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2025 මාර්තු 21 වන දින, කොන්සුල් ජනරාල් හර්වින්දර් සිං මහතා රංගෝලි කතක් නර්තන ඇකඩමිය විසින් සෙල්ලකතරගම ගනේෂ කෝව්ලෙහි දී සංවිධානය කරන ලද 5 වන ගුඟුරු පූජාවට සහභාගී විය.

On 21 March 2025, Consul General @harvinder3214 attended the 5th Ghungroo Puja, organized by the Rangoli Kathak Dance Academy at the Ganesha Temple in Sellakatharagama.

ඉරානයේ ඉන්දියානු ජාතිකයන්ගේ ආරක්ෂාව සහ ආරක්ෂාව සඳහා ඉරානයේ අඛණ්ඩ සහයෝගය අගය කළෙමු. (3/3)

කලාපීය ස්ථාවරත්වයට තර්ජනයක් වන සහ ගෝලීය සැපයුම් දාමයන්ට බාධා කරන කලාපයේ තීරණාත්මක යටිතල පහසුකම්වලට එල්ල වන ප්‍රහාර හෙළා දකිමු. නාවික නිදහස ආරක්ෂා කිරීමේ සහ නැව් මාර්ග විවෘතව හා ආරක්ෂිතව පවතින බව සහතික කිරීමේ වැදගත්කම නැවත අවධාරණය කළේය. (2/3)

ජනාධිපති ආචාර්ය මසූඩ් පෙසෙෂ්කියන් සමඟ කතා කර ඊද් සහ නව්රුස් සුබ පැතුම් පිරිනැමුවෙමි. මෙම උත්සව සමය බටහිර ආසියාවට සාමය, ස්ථාවරත්වය සහ සමෘද්ධිය ගෙන එනු ඇතැයි අපි බලාපොරොත්තු වෙමු. (1/3)

Consulate General of India wishes all #EidMubarak2026 May this holy festival bring peace, harmony and strength to people around the world.

High Commissioner @santjha met Hon. Minister for Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs, Prof. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi and discussed the progress of ongoing initiatives as well as new proposals across various dimensions of the robust 🇮🇳-🇱🇰 cultural cooperation. @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy

40 🇱🇰 civil service officers attended capacity development program at @NCGG_GoI from 9-20 Mar 2026 on the theme ‘Disaster Management’, complementing the disaster recovery process in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of Cyclone ‘Ditwah’ Participants engaged in expert-led interactive sessions covering key areas such as disaster preparedness and mitigation strategies; preparedness and EWS; response mechanism & field operations; Sendai Framework; building State capacity to manage disasters; post-disaster need assessment; and community involvement in disaster management. This was the 8th program under MoU between @NCGG_GoI & Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration signed in Dec 2024 for training of 1500 🇱🇰 civil service officers in 🇮🇳 over a period of 5 years. With the successful completion of the 8th program, the number of officers trained under the MoU in its first year of implementation stands at 321. @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy

🎥Highlights of High Commissioner @santjha’s visit to Puttalam district from March 17–18, reaffirming 🇮🇳’s commitment to continue working with 🇱🇰 across all dimensions of the bilateral relationship for mutual benefit. @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy

🌏✨ Building Bridges, Expanding Horizons! 🇮🇳🤝🇱🇰 FIEO had the privilege of hosting a distinguished delegation of about 30 officials from the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Sri Lanka, as part of the Capacity Building Programme by IIFT, New Delhi under the aegis of the High Commission of India, Colombo (MEA) at Niryat Bhawan, New Delhi on March 19, 2026 🎤 Dr Ajay Sahai, DG & CEO, FIEO, addressed the delegation, highlighting FIEO’s key initiatives, its role in empowering exporters, and how it mentors businesses to succeed globally 🌐📈 — strengthening India’s global footprint in international trade. 👥 The session was also attended by Mr Suvidh Shah, Addl. DG, FIEO, along with senior officials of FIEO, and Dr (Prof) Rohit Mehtani, International Business Strategy and Global Political Economy, IIFT adding valuable insights on global trade and strategy. 💡 An engaging exchange of ideas fostering collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and stronger India–Sri Lanka trade relations! #FIEO #GlobalTrade #IndiaSriLanka #CapacityBuilding #ExportPromotion #InternationalTrade #EconomicGrowth #TradeLeadership #IIFT #MEA #BusinessExpansion #KnowledgeExchange #TradeDiplomacy #StrongerTogether 🚀📊 @CeylonChamber @iift_official @IndiainSL @SLinIndia @MEAIndia @MFASriLanka @DoC_GoI @dgftindia @startupindia @makeinindia

High Commissioner @santjha joined Hon. Eranga Weeraratne, Deputy Minister for Digital Economy 🇱🇰 for a demonstration of the disaster impact assessment platform developed by Bhaskaracharya Institute of Space Applications & Geoinformatics (BISAG) in collaboration & support from Disaster Management Centre, Ministry of Digital Economy & GovTech 🇱🇰 Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Chief Advisor to the President on Digital Economy & Mr Waruna Sri Dhanapala, Secretary, Ministry of Digital Economy, DG DMC and GoSL officials joined the demonstration and discussions Both sides discussed continued collaboration on building geospatial platforms for disaster preparedness, response & mitigation. @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy

Reviving connectivity, restoring livelihoods.🇮🇳🤝🇱🇰 HC @santjha along with Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna, Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils & Local Government, 🇱🇰, inaugurated the longest extra-wide Bailey Bridge installed by India in Sri Lanka under the Post-Ditwah Indian Assistance Package of USD 450 Mn. The 240 ft bridge, constructed by @adgpi on the Chilaw–Thoduwawa Road, restores a vital coastal link along the Colombo–Puttalam route. @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @SpokespersonMoD

📹 Reconstruction of the Colombo–Puttalam Road post #CycloneDitwah 🇮🇳🤝🇱🇰 HC @santjha and Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna inaugurated the 240 ft, extra-wide Bailey Bridge on the Chilaw–Thoduwawa Road, built by @adgpi under India’s USD 450 Mn post-disaster assistance. @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @adgpi @SpokespersonMoD

Honouring A Timeless National Song! Participate in the #MyGov Vande Mataram Quiz and rediscover the iconic composition from Anandamath that inspired unity, courage, and patriotism during India’s freedom struggle. Visit: quiz.mygov.in/quiz/vande-mat… #NewIndia #Anandamath @MinOfCultureGoI

India’s Expanding Strength Across Seas! You saw the Strait of Hormuz moment but India’s maritime story goes far beyond. From powerful warships to historic voyages, India is strengthening its presence across the seas. This is what India looks like at sea. #IndiaMaritimeStrength

Yoga is not just a practice; it is a part of everyday life and inner balance. Discover its deeper meaning through the Bharatiya Gyan Quiz on Yoga and Holistic Well-Being. 🔗 quiz.mygov.in/quiz/bharatiya… #BharatiyaGyanQuiz #YogaForLife @EduMinOfIndia

හෝමූස් සමුද්‍ර සන්ධිය හරහා ආරක්ෂිත සහ නිදහස් නාවික ගමනාගමනය සහතික කිරීමේ වැදගත්කම පිළිබඳව අපි එකඟ වෙමු. කලාපයේ සාමය, ආරක්ෂාව සහ ස්ථාවරත්වය ඉක්මනින් යථා තත්ත්වයට පත් කිරීම සඳහා අපි දිගටම එක්ව කටයුතු කරන්නෙමු. (3/3)

බටහිර ආසියාවේ වත්මන් තත්ත්වය පිළිබඳව අපි සාකච්ඡා කළෙමු. අහිංසක ජීවිත අහිමි කිරීමට සහ සිවිල් යටිතල පහසුකම්වලට හානි කිරීමට හේතු වූ එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්‍යයට එල්ල වූ සියලු ප්‍රහාර ඉන්දියාව දැඩි ලෙස හෙළා දකින බව නැවත අවධාරණය කළෙමු. (2/3)

එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්‍යයේ ජනාධිපති අතිගරු ෂෙයික් මොහොමඩ් බින් සයිඩ් අල් නහියන් සමඟ කතා කළ අතර ඊද් උත්සවයට පෙර සුබ පැතුම් පිරිනැමුවෙමි.(1/3)

Reconnecting communities and restoring connectivity. 🇮🇳🤝🇱🇰 Under the USD 450 million post-Ditwah assistance package, HC @santjha and Hon. Minister (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna inaugurated the 240 ft extra-wide Bailey Bridge on the Chilaw–Thoduwawa Road, re-establishing a vital link along the Colombo–Puttalam route and supporting local livelihoods. @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @adgpi @SpokespersonMoD