Piyasena Gamage to get Geetha’s UPFA Parliament slot

Sri Lankan warships at India’s Cochin Port

Sri Lankan naval ships Samudura and Nandimithra are on a three-day visit to Kochi till December 24. The commanding officers of the vessels, Captain P.D.S. Dias and Captain A.M.S. Senavirathna, together with Captain W.H.U. Prasanna Hewage, Sri Lanka?s resident Defence Attach? in New Delhi, called on Rear Admiral R.B. Pandit, Chief of Staff of the Southern Naval Command yesterday, The Hindu newspaper reported. A Defence release said that various professional activities would be conducted between

23 Dec, 2015

President to put environment first in Port City project

President Maithripala Sirisena says the Government will give priority to the environment when taking decisions related to the Colombo Port City project. He also?said that he will obtain the assistance of the tri-forces service personnel to protect the natural resources including forest and coastal areas. He made these observations while participating in a special discussion with the heads of the environment protection organizations and environmentalists at the? Presidential Secretariat today.

22 Dec, 2015

India’s Lok Sabha discusses arrest of fishermen in Lanka

The issue of 45 Indian fishermen in the custody of the Sri Lankan Navy was discussed in India’s?Lok Sabha yesterday. K Ashok Kumar of the AIADMK told the?Lok Sabha that 45 fishermen are in the custody of the Sri Lankan Navy, the PTI news agency reported. “Along with boats, they have to be released. There has to be a permanent solution to this,” he said, adding, the Centre should intervene so that the fishermen are released by Sri Lanka. Besides, he also demanded the release of Rs 1,520 crore

22 Dec, 2015