SL firms seek Indian help for power supply

April 8, 2022, 2:15 pm Colombo, April 8 : The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has directly sought Indian assistance to ensure nterrupted power supply during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year next week, a newspaper reported on Friday. PUCSL Chairman Janaka Ratnayake has written to Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay requesting 37,000 … Read more

German Chancellor to be 1st leader he will meet if re-elected: Macron

April 8, 2022, 2:44 pm Paris, April 8 ( /Sputnik) French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be the first leader he meets in the event he wins a second term. “I believe the understanding between France and Germany helps structuring many issues in bilateral relations… and also in … Read more

39 killed in Ukraine railway station

April 8, 2022, 5:15 pm Kyiv, April 8 : At least 39 people were killed and 87 wounded on Friday after two rockets apparently fired by Russian forces hit a railway station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. The station was packed with evacuees, Regional Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said in a Telegram, adding that … Read more

Russians withdraw from northern Ukraine: UK

April 8, 2022, 1:24 pm London, April 8 : The UK’s Defence Ministry on Friday said that Russia has now fully withdrawn its military from northern Ukraine. The Ministry said that some of the forces will be sent to fight in the Donbas region. “In the north, Russian forces have now fully withdrawn from Ukraine … Read more