Russia s Putin declares unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end hostilities at 6 p.m. Moscow time (1500 GMT) on Saturday until the end of Sunday.

There was no immediate reaction from Ukraine.

“Based on humanitarian considerations ... the Russian side announces an Easter truce. I order a stop to all m...

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Siri Dalanda Vandanawa - Additional trains in operation for devotees

Sri Lanka Railways has taken steps to add two additional train journeys between Colombo Fort and Kandy due to a large number of devotees travelling to Kandy for ‘Siri Dalanda Vandanawa’, the special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

Accordingly, the additional trains will be in operation from today (18) until April 28.

The schedule of the...

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Defence Ministry refutes media reports over Sri Lanka-Pakistan naval exercise

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US Supreme Court temporarily halts deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law

The U.S. Supreme Court early on Saturday paused President Donald Trump’s administration from deporting Venezuelan men in immigration custody after their lawyers said they were at imminent risk of removal without the judicial review previously mandated by the justices.

“The Government is directed not to remove any member of the putative class of d...

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Woman arrested with Kush cannabis worth Rs. 33 mln at BIA

The Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs has arrested a young Sri Lankan woman who arrived in the island from Bangalore, India, while attempting to smuggle a stock of Kush cannabis worth around Rs. 33 million.

The officers of Sri Lanka Customs had discovered the stock of Kush cannabis weighing around 3 kilograms and 290 grams concealed in...

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Govt. to provide Rs. 15,000 subsidy for secondary crops for Yala season

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that a decision has been taken to provide a subsidy of Rs. 15,000 for additional crops cultivated on paddy fields for the upcoming ‘Yala’ season.

President Dissanayake made this remark while addressing a public rally of the National People’s Power (NPP) held in Thalawakele....

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