troops are about to "cause violence in the ongoing protest", local media reported.
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J-K: 26-day-long Blossom festival organized for horticulture farmers concl
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 17 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir government organized a blossom festival in Srinagar for the promotion of the horticulture sector and to make growers and young entrepreneurs aware of the new and latest technologies which they can adopt to develop th
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Sri Lanka: Opposition party SJB may join protest at Galle Face
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Opposition party, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) five MPs (Members of Parliament) will join the hundreds of protesters at Galle Face, the ongoing protests which erupted in the city of Colombo a few days back, if the need arises.
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Drug dealers, fundamentalist groups taking advantage of economic crisis,
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Amid protests in Sri Lanka over the country's worst economic crisis, an advisor to the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday said the government has tried to control drug dealers "who have a lot of money" and that they are "very angry". Read More
