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J-K: 26-day-long Blossom festival organized for horticulture farmers concl
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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
Biggest contributor to Sri Lanka's economic crisis is 'mismanagement': Bud
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): The President of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace (ABCP) - Sri Lanka National Centre, Dr Maitipe Wimalasara Maha Thera on Saturday blamed the "mismanagement" of economic policies by the country's leadership for the present turmoil.
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Sri Lanka stock exchange to stop trading for 5 days from April 18
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): In midst of one of the country's worst economic crises, Sri Lanka's Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), on Saturday has been directed to temporarily close the stock market for five days starting April 18.
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Eight-month-old baby dies in traffic snarl caused by victory processions o
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ananthapur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 16 (ANI): An 8-month-old infant reportedly died in Kalyandurg after being stopped by police in a traffic snarl during the victory processions of Women and Child Welfare Minister Usha Sricharan.
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Sri Lanka: Opposition party SJB to hold meet on Sunday to discuss no-confi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya will hold a meeting on Sunday to decide their next move regarding the no-confidence motion against the ruling government and impeachment motion against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka's Litro Gas Company Chairman Theshara Jayasinghe resigns
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): As Sri Lanka faces the gas crisis, the chairman of Litro Gas Company, Theshara Jayasinghe has stepped down from his post.
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Sri Lankan Police sergeant arrested for joining Galle Face protest, releas
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): A Sri Lankan Police sergeant, who was arrested for joining the protest at the Galle Face Green area in uniform and making a statement to the media, has been released on bail after he was produced in court on Friday.
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Sri Lanka: Protesters call Rajapaksa Govt tyrant, full of nepotism as Gall
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): A massive crowd continues to remain gathered at Galle Face, the main beachfront in the capital Colombo, outside Sri Lankan President's secretariat to protest against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid the economic cr
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Stalin urges Centre to allow Tamil Nadu govt to ship essentials to Sri Lan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 16 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday urged the Central government to allow the state government to ship essential commodities from Thoothukudi port to the Sri Lankan Tamils as the island country is going through an unprecedented econo
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Sri Lanka introduces fuel rationing in view of economic crisis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colomba [Sri Lanka], April 15 (ANI): In midst of the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka which has led to a shortage of essential commodities, the country has introduced fuel rationing for most categories of non-commercial vehicles starting Friday, local media reported.
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