Court extends ban on helmet ban

Tamil Nadu opposes restrictions imposed by Sri Lanka

Strongly opposing the recent legislation on fishing restriction by Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami asserted the fishing rights of the State in the Palk Bay and further urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to protest the legislation and take steps to exempt the Bay from its purview, The Hindu newspaper reported. Recalling efforts from both sides to resolve the fishermen issue, the Chief Minister said that the recent legislation was a ?harsh step to undermine the diplom

07 Jul, 2017

Rs. 60 billion from Japan for infrastructure development

Having identified the need for developing the infrastructure such as rural roads, medium and small size irrigation and rural and urban water supply, the Government of Sri Lanka has decided to implement rural infrastructure development projects in emerging regions and the Kalu Ganga water supply expansion project. The Government of Japan has agreed to provide two concessional loans amounting to Japanese Yen 44,767 million (Approximately Rs. 60,407 million) through the Japan International Coopera

09 Jul, 2017

Concerns raised over draft Act on Independent Council for media

The Free Media Movement (FMM) says?the process to draft an Act on an Independent Council for News Media Standards will not be successful, unless it can gain the participation and the conviction of the media community including media organizations of the country. FMM says a contentious situation has arisen in the country on the draft Act on Independent Council for News Media Standards, where the name of the FMM is also being brought up in the debates. In one of his statements, Director General

09 Jul, 2017