An Extraordinary Gazette notification has been issued declaring a State of Emergency islandwide from today.
The State of Emergency gives the Police and the security forces power to arbitrarily arrest and detain people
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Thursday, June 4
Acting President declares State Emergency
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting the Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on November 23, 2017.
