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India announces financing for solar projects in Sri Lanka

India has announced US$ 100 million concessional financing for solar projects in Sri Lanka, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said today. President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena visited New Delhi from 10-11 March 2018 to attend the Founding Conference of the International Solar Alliance. The Founding Conference was co-chaired by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and President of France Emmanuel Macron. President Sirisena called on President of India Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minist

12 Mar, 2018

Teen arrested for spreading hate on social media remanded

A teenager from a leading school in Colombo, who was arrested for spreading racial hatred on social media, has been remanded. The 18 year old has been remanded till March 26 by the Colombo Magistrates’ Court. The Government placed a temporary ban on access to popular social media websites last week after social media was used to promote hate among Muslims and Buddhists, resulting in mob attacks on?Muslim owned property in Kandy. Following the ban the authorities began to monitor social media

12 Mar, 2018

Convict claims man who made bomb to kill Rajiv in Sri Lanka

A convict in the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister?Rajiv Gandhi has claimed that the man who made the bomb to kill the Indian politician is in Sri Lanka. The investigating agency, the CBI, had told?the Indian Supreme Court today that the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case cannot be reopened and the request of one of the killers, AG Perarivalan, for his conviction to be cancelled, must be dismissed, NDTV reported. The investigating agency questioned the legal standing of Perarivalan’s

12 Mar, 2018