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By Rathindra Kuruwita The mastermind of the Easter Sunday attacks was Naufer Moulavi, a mentor of NTJ leader Zahran Hashim, Minister of Public Security, Dr. Sarath Weerasekera said yesterday, when asked by a journalist whether there had been a foreign hand behind the attacks. Former Jamaat-e-Islami leader, Rasheed Hajjul Akbar too had played a main role, the Minister said. The Minister said so at a press briefing in Colombo on the future of the report on the PCoI on the Easter carnage. Weerasek...

by Shamindra Ferdinando Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage on Monday (25) night revealed that the government was having discussions with the UK-led Sri Lanka Core Group in a bid to explore the possibility of reaching a consensus on what he described as a ‘consensual resolution’ ahead of the 46th sessions of the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) scheduled for Feb-March this year. Admiral Colombage acknowledged that an agreement on a consensual resoluti...

Energy Minister Gammanpila lights the tradional oil lamp at the commencement of the event Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila has said the government would ensure the country’s energy security. He said so addressing the employees of Lanka IOC at their head office yesterday (26). Ministry Secretary K.D.R. Olga and Additional secretary Chaminda Hettiarachchi were also […]

Share: Colombo (News 1st); With demonstrations taking place in Tamil Nadu, India summoned the acting high commissioner of Sri Lanka to “strongly protest” against the death of three Indian fishermen and a Sri Lankan national following a collision between their boat and a Sri Lankan naval vessel. It is learnt that India had conveyed the protest to the acting Sri Lankan envoy “in person” in Delhi. “Expressing our deep anguish at the loss of lives, we emphasized the need to deal with is...

Colombo (News 1st); The bodies of two Indian fishermen who were aboard the Indian fishing boat that collided with a Sri Lanka Navy Fast Attack Craft in - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results, business news, entertainment news, world news and much more from News 1st, Sri Lanka's leading news network.

Indian fishing boat sinks after colliding with Sri Lankan Navy vessel, fishermen missing Premium Sri Lanka Navy said it had launched a search and rescue operation for the sunken Indian fishing boat and its fishermen. (Photo: PTI) . Updated: 19 Jan 2021, 06:26 PM IST PTI The Indian boat sank in Sri Lankan waters about 8 nautical miles within the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) northwest of Delft Island. An unknown number of fishermen are missing Share Via Read Full Story COLOMBO :...

An Indian fishing boat allegedly trespassing the International Maritime Boundary Line sank in Sri Lankan waters after colliding with a Navy vessel of the island nation and a search and rescue operation was underway for the missing fishermen, the Navy said here on Tuesday.

Colombo (News 1st); Sri Lanka Navy launched a Search and Rescue (SAR) operation last night in search of a sunken Indian fishing boat and its fishermen, in - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results, business news, entertainment news, world news and much more from News 1st, Sri Lanka's leading news network.