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India, Sri Lanka to jointly build solar power plant in island nation

By Odisha News Online Mar 30, 2023 177

COLOMBO, MARCH 30: India and Sri Lanka have agreed to jointly build in two stages a 135-megawatt solar power plant in the island nation’s eastern port district of Trincomalee to promote renewable energy. Sri Lankan Cabinet has given approval for the project as the country aims to generate 70 per cent of its electricity requirement […]Continue Reading

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India crush Sri Lanka by 8 wickets to win women’s Asia Cup

By Odisha News Online Oct 15, 2022 216

SYLHET,OCT. 15: India maintained their dominance in the Women’s Asia Cup with an eight-wicket demolition of a self-destructing Sri Lanka in the final here on Saturday for their seventh title in eight editions. Sri Lanka, who were playing their first tournament final in 14 years, imploded after opting to bat on a slow and turning […]Continue Reading

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Lanka needs support, not ‘unwanted pressure’, says India slamming China over spy ship

By Odisha News Online Aug 28, 2022 192

Colombo, Aug 28: India on Saturday hit back at China for alleging that it was “interfering” in Sri Lanka’s internal affairs, firmly telling Beijing that what Colombo needs now was “support, not unwanted pressure or unnecessary controversies” to serve another country’s agenda. Hinting at India’s objection to the docking of Chinese Continue Reading

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Australia men’s team donate tour prize money to crisis-hit Sri Lanka children

By Odisha News Online Aug 12, 2022 278

MELBOURNE,AUG 12: Australia’s men’s cricket team have donated their prize money from their recent tour of Sri Lanka for purpose of supporting children and families which have been affected by the nation’s worst economic crisis in decades. Led by Pat Cummins, a United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Australia ambassador, the Continue Reading

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaves Maldives for Singapore, but yet to resign

By Odisha News Online Jul 14, 2022 270

COLOMBO,JULY 14 : Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday left the Maldives for Singapore after fleeing his country amidst the worst economic and political crisis faced by the island nation in decades. Rajapaksa has departed from the Maldives on Saudi Airline flight SV 788 to Singapore, sources said. Rajapaksa, the 73-year-old leader who […]Continue Reading

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Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees

By Odisha News Online Jul 13, 2022 285

Colombo,July 13: Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday fled to the Maldives on a military jet, hours before he was supposed to step down in the face of a public revolt against him and his family for mishandling the economy that has bankrupted the country. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state […]Continue Reading

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Sri Lanka president Rajapaksa flees to Maldives amid public revolt against his govt

By Odisha News Online Jul 13, 2022 290

Colombo, July 13: Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday fled to the Maldives on a military jet, hours before he was supposed to step down in the face of a public revolt against him and his family for mishandling the economy that has bankrupted the country. The 73-year-old leader left the country along […]Continue Reading

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Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees as protesters storm home

By Odisha News Online Jul 9, 2022 305

COLOMBO,JULY 9: Sri Lanka’s beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence in Colombo Saturday, a top defence source told AFP, before protesters gathered to demand his resignation stormed the compound. “The president was escorted to safety,” the source said, adding that troops fired in the air to prevent angry crowds from overrunning Continue Reading

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Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana lead India to T20I series sealing win over Sri Lanka

By Odisha News Online Jun 25, 2022 257

DAMBULLA,JUNE 25: Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur contributed with both bat and ball to steer the Indian women’s cricket team to a series sealing five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second T20 here on Saturday. Vice captain Smriti Mandhana’s (39 off 34 balls) experience complemented by the exuberance of both Shefali Verma (17 off 10 balls) […]Continue Reading

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Sri Lanka closes schools, asks officials not to report to work amid fuel shortage

By Odisha News Online May 20, 2022 347

COLOMBO,MAY 20: Sri Lankan authorities closed schools and asked public officials not to come to work in a desperate move to prepare for an acute fuel shortage that is expected to last days amid the nation’s worst economic crisis in decades. The Public Administration Ministry asked the public officials – except for those who maintain […]Continue Reading