Over 220 Navy personnel test positive

India and Sri Lanka agree to expand defence ties

India and Sri Lanka have decided to expand defence ties following the successful conclusion of the third defence dialogue in New Delhi today. At the invitation of the Defence Secretary of India, Shri G Mohan Kumar, Defence Ministry Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi undertook an official visit to India yesterday?with a view of participating at the 3rd Indo – Sri Lanka Defence Dialogue held in New Delhi. Since its inception in 2012, the annual Indo – Sri Lanka Defence Dialogue reviews the entir

22 Sep, 2015

Four Pakistanis including 2 women arrested

Four Pakistanis including two women?were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport late this evening with sandalwood logs and powder. The customs department said that the four Pakistanis, aged between 35 and 49 years, had concealed?100 kgs of sandalwood logs and 300 grams of sandalwood powder in their luggage. The?sandalwood was valued at?Rs. 500,000.00 and the Pakistanis had attempted to take the sandalwood to Pakistan when they were arrested. (Colombo Gazette)

21 Sep, 2015

Indo-Lanka talks on road project to begin

Keen on fostering ties with neighbours, India is set to engage in high-level talks with Sri Lanka by October for an ambitious $5.19 billion road project to connect both the nations through a sea-bridge and an under water tunnel, the Press Trust of India reported. The development follows Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari meeting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe last week with plans to expand the existing motor pact with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal to other neighbo

21 Sep, 2015