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Sri Lankan presidential polls to be held between 15 November and 7 December; Maithripala Sirisena’s term to end in January 2020
•The presidential elections in Sri Lanka would be held between 15 November and 7 December, one month before the end of the current president's term, as per constitutional provisions
Sri Lanka bomb blasts: Growing divide within government and history of Emergency paint grim picture ahead
Amalini De Sayrah •The announcement of State of Emergency in Sri Lanka comes against a backdrop where activists have been campaigning for the removal or improvement of counter-terror legislation in the country
Day after Easter blasts, challenge for Sri Lanka is to prevent existing fissures from destabilising country
Tara Kartha •Those behind the Sri Lanka blasts, whether part of an Islamic State module or any other module, whether from inside or out, will only feed on existing fissures, the best counter terrorism model is to simply refuse to follow that path
Sri Lanka's TNA, JVP pledge to work together to abolish executive presidency in 20th amendment of nation's constitution
•Sri Lanka's main Tamil party TNA and Marxist party JVP on Monday held a rare meeting in Colombo and decided to work together towards abolishing the executive presidency in the country
Sri Lanka crisis: PM Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign on Saturday, says son after SC upholds order preventing him from holding office
•Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in a controversial move, will resign on Saturday, his son announced Friday
Sri Lanka unrest: Three retired judges to probe anti-Muslim riots in Kandy, announces President Maithripala Sirisena
•An investigation into anti-Muslim riots that spread in central Sri Lanka prompting the authorities to declare a nationwide state of emergency was announced by Sirisena
'Essential to tackle hate campaigns, false narratives in Sri Lanka': Rights groups demand safety during state of Emergency
Fp Staff •The communal violence in Sri Lanka's Teldeniya area that left two persons dead and forced the government to impose Emergency has prompted human rights groups to urge the authorities to ensure safety for all.
Tamils in Sri Lanka feel pessimistic due to lack of reconciliation efforts by Sirisena: UK group
•Tamils in Sri Lanka are feeling pessimistic due to lack of progress in reconciliation efforts by President Maithripala Sirisena who had promised to reach out to the minority community more vigorously than his predecessor, a UK-based diaspora group said on Saturday.
I ended war with LTTE to achieve reconciliation, says Sri Lankan president Rajapaksa
•Former Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday accused the government of a political "witch hunt" against him and to wipe out the legacy of his regime that had ended the separatist war with LTTE with an aim to achieve reconciliation with the minority Tamil community.
Modi, Sirisena inaugurate renovated Duraiappah stadium in Jaffna
Ians •Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena inaugurated newly-renovated Duraiappah Stadium in Jaffna on Saturday.