Parliament adjourned due to lack of quorum

President assures right to peacefully protest

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today assured the right of citizens to peacefully protest. In a twitter message the President said that?Sri Lankan citizens’ right to peacefully protest wont be hindered. He also said that the Police will carry out an impartial and transparent inquiry with regards to the incident at Rambukkana. The President said that he is deeply saddened by the tragedy. He also urged all citizens to refrain from violence as they protest. The Police?opened fire?on a group of pr

20 Apr, 2022

Mega buyer-seller meet held in J-K under ?One District One Product? initiative

With the vision to promote sustainable trade and create market linkages, a mega buyer-seller meet was organised on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir under ?One District One Product? initiative of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The initiative was organised with the support of the Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organisation (JKTPO). According to Sumita Dawra, Additional Secretary, DPIIT, the Buyer-Seller Meet witnessed the presence of multiple national and in

20 Apr, 2022

India, Sri Lanka restart talks to link power grids

India and Sri Lanka have resumed talks on linking their electricity grids, officials told Reuters, a step that could aid New Delhi’s goal of reducing China’s influence on the island nation, now grappling with a severe economic crisis. There was no immediate prospect that power cuts brought by the crisis could be eased by the talks, which are a preliminary effort on a multi-year project both sides have explored before. India has extended assistance running into billions of dollars to its southe

20 Apr, 2022