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Just a couple of days after the Easter Sunday blasts across Sri Lanka, another blast was heard in the town of Pugoda, near Colombo. Police are investigating the fresh blast
 

Entire nation is mourning the death of over 300 people in bomb blasts in Sri Lanka. Here is how India paid tributes to the victims of the bomb blasts
 

Defence minister of Sri Lanka, Ruwan Wijewardene addressed the media about the progress made in identifying the extremists that wreaked havoc in the island country. The death toll has touched 359 of which 39 are foreigners.

 

The Easter Sunday blasts across Sri Lanka have taken the lives of at least 359 people and injured over 500 others. The Special Task Force carried out a controlled explosion near Savoy Cinema in Colombo after a vehicle that was found abandoned came under their suspicion.

Purushotham and Nagaraj Reddy were on a tour of Sri Lanka. Purushotham suffered major injuries in the April 21 blasts, while Nagaraj Reddy died on the spot.

The mortal remains of four JD(S) leaders reached Bengaluru. Home minister MB Patil and MLA SR Vishwanath were present to receive the bodies.

 

Easter Sunday saw as many as eight blasts across Sri Lanka that took the lives of at least 321 people and injured 500 odd people. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attacks. The Sri Lankan government also exploring the angle that the attack could be in retaliation for the attack on Muslims offering Friday prayers at a mosque in New Zealand's Christchurch.
 

The names of both Maregowda and Puttaraju have figured in the list of missing JD(S) workers tweeted by Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday

A series of bomb blasts on Easter Sunday rocked Sri Lanka by killing 310 people leaving more than 500 people injured, reveals a report from the police spokesperson. The country has been placed under a state of emergency as the officials aim to maintain security with required assistance during investigations into the bombings.

The nine bombings of churches, luxury hotels and other sites were Sri Lanka's deadliest violence since a devastating civil war in the South Asian island nation ended a decade ago. 

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Following the serial blasts in Colombo that killed at least 290, the Sri Lankan police on Monday found 87 bomb detonators in Colombo's main bus stand. One bomb exploded near Anthoniyar, while operations were underway to defuse it. Security around the border, towards the Indian side has been tightened
 

Speaking to reporters, the police officials also said that the suspects who were behind the series of bomb blasts in Sri Lanka might try to escape by entering India. To prevent such activities, the police officials have decided to tighten the security in Rameswaram

The names of seven JD(S) workers who travelled to Colombo are Puttaraju and Maregowda (missing), and M Rangappa, KG Hanumantharayappa, Ramesh, Laxmi Narayan and Shivakumar, who are confirmed dead.

 

Actor Radikaa Sarathkumar took to social media to share about her timely escape from Sri Lankan tragedy.