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Fourth Lanka Minister Resigns, Army Chief Calls For Calm: 10 Points
Sri Lankan Army chief General Shavendra Silva today sought people's support to maintain peace as the island nation grapples with an unprecedented economic crisis. Four ministers have resigned from the cabinet over the last two days amid the unrest.
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Sri Lanka Crisis Live Updates: Lankan President, PM To Resign Amid Protests
Sri Lankan Army chief General Shavendra Silva today sought people's support to maintain peace as the island nation grapples with an unprecedented economic crisis.
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Sri Lankan Army Denies Reports Troops Ordered To Shoot At Protesters
Sri Lankan Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva on Tuesday refuted allegations that the armed forces are poised to shoot at the general public to provoke them.
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Army Chief General Witnesses Military Drill Between India And Sri Lanka
Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Friday witnessed the culmination of the military exercise between India and Sri Lanka focusing on enhancing counter-terror cooperation and lauded the troops of both contingents for their high standards of t
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Army Chief, Sri Lankan Counterpart Discuss Defence Ties
Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane met Sri Lanka's top military leadership today and discussed steps for further enhancing the excellent bilateral defence cooperation.
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Indian Army Chief General To Reach Sri Lanka Today For Four-Day Visit
Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane will reach Sri Lanka today on a four-day goodwill visit at the invitation of his Sri Lankan counterpart Gen Shavendra Silva, the Sri Lankan Army said.
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Sri Lanka Buries First Covid Victims After Long Standoff
Sri Lanka ended its forced cremation policy by allowing the burial of two persons who died due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Army Chief General Shavendra Silva said on Friday.
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US Blacklists Sri Lankan Army Commander Over Human Rights Violations
The United States said Friday it would refuse entry to Sri Lanka's army chief over "credible" evidence of human rights violations in the bloody 2009 finale to the civil war.
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Safe For Catholic Schools To Reopen, Says Sri Lanka Army
Sri Lanka has tightened security ahead of the reopening Tuesday of some Catholic schools for the first time since the Easter bombings that killed 258 people, the army chief said.
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Sri Lanka Army Denies Colluding With Anti-Muslim Rioters
Sri Lanka's army today denied allegations that its troops colluded with anti-Muslim mobs and failed to contain widespread riots that killed one man in a backlash against the Easter terror attacks.
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Sri Lanka Army Chief Says Threat Of More Terror Attacks Contained
Sri Lanka's army commander Mahesh Senanayake said the threat of more terror attacks had been contained and the security services had dismantled most of the network linked to the Easter Sunday bombings.
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No Record To Suggest That Some Sri Lanka Bombers Visited Kashmir: Top Cop
Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh Sunday said there was no record to suggest that any of the suicide bombers, who carried out the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, had visited Kashmir as claimed by the Army chief of the island nation.
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Bombers Visited Kashmir, Kerala Before Attacks, Says Sri Lanka Army Chief
Some of the suicide bombers who carried out the last month's devastating attacks in Sri Lanka visited Kashmir and Kerala for "some sort of training" or to "make some more links" with other foreign outfits, the country's army chief claimed on Saturday.
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Sri Lanka's Top Military Official Detained Over Mass Murder Cover-Up
Sri Lanka's military chief was remanded by court Wednesday after weeks evading arrest over the alleged cover-up of the abduction and murder of 11 young men during the island's civil war.
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Army Chief Bipin Rawat To Begin 4-Day Crucial Visit To Sri Lanka Today
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat will begin a four-day visit to Sri Lanka today with an aim to take forward the military cooperation between the two countries to the "next level".
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Fourth Lanka Minister Resigns, Army Chief Calls For Calm: 10 Points
Sri Lankan Army chief General Shavendra Silva today sought people's support to maintain peace as the island nation grapples with an unprecedented economic crisis. Four ministers have resigned from the cabinet over the last two days amid the unrest.
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Sri Lanka Crisis Live Updates: Lankan President, PM To Resign Amid Protests
Sri Lankan Army chief General Shavendra Silva today sought people's support to maintain peace as the island nation grapples with an unprecedented economic crisis.
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Sri Lankan Army Denies Reports Troops Ordered To Shoot At Protesters
Sri Lankan Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva on Tuesday refuted allegations that the armed forces are poised to shoot at the general public to provoke them.
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Army Chief General Witnesses Military Drill Between India And Sri Lanka
Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Friday witnessed the culmination of the military exercise between India and Sri Lanka focusing on enhancing counter-terror cooperation and lauded the troops of both contingents for their high standards of t
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Army Chief, Sri Lankan Counterpart Discuss Defence Ties
Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane met Sri Lanka's top military leadership today and discussed steps for further enhancing the excellent bilateral defence cooperation.
-
Indian Army Chief General To Reach Sri Lanka Today For Four-Day Visit
Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane will reach Sri Lanka today on a four-day goodwill visit at the invitation of his Sri Lankan counterpart Gen Shavendra Silva, the Sri Lankan Army said.
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Sri Lanka Buries First Covid Victims After Long Standoff
Sri Lanka ended its forced cremation policy by allowing the burial of two persons who died due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Army Chief General Shavendra Silva said on Friday.
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US Blacklists Sri Lankan Army Commander Over Human Rights Violations
The United States said Friday it would refuse entry to Sri Lanka's army chief over "credible" evidence of human rights violations in the bloody 2009 finale to the civil war.
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Safe For Catholic Schools To Reopen, Says Sri Lanka Army
Sri Lanka has tightened security ahead of the reopening Tuesday of some Catholic schools for the first time since the Easter bombings that killed 258 people, the army chief said.
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Sri Lanka Army Denies Colluding With Anti-Muslim Rioters
Sri Lanka's army today denied allegations that its troops colluded with anti-Muslim mobs and failed to contain widespread riots that killed one man in a backlash against the Easter terror attacks.
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Sri Lanka Army Chief Says Threat Of More Terror Attacks Contained
Sri Lanka's army commander Mahesh Senanayake said the threat of more terror attacks had been contained and the security services had dismantled most of the network linked to the Easter Sunday bombings.
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No Record To Suggest That Some Sri Lanka Bombers Visited Kashmir: Top Cop
Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh Sunday said there was no record to suggest that any of the suicide bombers, who carried out the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, had visited Kashmir as claimed by the Army chief of the island nation.
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Bombers Visited Kashmir, Kerala Before Attacks, Says Sri Lanka Army Chief
Some of the suicide bombers who carried out the last month's devastating attacks in Sri Lanka visited Kashmir and Kerala for "some sort of training" or to "make some more links" with other foreign outfits, the country's army chief claimed on Saturday.
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Sri Lanka's Top Military Official Detained Over Mass Murder Cover-Up
Sri Lanka's military chief was remanded by court Wednesday after weeks evading arrest over the alleged cover-up of the abduction and murder of 11 young men during the island's civil war.
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Army Chief Bipin Rawat To Begin 4-Day Crucial Visit To Sri Lanka Today
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat will begin a four-day visit to Sri Lanka today with an aim to take forward the military cooperation between the two countries to the "next level".
