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Indian Coast Guard seizes narcotics en-route to Sri Lanka from Pakistan

The Indian Coast Guard seized a boat en-route to Sri Lanka from Pakistan with narcotics and arrested its 14 crew members. According to the ANI news service, in a well-coordinated sea operation, the Indian Coast Guard carried out an intelligence-based anti-narcotics operation and seized narcotics worth Rs 600 crore from the Pakistani boat named ‘Al-Raza’ and apprehended 14 crew members who belonged to Balochistan. The Pakistani boat along with its 14 crew members have been apprehended and is be

28 Apr, 2024

Maithripala has not implicated any Sri Lankan over Easter attacks

Former President Maithripala Sirisena has not implicated any Sri Lankan over the Easter Sunday attacks, in his statement provided to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), the Government said. Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles told Parliament that while he cannot reveal more details as the matter is before court, the former President did not mention any Sri Lankan as being the main link in the Easter Sunday attacks. Sirisena had claimed he had vital information related to the 2019

26 Apr, 2024

US and Sri Lanka discuss agriculture modernization efforts

The United States and Sri Lanka discussed agriculture modernization efforts in Sri Lanka. Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Alexis Taylor, paid a courtesy call on President Ranil Wickremesinghe. During the discussions, the President was briefed on the ongoing dairy modernization program supported by the US. President Wickremesinghe welcomed the program, stating that it would complement the island-wide dairy expansion projec

26 Apr, 2024