Colombo: At least 207 people were killed and 469 injured when eight suicide bombings, mainly in Colombo, ravaged Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday in the island’s bloodiest day since the civil war ended a decade ago. An Indian woman was among the dead. Sri Lanka declared a nationwide curfew and placed curbs on social media to […]
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Kerala woman killed in Colombo blast
Thiruvananthapuram: A Kerala woman holidaying in Colombo was among those killed in suicide bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, authorities here said. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan expressed condolences over the death of 58-year-old P.S. Razeena, who arrived in the Sri Lankan capital along with her husband to meet their relatives engaged in business in Colombo. […]
Sri Lanka toll 185, curfew declared
Colombo: Sri Lanka declared a nationwide curfew after a string of eight explosions, mostly in Colombo, left at least 185 people dead and over 400 injured on Easter Sunday, authorities said. Xinhua news agency reported that the death toll in the multiple blasts had risen to 185 even as two fresh explosions occurred in two Colombo […]
Sri Lanka suicide bombings on Easter kill 138
Colombo: At least 138 people were killed and more than 400 injured when a string of suicide bombings rocked luxury hotels and churches in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday in the island’s bloodiest day since the end of the civil war, media reports said. The deadly explosions rocked at least three luxury hotels and a church […]
42 killed in Sri Lanka churches, hotels blasts
Colombo: At least 42 people were killed and more than 250 others injured on Sunday as explosions ripped through three churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka, media reports said. According to the island nation’s The Daily Mirror newspaper, explosions were reported as hundreds of worshipers gathered at the St. Anthony’s Church in Kochchikade, Kotahena, St. […]
Blind cricketers from India, England, Sri Lanka to clash in bilateral, triangular series
Kolkata : Blind cricketers from India, England and Sri Lanka would take part in the upcoming bilateral and triangular cricket series scheduled for October 2-27 across the country, organisers said on Sunday. Samarthanam and Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) are organising the series. India during the day announced a 17-member squad for […]
Bangladesh thrash Sri Lanka in tri-nation series
Dhaka, Jan 19 : Bangladesh decimated Sri Lanka by 163 runs in the third match of the tri-nation series at the Shere Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur on Friday to record their biggest victory margin over the island nation. After winning the toss, the hosts chose to bat and set a target of 320 runs […]