The map below shows the location of Anuradhapura and Colombo. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance ...

Visitors to Sri Lanka tend to stay in the south of the island, or explore the tea plantations and ancient Buddhist sites in its central highlands. Few venture to the north of the country, where civil ...

This sacred city was established around a cutting from the 'tree of enlightenment', the Buddha's fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century B.C. by Sanghamitta, the founder of an order of Buddhist ...

The free visa regime has already been in place for nationals of India since March 2023. Photo: Unsplash Sri Lanka is a one-stop destination that offers it all - golden beaches, lush green landscapes, ...

UNESCO hosted the International Expert Conference on the Sacred City of Anuradhapura at its Headquarters on 1 April 2025, bringing together over 400 in-person and online participants, including ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake jointly inaugurated the 128 km Maho-Omanthai railway line refurbished with Indian assistance of USD 91.27 million. It was ...

This comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake finalised crucial agreements to deepen energy and defence ties Colombo: Prime Minister Narendra ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, on Sunday jointly inaugurated and flagged off key India-backed railway projects in Anuradhapura, marking a ...

Offered prayers at the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura with President Dissanayake. It’s a deeply humbling moment to be at one of the most revered sites in Buddhism. It is a living symbol of ...