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Over 300 Tamil Nadu textile merchants stranded in Sri Lanka

Over 300 textile merchants from various parts of Tamil Nadu, who had gone to Sri Lanka on a business trip, are stranded in the island nation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Hindu newspaper reported. Every year, small and marginal merchants from Chinnalapatti, Nilakottai, Kundalapatti, Anaipatti and other small towns visit Sri Lanka during the Katchatheevu festival in March to sell sarees. The silk and kandangi sarees from Chinnalapatti are much sought-after in the neighbouring country. The m

13 Apr, 2020

Catholic church forgives 2019 Easter suicide bombers

Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic Church said Sunday (Apr 12) it had forgiven the suicide bombers behind the attacks that killed at least 279 people last Easter, the AFP news agency reported. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith told an Easter mass -?broadcast from a TV studio because of the coronavirus pandemic – that “we offered love to the enemies who tried to destroy us”. “We forgave them,” he said, adding that instead of retaliating, the nation’s Catholic minority had contemplated Jesus’ message of hope, an

12 Apr, 2020

Lotus Tower illuminated in support of fight against coronavirus

The Lotus Tower in Colombo was illuminated today in appreciation of all front-line workers involved in the fight against the coronavirus. The tower was illuminated?with a special theme this evening to appreciate efforts of all front-line workers fighting the coronavirus epidemic. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the Lotus Tower was lit to honor and pay tribute to the Healthcare, Armed Forces, Police, Government administration, media, bank and all supporting personnel, who are leading the

11 Apr, 2020