Colombo, July 21 (IANS) India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, on Tuesday met Chulamanee Chartsuwan, the new Secretary General of The Colombo Plan and assured her of India’s continued support to the Plan’s Capacity Building Programme.”Pleased to meet the new Secretary General of the Colombo Plan H.E Ms. Chulamanee Chartsuwan. Assured her of India’s continued support to the Plan’s Capacity Building Programme, discussed initiatives proposed in the Plan’s 75th anniversary year, and …
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Colombo, July 13 (IANS) The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha and Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health’s secretary, Anil Jasinghe, on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for an Indian grant to supply state-of-the-art medical equipment to Base Hospital, Deniyaya.”Partnering for climate-resilient healthcare in India and Sri Lanka. Glad to sign an MoU with the Secretary, Ministry of Health Dr Anil Jasinghe today for a SLR 600M Indian grant to supply state-of-the-art m…
Colombo, July 11 (IANS) India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, on Saturday, along with Deputy Minister of Mass Media, Kaushalya Ariyarathne, inaugurated the second edition of Sri Lanka-India Media Friendship Association (SLIMFA) Fest 2026.”SLIMFA Media Fest returns! High Commissioner Santosh Jha and Deputy Minister of Mass Media Kaushalya Ariyarathne inaugurated the 2nd edition of SLIMFA Media Fest 2026 in Colombo,” the High Commission of India in Sri Lanka wrote on social media pl…
Colombo, June 21 (IANS) On the occasion of the 12th International Yoga Day, Bageshwar Dham Peethadheeshwar Pandit Dhirendra Krishna Shastri extended warm greetings to the people of India and the world from Sri Lankan soil.Currently on a visit to Sri Lanka, the prominent spiritual leader delivered a message emphasising yoga as a unifying force for humanity.Speaking at an event attended by Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha, Sri Lankan government officials and local citizens, Pandit Dhirendra Kr…
Colombo, June 2 (IANS) High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, on Tuesday, presented scholarships to the students at the University of Jaffna under India’s support scheme for economically vulnerable students.“Empowering youth through education!” India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, wrote on X, saying, “Presented scholarships to the 2nd batch of first year students at University of Jaffna under India’s assisted financial support scheme for economically vu…
Colombo, May 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s leading newspapers in Colombo carried full-page advertisements on Saturday commemorating ‘Operation Sindoor’, India’s decisive military action against terror infrastructure and also tributes to the people killed in the terror attack in Pahalgam. The ads appeared across English, Sinhala, and Tamil editions of the dailies in Colombo.The advertisements, relating to the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam terror attack paid special tributes to the 26 innocent people who lost th…
Colombo, March 19 (IANS) India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha met Sri Lanka’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation K D Lal Kantha on Thursday, discussing opportunities for collaboration to increase especially usage of cost effective technology to boost farmer’s incomes. They also spoke about regional and global developments. In a statement shared on X, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka wrote, “High Commissioner Santosh Jha met Hon K.D. Lal Kantha, Minist…
Colombo, Dec 22 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar arrived in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, on Monday. Sri Lankan Deputy Tourism Minister Ruwan Ranasinghe received him at the airport. “Landed in Colombo this evening. Thank Deputy Tourism Minister Ruwan Ranasinghe for the warm reception. Look forward to my meetings with Sri Lankan leadership tomorrow,” EAM Jaishankar posted on X.EAM Jaishankar’s visit to Sri Lanka, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated earlier in the day,…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will visit Sri Lanka on Tuesday as Special Envoy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold talks with the top leadership of the island nation. “The visit underscores India’s Neighbourhood First Policy and takes place in the context of Operation Sagar Bandhu launched to address the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated.India launched Operation Sagar Bandhu on November 28, as the Fi…