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Pakistan, Sri Lanka crises lessons for countries to not fall for China's d
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 12 (ANI): The over-dependence on China for economic development could be a miserable option for any country, and the latest examples of it, are Pakistan and Sri Lanka which have been facing a dire financial crisis at present, according to reports.
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Five killed as train runs over them in Andhra's Srikakulam district
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 12 (ANI): At least five people were run over by a train in the Batuwa in the G Sigadam zone of the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh on Monday night, police said.
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Sri Lanka economic crisis: Citizens face severe scarcity, forced to use ca
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], April 12 (ANI): As Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis in decades, common citizens are facing a severe scarcity of essentials including fuel and food and people are forced to use candles in the absence of electricity.
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Sri Lanka to implement new method to facilitate fuel for essential service
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): With Sri Lanka facing a fuel shortage, arrangements are being made to launch a new programme to expedite the provision of fuel for essential services, according to an official of the State Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Every second you protest on road, we are losing dollars: Sri Lanka PM Mahi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): In a special address to the nation amid the ongoing economic crisis and massive protests calling for his ouster, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday requested people to remain patient in order to enable the government to resolve the si
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Drug seizure from Sri Lankan boat case: ED attaches properties of accused
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth Rs 3.59 crore of four accused named in the case of seizure of drugs and arms from Sri Lankan nationals in a Sri Lankan boat named 'Ravihansi' last year, the agency said on Monday.
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Sri Lankan PM to issue special statement tonight
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is going to issue a special statement on Monday evening, the PM Office said in a statement.
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Sri Lanka will choose constitutional provision to oust government, says op
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): Dismissing the possibility of a no-confidence motion like Pakistan to oust the present government in Sri Lanka, Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa said that they will use their Constitutional provisions to change the government.
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Political stalemate continues in Sri Lanka as meeting between President Ra
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): The meeting between President Gottabaya Rajapaksa and former President Maithripala Srisena-led Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to discuss the political and economic crisis affecting the country ended without any conclusion on Sunday, reported local media.
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YSRCP MLA disappointed over not getting ministerial post in Andhra cabinet
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 11 (ANI): After Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy reconstituted the new cabinet, YSRCP MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy expressed his disappointment for being overlooked for the ministerial post.
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Sri Lanka: Perinatal Society appeals for help to 'save newborn babies' as
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): Perinatal Society of Sri Lanka has made a desperate appeal to the Sri Lankans living in and outside the island nation to save newborn babies in hospitals that are running out of essential consumables amid the country's deepening economic crisis.
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Sri Lankan leaders use Chinese money for personal benefit, say locals arou
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hambantota [Sri Lanka], April 10 (ANI): Amid one of the worst economic crises in Sri Lanka, locals around the country's Hambantota port blame the government for the situation the island nation is facing at present while saying that the leaders use the money they receive from China for the
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