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  • Jayalalitha, Jayalalitha, sri lanka urges citizens no to visit tn, Colombo

    Sri Lanka urges citizens no to visit TN 04 September 2012

    In an advisory to the citizens of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan Government has asked them not to visit Tamil Nadu until another notice was issued. The advisory was issued in the interest of the SL nationals who were intimidated...

    Keywords: , , Sri Lankan Government, Tamil Nadu

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    state of emergency in Colombo, denounces state of emergency, blake to visit sri lanka tamils plea, Colombo

    Blake to visit Sri Lanka – Tamils plea 26 August 2011

    An official announcement at Washington, DC stated that Blake is to visit Sri Lanka. The United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake, Jr. will travel to Sri Lanka August 29-31, 2011, the...

    Keywords: emergency is to expire in 10 days, denounces state of emergency, Tamils are not the perpetrators, Robert O. Blake Colombo visit

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    world cup, ICC, sachin s suggestions for changing odi format rejected by icc, Colombo

    Sachin’s suggestions for changing ODI format rejected by ICC 22 September 2011

    The International Cricket Council CEO Haroon Lorgat revealed on Wednesday at Colombo, that Sachin Tendulkar's ideas on One-Day Internationals had been discussed as early as in May this year, but the world body had decided that there was no need...

    Keywords: ODI, Cricket news, Colombo meeting, ODI

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    balaji rao, Canada, spirited afridi bamboozles canada to get an unlikely win for pak, Colombo

    Spirited Afridi bamboozles Canada to get an unlikely win for Pak 04 March 2011

    Not many teams would have fancied the chances of defending low totals after getting out for totals below 200. But, the mercurial Pak all-rounder, mixed up his googlies, turning a certain defeat into victory, in yesterday's World Cup league match...

    Keywords: jimmy hansra, Riaz, misban, misban

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    upul tharanga, hat trick, malinga s lethal spell spells doom for kenya, Colombo

    Malinga’s lethal spell spells doom for Kenya 01 March 2011

    Lasith Malinga, playing his first World Cup match, made an immediate difference to his team's fortunes by helping his team trounce Kenya by nine wickets in today's World Cup match played at Colombo.Chasing an easy target of 143 to win,...

    Keywords: upul tharanga, Kenya, Kenya, Canada

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    Brett Leet, Brett Leet, heavens opened up to call off sl aus tie, Colombo

    Heavens opened up to call off SL-Aus tie 06 March 2011

    For the first time in the 2011 World Cup tournament, persistent rain dampened the enthusiasm of the fans resulting in the call off the match between Sri Lanka and Australia played at Colombo yesterday.When the heavy drizzle intervened firmly in...

    Keywords: Sangakkara, Sri Lanka, points, Sangakkara

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    Colombo radiation concern, Champika Ranawaka, colombo worries about indian nuke plants, Colombo

    Colombo worries about Indian Nuke plants 10 April 2012

    Koodankulam nuke gets fresh feelers from Colombo. The island country is revved up with fear incase a disaster. The Lankan authorities seemed to be worried over the nuke plants in India and especially on the one’s nearer to them in...

    Keywords: Colombo radiation concern, Champika Ranawaka, Champika Ranawaka, Nuke Plants in India

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    shahid Afridi, , pakistan steamrolled over kenya, Colombo

    Pakistan steamrolled over Kenya 24 February 2011

    Pakistan, aided by Captain's Shahid Afridi's 5-wicket haul, overwhelmed the African minnows Kenya by a vast margin of 205 runs,in yesterday's World Cup match played at Hambantota in Sri Lanka.Pakistan’s middle-order overcame the sluggisth start to pile up 317/7 in...

    Keywords: Pakistan, Colombo, younis khan,

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    India score cricket, India Vs Sri Lanka, tri series opener sri lanka beat india by five wickets, Colombo

    Tri-Series Opener: Sri Lanka Beat India By Five Wickets 07 March 2018

    Tri-Series Opener: Sri Lanka Beat India By Five Wickets:- India has been touring in Sri Lanka and the first T20I of the Nidahas Trophy took place last night in R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Sri Lanka defeated India in the...

    Keywords: India cricket updates, India cricket updates, India Sri Lanka score, Team India

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    Nissar Ahmed, Nissar Ahmed was sent from Chennai by Jet Airways to Colombo, wanted pak terrorist held, Colombo

    Wanted Pak terrorist held 09 May 2013

    Nissar Ahmed a terrorist wanted by Pakistan who ran from his mother land went to Colombo and from there he sneaked in to India in 2006 and had been living in a village in Kadapa District since then. He was...

    Keywords: Wanted Pak terrorist held, Nissar Ahmed, Pakistan terrorists, Nissar Ahmed was sent from Chennai by Jet Airways to Colombo

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    International Atomic Energy Agency, Linguistic pressure, colombo just woke up to indian nuke post un, Colombo

    Colombo just woke up to Indian Nuke, post UN 11 April 2012

    Colombo’s vindictive stand against India is admonished. Colombo just woke up to the fact that Indian Nuke plants post the UN resolution, on war crimes. Sri Lanka had the big brother support from China while the resolution proposed by US...

    Keywords: International Atomic Energy Agency, Colombo worries, Sri Lanka, War Crimes

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    SLTA, SLTA, bharti airtel signs sponsorship for the 97th colombo championship tennis, Colombo

    Bharti Airtel signs sponsorship for the 97th Colombo Championship Tennis 06 July 2012

    Leading telecommunication giant, Bharti Airtel, has signed the sponsorship for the Colombo Championships to be held in 2012. The sponsorship was confirmed on Thursday and it marsk a great milestone for the establishment of tennis as a sport in Sri...

    Keywords: Bharti Airtel, Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Bharti Airtel, SLTA

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    UNHRC, Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, colombo decides to go against unhrc, Colombo

    Colombo decides to go against UNHRC 27 March 2012

    Seriously contemplating over the issue the Lankan government felt that by accepting the UN resolution would only mean that staking their sovereignty. The crisis was much seen as the means to avoid introspection of the war crimes committed during the...

    Keywords: War crimes., Sri Lanka, Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, Sri Lanka

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    Vesak Day, Vesak Day, pm announces new direct colombo varanasi ai flights, Colombo

    PM Announces New Direct Colombo-Varanasi AI Flights 12 May 2017

    Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka, announced that India’s flag carrier Air India will operate direct flights between Colombo and Varanasi, from August this year. Modi made the announcement of the beginning...

    Keywords: Air India, Colombo, Narendra Modi, Varanasi

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    state of emergency in Colombo, 28 year old state of emergency, colombo denounces state of emergency, Colombo

    Colombo denounces state of Emergency 26 August 2011

    Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced the end of the country’s 28-year state of emergency Thursday, saying the country had not experienced a single act of terrorism since the end of a savage civil war in 2009. The President said...

    Keywords: Colombo news, Christopher Elms, denounces state of emergency, 28 year old state of emergency

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    Sri Lanka government, Sri Lanka government, sl to release indian fishermen, Colombo

    SL to release Indian fishermen 19 November 2014

    The Sri Lankan government has decided to release the five Indian fishermen who were on death sentence for smuggling drugs into the country. All the fisherman hail from Tamil Nadu and were reportedly detained in 2011 and this year on...

    Keywords: Colombo High Court, Sri Lanka government, Indian envoy YK Sinha, Colombo High Court

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