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Sri Lanka: No adverse reactions so far following coronavirus vaccination

No adverse reactions or side-effects have so far been reported by 5,286 people who were vaccinated in Sri Lanka on Friday

Covid vaccination drive starts in Sri Lanka with 'Made in India' vaccines

India has gifted Covid-19 vaccines to Sri Lanka

Carefully reviewing UN report on human rights situation in Sri Lanka: US

"We are carefully reviewing the significant report from" the UN Human Rights Council "on human rights in Sri Lanka," US State Department Spokesman Ned Price said

Sri Lanka receives 500,000 doses of Covishield vaccine gifted by India

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday thanked India for its generosity after he received 500,000 doses of Covishield vaccine donated by the country under the 'Neighbourhood First' policy. India last week announced that it will send COVID-19 vaccines under grant assistance to Sri Lanka and seven other countries -- Bhutan, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles, Afghanistan and Mauritius. Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and the Maldives have already received India's COVID-19 vaccines under grant assistance in sync with its Neighbourhood First policy. President Rajapaksa was at the Colombo international airport to receive the consignment of free Indian COVID-19 vaccines which arrived on a special Air India flight. "Received 500,000 #COVID?19 vaccines provided by #peopleofindia ...Thank you! PM Shri @narendramodi & #peopleofindia for the generosity shown towards #PeopleofSriLanka at this time in need," Rajapaksa tweeted. The consignment was packed in 42 ...

Covid-19: India dispatches Covishield vaccines to Bahrain, Sri Lanka

India's Ministry of External Affairs had announced vaccine rollout for several countries from January 20

Sri Lanka to procure 2 to 3 mn doses of Covid vaccine from India: Official

Sri Lanka will purchase 2 to 3 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from its Indian manufacturing company Serum Institute of India during the next two days

UN group says Sri Lanka's Covid-19 cremation rule violates rights

A group of U.N experts has criticized Sri Lanka's requirement that those who die of COVID-19 be cremated, even it goes against a family's religious beliefs

Sri Lanka appoints panel to probe findings of former war commissions

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a 3-member panel to probe the findings of the previous commissions appointed by the state

Bhutan, Lanka PMs congratulate Modi for world's largest vaccination drive

Bhutan Prime Minister and Sri Lankan premier congratulated their Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for the landmark launch of the world's largest Covid-19 vaccination drive

Sri Lanka revives port deal with India and Japan for sea terminal

The terminal will be developed with 51 percent ownership by Sri Lanka's government

Sri Lankan Navy apprehends nine Indian fishermen, seize one boat

The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested nine Indian fishermen and seized one boat for allegedly fishing in that country's waters, besides damaging fishing nets in a separate incident

External affairs minister Jaishankar wraps up official visit to Sri Lanka

Jaishankar on Thursday left for home after wrapping up his three-day visit to Sri Lanka during which he held "constructive discussions" with the country's top leadership

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar on 3-day official visit to Sri Lanka

Jaishankar will hold discussions with Sri Lanka's top leadership on the entire gamut of bilateral relations

Lanka to finalise agreement to secure Covid-19 vaccine through Covax

Sri Lanka is all set to finalise an agreement to secure Covid-19 vaccine via the United Nations-backed Covax facility

England squad clears Covid test, set to travel to Sri Lanka for Test series

England is scheduled to play two Test matches against Sri Lanka in Galle from January 14-18 and January 22-26

Sri Lanka calls for joint patrols to resolve fishing issues with India

India insisted on the early release of its fishermen arrested for allegedly poaching in the island nation's territorial waters

India calls on Sri Lanka for early release of 40 arrested fishermen

India on Wednesday called on Sri Lanka to ensure the early release of fishermen arrested recently on the charge of poaching in Sri Lankan waters

No decision yet to stop flights from India, Singapore: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has not yet decided to stop flights from India and Singapore where the new strain of Covid-19 has reached from the UK

India-Lanka strengthen ties, revive maritime dialogue despite Covid in 2020

2020 witnessed strengthening of Colombo's ties with New Delhi and revival of a key trilateral maritime dialogue involving India after a gap of six years

Sri Lanka welcomes tourists after 8-month-long coronavirus interruption

A group of Ukrainian tourists on Monday became the first batch of holidayers to visit Sri Lanka in more than eight months after the island nation put curbs on international travel due to the Covid-19