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Sri Lanka Easter attack probe panel summons ex-PM Ranil Wickremesinghe
Nine suicide bombers belonging to local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ) linked to Islamic State carried out a series of devastating blasts that tore through three churches and as many luxury hotels on the Easter Sunday last year, killing 258 people, including 11 Indians.
Published on Aug 12, 2020 02:31 AM IST
Colombo | , Colombo
Press Trust of IndiaEngaging with Colombo’s new regime
Do business with Gotabaya, but don’t sacrifice key interests
Updated on Nov 19, 2019 08:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Sri Lanka’s choice for President: Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Rajapaksa defeated Premadasa, 52, by more than 1.3 million votes, according to the official results. The 70-year-old, who will succeed president Maithripala Sirisena for a five-year term, will be sworn in as the seventh executive president of Sri Lanka on Monday at the ancient north central town of Anuradhapura.
Published on Nov 18, 2019 12:20 AM IST
Colombo |
Press Trust of India
Sri Lanka prisoners demand freedom after Swedish teenager’s killer pardoned
Police said around 1,000 prisoners had refused on Monday to return to their cells at Welikada prison in Colombo, while four inmates had clambered onto the prison’s roof.
Updated on Nov 12, 2019 10:48 PM IST
Colombo |
Agence France-Presse
Lanka president pardons killer who smashed Swedish teen’s skull into 64 pieces
Convicted killer Jude Jayamaha, from a wealthy, high-profile family, walked out of Welikada prison Saturday following the highly unusual amnesty granted by President Maithripala Sirisena.
Updated on Nov 10, 2019 01:26 PM IST
Colombo |
Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka rejects criticism of army chief’s appointment
The foreign ministry said Tuesday that attempts by foreign entities to influence government decisions are unwarranted and unacceptable.
Updated on Aug 20, 2019 06:50 PM IST
Colombo |
Associated Press
Sri Lanka imposes emergency for fourth month after bombings
President Maithripala Sirisena issued the order to extend the emergency laws for another month, according to a government decree published on Monday. Sirisena said the extension is “in the interest of public security, the preservation of public order and maintenance of supplies and services essential to the life of the community.”
Published on Jul 22, 2019 11:29 PM IST
Colombo |
Associated Press
Lanka Easter blasts: Ex-police chief arrested for failure to prevent attacks
Police Spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunasekara said a group of CID officials arrested Fernando, who was earlier admitted to the National Hospital.
Updated on Jul 02, 2019 06:49 PM IST
Colombo |
Press Trust of India
Sri Lanka’s plan to revive death row for convicts after 42 yrs, Amnesty worried
The London-based rights group said it was “alarmed” over media reports of preparations to resume hangings although the country still does not have a qualified hangman.
Published on Jun 25, 2019 05:29 PM IST
Colombo, Sri lanka |
Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka government defies Maithripala Sirisena to resume parliamentary probe into Easter blasts
President Sirisena, who is the head of the Cabinet, warned last week that he would not attend the Cabinet unless the government took immediate action to halt the parliamentary investigation.
Published on Jun 11, 2019 07:52 PM IST
Colombo |
Press Trust of India
Sri Lanka seeks India’s help to counter terrorism: PM Wickremesinghe
During his visit, Modi said he was confident that Sri Lanka will rise again and cowardly acts of terror cannot defeat the spirit of Sri Lanka.
Published on Jun 11, 2019 01:48 AM IST
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Press Trust of India
PM pledges support to Lanka’s war on terror
PM Narendra Modi meets counterpart, Prez, Oppn leader, calls for joint action against terrorism.
Updated on Jun 10, 2019 12:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Colombo |
Padma Rao Sundarji
Sri Lanka president Maithripala Sirisena sacks intel boss over Easter bombings probe
After the attacks, Indian agencies informed their Sri Lankan counterparts of the arrest of the key plotter of the bombing at Shangri La hotel by Saudi police, the officials cited above said.
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 10:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
Highlights| ‘Jagan Reddy will take Andhra forward’, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today hold talks with Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena. He would also be called upon by Sri Lankan Leader of Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa and later meet leaders of the Tamil National Alliance.PM Modi will offer prayers at the Tirumala temple in Tirupati later today. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy will accompany him, reports news agency ANI.:
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 10:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Sri Lanka president Maithripala Sirisena vows to block Easter attacks probe: Report
Maithripala Sirisena summoned an emergency meeting of his cabinet on Friday night to oppose the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) probing the April 21 attacks that killed 258 people and wounded nearly 500.
Published on Jun 08, 2019 09:58 AM IST
Colombo |
Agence France-Presse
PM Modi, first foreign visitor to Lanka after attacks, to fire many messages
The minister-in-attendance who will accompany PM Modi throughout the visit will be none other than 52-year-old Sri Lankan Housing minister, Sajith Premadasa, a man who may well be the President of Sri Lanka by the end of the year.
Updated on Jun 08, 2019 11:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Colombo |
Padma Rao Sundarji
Sri Lanka to ban chainsaws, timber mills, says President Sirisena
Sirisena highlighted his determination to clamp down on illegal logging and increase the amount of territory devoted to forests at an environmental conference.
Published on Jun 07, 2019 06:50 PM IST
Colombo |
Agence France-Presse
In 2nd term, PM Narendra Modi to make first foreign visit to Maldives, Sri Lanka
The upcoming visit is also meant to signal India’s commitment to stronger ties with the Indian Ocean archipelago, whose leadership was not invited to Modi’s swearing-in as the focus at the event was on the Bimstec grouping, people familiar with developments said on Monday.
Updated on Jun 03, 2019 09:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Protests by Buddhist monks force two Muslim governors to resign in Sri Lanka
Western Province Governor Azath Salley and Eastern Province Governor MALM Hisbullah, handed over their resignation letters.
Published on Jun 03, 2019 05:19 PM IST
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Press Trust of India
‘No proof that Easter bombers visited India’: Sri Lanka president
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Friday he had not received any report from the country’s security agencies that the suicide bombers behind the Easter Sunday attacks had travelled to India.
Updated on Jun 01, 2019 07:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
HT Correspondent
PM Modi to visit Lanka on June 9, says Sirisena
Modi is expected to travel to the Maldives during June 7-8 for the first bilateral visit of his second term, people familiar with developments said last week.
Published on May 31, 2019 11:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
On Day 1, PM Modi lines up 5 meetings with foreign dignitaries
PM Modi’s first bilateral meeting, amongst the five scheduled for Friday, was with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena at the Hyderabad House in Delhi, according to ANI.
Published on May 31, 2019 02:55 PM IST
Hindusatn Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
PM Modi’s swearing in: All you need to know
Leaders of SAARC nations like Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Bhutan’s prime minister Lotay Tshering have confirmed their participation at the event. Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will also be present to wish his Indian counterpart.
Updated on May 30, 2019 11:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
HT Correspondent
PM Modi’s swearing in: A list of foreign leaders attending
Leaders of SAARC nations like Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Bhutan’s prime minister Lotay Tshering have confirmed their participation at the event.
Updated on May 30, 2019 11:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
HT Correspondent
Islam doesn’t require the full-face veil, the niqab
A ban on the full-face veil for security reasons should not be seen as an attack on the religion or the community
Published on May 15, 2019 11:54 PM IST
Sri Lanka president bans NTJ, two other Islamist extremist organisations
Sri Lankan government has banned three Islamist extremist groups, including the National Thowheeth Jama’ath (NTJ) that carried out the country’s worth terror attack on Easter Sunday in which over 250 people were killed.
Updated on May 12, 2020 09:27 PM IST
Colombo |
Press Trust of India
Deserted beaches, empty rooms: Sri Lanka tourism takes a hit after bombings
Cancellation rates at hotels across the country averaged 70 percent as of Saturday, with the capital Colombo taking a bigger hit, Sri Lanka’s Tourism Bureau Chairman Kishu Gomes told Reuters.
Updated on May 05, 2019 10:50 AM IST
Bentota, Sri Lanka |
Reuters
‘Leave my country alone’: Sri Lanka president Maithripala Sirisena tells Islamic State
Sirisena also warned it may be possible Islamic State had launched a “new strategy” by targeting smaller countries, Sky New said on Wednesday.
Updated on May 01, 2019 02:36 PM IST
Colombo |
Reuters
Sri Lankan president says foreign mastermind may have planned bombings: Report
The April 21 attacks on hotels and churches in Sri Lanka killed more than 250 people, including 40 foreign nationals.
Published on May 01, 2019 01:14 PM IST
Reuters |
Reuters
Sri Lanka lifts social media blockade imposed after Easter Sunday blasts
Social media had remained blocked in Sri Lanka where a string of powerful blasts tore through three churches and as many luxury hotels on April 21, killing 253 people and injuring more than 500 others.
Updated on Apr 30, 2019 03:00 PM IST
Colombo |
Press Trust of India