SL sets up Task Force to expedite 2019 Easter attacks probe
Colombo, Feb 24 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government has set up a Task Force to expedite the ongoing probe into the 2019 Easter Sunday terror …
‘Sri Lankan economy recovering from Easter terror attacks’
Colombo, Feb 8 (IANS) Sri Lanka is gradually recovering from the economic impact of last year’s Easter terror attacks, the media quoting International Monetary Fund …
Ex-SL Prez to give statement on Easter Sunday attacks
Colombo, Jan 6 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is slated to give a statement on the April 2019 Easter Sunday attacks on Tuesday …
Rajapaksa orders committee to expedite Easter attack probe
Colombo, Dec 3 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed a committee investigating the April 21 Easter Sunday terror attacks to expedite their probe, …
Sri Lanka raises funds for children affected in Easter attacks
Colombo, Oct 27 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Attorney General’s Department has held an event in capital Colombo to raise funds for children affected by the Easter …
More powers given to SL Easter attacks probe body
Colombo, Oct 24 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has conferred additional powers on the five-member Commission of Inquiry (COI) he appointed in September to …
SL Prez orders fresh probe into Easter Sunday bombings
Colombo, Sep 23 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered a fresh investigation into the April 21 Easter Sunday suicide blasts by appointing a …
No Islamic State link in Easter attacks: SL investigator
Colombo, July 25 (IANS) A senior Sri Lankan investigating officer probing the Easter terror attacks which killed over 250 people and injured hundreds has said …
No Islamic State link to Easter bombings: SL investigator
Colombo, July 25 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Easter bombings which killed over 250 people and injured hundreds were carried out by local Islamists who drew inspiration …
Colombo Easter Massacre: Can Islamic terror be a diplomatic asset? (Comment)
Prolific punditry on the Easter Sunday massacre in Colombo has taken a pause because investigations have reached a stage where all sides have to take …
All suspects of Easter terror attacks arrested: Sri Lanka Prez
Colombo, July 17 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said that all suspects involved in the Easter Sunday terror explosions had been arrested following extensive …
60 detained over SL Easter Sunday terror attacks
Colombo, July 11 (IANS) More than 60 suspects were detained while 167 others remain in custody over the Easter Sunday terror explosions in Sri Lanka …
SL says majority of injured in Easter attacks have recovered
Colombo, July 4 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry on Thursday said a majority of those injured in the Easter Sunday terror explosions have been discharged …
176 kids lost their parents in Easter attacks: Cardinal Ranjith
Colombo, June 25 (IANS) At least 176 children have lost either both or one of their parents in the Easter Sunday terror bombings which killed …
Sirisena against parliamentary probe into Easter attacks
Colombo, June 8 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has protested a parliamentary investigation into security lapses leading to the Easter suicide bombings which killed …
Lanka House panel to probe Easter Sunday attacks
Colombo, May 24 (IANS) Sri Lanka Parliament Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has set up a special panel to probe the April 21 Easter Sunday terror attacks, …
SL expresses doubt over FDI target post Easter bombings
Colombo, May 22 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government has expressed doubts over achieving its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) target for this year following the Easter …
Close aide of Easter bombers arrested: SL police
Colombo, May 16 (IANS) A close associate of the Easter Sunday suicide bombers has been arrested in Sri Lanka with several passports, police said. Mohammed …
Sri Lanka’s Easter carnage: Colombo needs to be wary of Pakistan-ISIS links (Comments)
The ISIS, or the Islamic State, has eventually claimed responsibility for the multiple terror bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday targeting churches and hotels, …
Sri Lanka Easter bombings: President Sirisena bans radical groups
Colombo, April 28 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has banned the National Thawheed Jammath (NTJ) and another radical group suspected to be behind the …
SL PM apologizes over failure to protect victims on Easter
Colombo, April 26 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday apologized to the nation for the failure to protect victims from Sunday’s explosions …
Sri Lanka revises Easter Sunday toll to ‘about 253’
Colombo, April 25 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Thursday revised down the death toll in Easter Sunday carnage by over 100, from 359 to “about 253”, …
Sri Lankan Defence Secretary quits over Easter bombings
Colombo, April 25 (IANS) Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando resigned on Thursday, accepting responsibility for failing to prevent the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that …
Muslim community has no links with Easter carnage: Cardinal
Colombo, April 25 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Muslim community should not be blamed for the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that authorities have blamed on a local …
Sri Lanka fears dip in tourism post Easter bombings
Colombo, April 24 (IANS) The suicide bombings on churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka – in which nearly 360 people died …
Sri Lanka Easter bombing toll surges to 359
Colombo, April 24 (IANS) Sri Lankan authorities on Wednesday confirmed that Easter Sunday suicide bombings toll has touched 359 which includes several foreigners. So far …
Sri Lanka Easter bombing toll goes up to 359
Colombo, April 24 (IANS) The death toll from the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka rose to 359 on Wednesday, police said. –IANS mag-in/
Government to blame for Easter carnage: Rajapaksa
Colombo, April 23 (IANS) Opposition leader and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on the Sri Lankan government, saying it must …
Prosecute Easter Sunday attackers: Human Rights Watch
New York, April 23 (IANS) Those responsible for the Easter Sunday bloodbath in Sri Lanka should be brought to justice, Human Rights Watch has said. …
White House hosts Easter Egg Roll for 141st year
Washington, April 23 (IANS) White House Easter Egg Roll was held on the South Lawn on Monday as the annual tradition entered its 141st year. …
Sri Lanka blames Muslim group for Easter horror
Colombo, April 22 (IANS) The government on Monday blamed a Sri Lankan Muslim outfit for the horrific serial bombings which killed 290 people in the …
Priyanka, Nick celebrate first Easter as couple
Los Angeles, April 22 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas celebrated her first Easter with her husband and pop singer Nick Jonas. The two celebrated Easter …
Sara Ali Khan calls brothers ‘Easter bunnies’
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Actress Sara Ali Khan has shared a heart-melting photograph of her brothers Taimur Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan, whom she …
Sri Lanka Easter bombing toll touches 290
Colombo, April 22 (IANS) The death toll in the deadly Easter Sunday suicide bombings in Sri Lanka has increased to 290, police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera …
Guterres ‘outraged’ by Easter bombings in Sri Lanka
United Nations, April 21 (IANS) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed outrage over the Easter bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka …
International community condemns Easter Sunday blasts
Colombo, April 21 (IANS) Leaders from India and other countries on Sunday condemned the series of attacks on churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka …
Sri Lanka mayhem on Easter Sunday kills 192 (6th Lead)
Colombo, April 21 (IANS) Sri Lanka declared a nationwide curfew after suicide bombers carried out a string of well-planned deadly explosions, mostly in Colombo, on …
Christians celebrate Easter across Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, April 21 (IANS) Christians on Sunday celebrated Easter in Kerala with most churches witnessing huge participation of devotees. The Easter mass got over in …
Easter Sunday suicide bombings kill 156 in Sri Lanka (Fifth Lead)
Colombo, April 21 (IANS) At least 156 people were killed and more than 400 injured when suicide bombers exploded themselves in three luxury hotels and …
Sri Lanka suicide bombings on Easter kill 138 (Fourth Lead)
Colombo, April 21 (IANS) At least 138 people were killed and more than 400 injured when a string of suicide bombings rocked luxury hotels and …
Michel denied bail for celebrating Easter
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday rejected an interim bail plea of British national Christian Michel — an alleged middleman in …