Turkish Airlines resumes direct flights to Sri Lanka after 10 years
Colombo, Oct 30 (IANS) After a decade, the Turkish Airlines on Monday commenced direct flights between Sri Lanka and Istanbul, said Chairman of the Airport...
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Sri Lankan cabinet approves visa-free proposal for India, 6 other countries
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Colombo, Oct 24 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved a proposal of offering visa-free entry for nationals from India and six other countries, Tourism Minister...
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar’s visit to Sri Lanka
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New Delhi, Oct 12: India participated in the 23rd Council of Ministers’ (COM) meeting and the 25th Committee of Senior Officials of the Indian Ocean...
Upgrading FTA with India, SL President wants to join RCEP
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Colombo, Sep 27 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced on Tuesday that the island nation would join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) while...
India continues to help SL’s crippled railway, completes projects worth over $1bn
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Colombo, Sep 22 (IANS) As the only creditor to continue to help Sri Lanka’s crippled Railway, India has completed projects worth over $1 billion with...
India, Sri Lanka need to keep mutual interests, sensitivities in mind: PM
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) After holding delegation-level talks with visiting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said it is...
India, Sri Lanka to develop Trincomalee as regional hub
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Friday said that India and Sri Lanka have finalised several agreements of economic cooperation...
SL Prez appointed 5 interim ministers for his visit to India
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Colombo, July 20 (IANS) Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed five acting ministers to overlook the subjects he handles before leaving for his first ever...
Sri Lankan President meets Jaishankar; govt terms visit as important
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Day 1 of his two-day visit...
Indian Foreign Secretary calls on Sri Lanka President
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Colombo, July 11 (IANS) Ahead of Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s first official visit to India, Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra met him during...
Foreign Secy in Colombo to prepare ground for SL Prez’s India visit
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New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra is currently in Colombo on a two-day visit to work out the arrangements related to Sri...
SL debt treatment: India to play ‘constructive role’ as co-chair of Creditors Committee
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Colombo, July 9 (IANS) India has assured Sri Lanka that it will play a constructive role as a Co-Chair of the Creditors Committee along with...
India-assisted solar energy to light SL’s black-out declared religious sites, govt institutes
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Colombo, July 5 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has announced that government institutions and religious sites in the country will be powered by...
Marking the 9th International Day of Yoga in Sri Lanka: Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
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Colombo, 13 June 2023: High Commission of India in Colombo, its cultural arm Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC) in Colombo, Consulate General of India in...
India-SL Defence Seminar & Exhibition to strengthen bilateral ties
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Colombo, June 7 (IANS) The first ever India-Sri Lanka Defence Seminar and Exhibition to promote cooperation and collaboration between the two neighbouring countries in an effort...
Sri Lanka President mourns loss of lives in Odisha train tragedy
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Colombo, June 4 (IANS) Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has conveyed his heartfelt condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India following the...
Sri Lanka wants India to put a Oil and Gas pipeline to help its economy to recover
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By TN Ashok New Delhi, May 17 : Sri Lankan High Commissioner in India Dr Milinda Moragoda today disclosed that his country had floated a proposal...
Sri Lanka issues red warning over strong winds, rough seas
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Colombo, May 10 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology has issued a red warning for fishing boats over strong winds and rough seas in the southeast...
India, Japan and France announce launch of Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring negotiations
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New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) India, Japan and France on Friday announced the launch of the debt restructuring negotiation process on Sri Lanka. Participating in a...
India’s support for text books investment in Sri Lanka’s future
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On 09 March 2023, the Minister of Education of Sri Lashrinka Hon. Dr. Susil Premajayantha and the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka H.E....
Sri Lanka to establish 50 regional passport issuance offices
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Colombo, Jan 30 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government will establish 50 regional centres for issuing passports for Sri Lankans, a Minister said. A large number of...