Tag: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka also has the highest rate of road fatalities in South Asia with around 3,000 deaths per year, the World Bank statement said.

Yohani Diloka De Silva, the Sri Lankan internet sensation, singer, songwriter, rapper, music producer, YouTuber, and businesswoman, has been trending on various social media platforms for her hit song 'Manike Mage Hithe'.

Every member before boarding a return flight was supposed to undergo an RT-PCR test and there Gowtham and Chahal, deemed as close contacts of Krunal, have been found positive.

Cuttack: The cricket lovers of the Millennium City are eagerly waiting for the T20 International Cricket game between India and Sri Lanka to be played at Barabati Stadium on December 20. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has declared the 15-member Indian squad without regular skipper Virat Kohli for the three match […]

Colombo/Bhubaneswar: Team India under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma is all set to lock horns against its neighbors Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the Nidahas Trophy which is all set to begin from today in at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. This tri-nation T20I series is going to be played to celebrate Sri Lanka’s 70th […]

Cuttack: A few hours before the much awaited India-Sri Lanka T20 match, errors in online tickets have created resentment among the frenzied game lovers. The online tickets reportedly do not have seat numbers mentioned neither bear the signature of Cuttack DCP. The tickets which were sold at the counter bear the authorised signature and proper […]

Cuttack: Ahead of the first T20 international match of the ongoing series at Barabati stadium on December 20, both India and Sri Lanka cricket teams arrived to a rousing reception at Bhubaneswar here on Monday. Both the teams reached Biju Patnaik International Airport in a special plane from Visakhapatnam in the afternoon and were escorted […]

Cuttack:  A special squad of Commissionerate Police today arrested six persons for allegedly black-marketing tickets of India-Sri Lanka T20 match to be played at Barabati Stadium on December 20. As many as 39 tickets were seized from them, police said. Some touts were allegedly selling tickets at much higher prices to make quick bucks. Acting […]

Cuttack: Cricket fans were seen disappointed and created uproar outside Barabati Stadium after they were told all tickets were sold out for the upcoming India-Sri Lanka T20 International here. The frustrated spectators who had gathered in large numbers to buy tickets at the counters outside the stadium broke barricades and pelted stones. Later, police deployed […]

Nagpur: India defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 239 runs in the second Test match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here today. Beginning the day 384 behind and needing to bat about five sessions to save the Test, Sri Lanka failed to step up to the pressure and were bundled out for 166 […]

Bhubaneswar: Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda who was at the Indian Ocean Conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka stressed on a new role emerging for India in the renewal of relationship with South East Asian countries. Talking to media at the conference, Panda said, “The relationship which India and Odisha shared with the countries of the Indian […]

Bhubaneswar: The famous archaeological sites in Lalitgiri-Udaygiri-Ratnagiri in Odisha’s Jajpur district would be abuzz with intellectual discourses during a three-day International Buddhist Conclave scheduled to begin on April 10. “Hundreds of Buddhist scholars and researchers will attend the global meet. The event of this nature will provide much needed international exposure to Buddhist treasures spread […]

Cuttack: The cricket lovers of Odisha have a lot to cheer about as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today accorded Test venue status to Barabati stadium after 22 years. The BCCI made an announcement to this effect at its annual general body meeting in Mumbai. Talking to OTV over phone, secretary […]

Beijing: Sri Lanka will get a $1 billion loan from China, its biggest lender and might sign a free trade agreement with Beijing, becoming the third country to ink such a pact in India’s neighbourhood. Sri Lankan envoy to Beijing Karunasena Kodituwakku, who made the announcement here, said it was wrong to accuse China of […]

Colombo: Over 60,000 people have been affected by flash floods and heavy winds in Sri Lanka’s northern part after days of heavy rains, officials said on Monday. Out of those affected, over 11,000 people were evacuated to safe locations as their homes were inundated due to continuous rains, Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre was cited […]