India in Sri Lanka - AHCI, Kandy

09/10/2026

The future of Telecom, Technology & Innovation is here!
Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has inaugurated India
Mobile Congress 2026 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi.
IMC 2026 brings together emerging technologies, innovations and
the global telecom ecosystem.



Department of Telecommunications, Government of IndiaIndia in Sri Lanka (High Commission of India, Colombo)India in Sri Lanka, Consulate General of India, JaffnaIndia in Sri Lanka (Consulate General of India, Hambantota)Ministry of External Affairs, Government of IndiaPMO India

07/10/2026

AHC Ms. Saranya V. S. met Prof. G. R. A. Kumara, Director, NIFS, Prof. Siril Winjesundara, Former Director, and faculty members of the institution.
Prof. Winjesundara shared his valuable experiences and feedback from his visit to India under Indian Council For Cultural Relations ’s Academic Visitors Programme from 14–23rd September 2026.

India in Sri Lanka (High Commission of India, Colombo)India in Sri Lanka, Consulate General of India, JaffnaIndia in Sri Lanka (Consulate General of India, Hambantota)Ministry of External Affairs, Government of IndiaICCR in Sri Lanka

07/10/2026

AHCI Kandy will organise Consular Camp on 09th October, 2026 at Acharya Auditorium, District Secretariat, Nuwara Eliya from 1000 Hrs to 1300 Hrs to provide consular services.

India in Sri Lanka (High Commission of India, Colombo)India in Sri Lanka, Consulate General of India, JaffnaIndia in Sri Lanka (Consulate General of India, Hambantota)Ministry of External Affairs, Government of IndiaDiaspora India Connect

06/10/2026

AHCI Kandy will organise Open House on 16th October, 2026 at Assistant High Commission of India, Kandy between 1100 Hrs to 1300 Hrs to address the grievances of Indian National & Persons of Indian origin residing in Sri Lanka.

India in Sri Lanka (High Commission of India, Colombo)India in Sri Lanka, Consulate General of India, JaffnaIndia in Sri Lanka (Consulate General of India, Hambantota)Ministry of External Affairs, Government of IndiaDiaspora India Connect

06/10/2026

From Gujarat to India, and now to the Global South.

The Indian Express highlights how India’s water-governance journey—built on political leadership, public financing, partnerships and people’s participation—is offering valuable lessons for climate-resilient water security and sustainable development worldwide.

Read more: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/from-india-to-global-south-a-gujarat-water-governance-model-10908115/

Ministry of External Affairs, Government of IndiaPMO IndiaIndia in Sri Lanka (High Commission of India, Colombo)India in Sri Lanka, Consulate General of India, JaffnaIndia in Sri Lanka (Consulate General of India, Hambantota)

05/10/2026

From near-extinction to global conservation leadership:

India’s remarkable wildlife conservation story is winning global recognition.

In its latest article, The Economist highlights how India has successfully protected and revived populations of tigers and other wildlife through focused conservation programmes, strong laws, scientific monitoring and sustained public commitment.

Read more at : https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/10/04/how-india-saved-its-tigers-and-lions-and-rhinos-and-elephants?taid=6ac250601900a20001c20acd&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

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India’s wildlife-conservation success holds lessons for other environmental efforts

03/10/2026

Captain Smit Machchhar informs PM Narendra Modi about how reciting Hanuman Chalisa gave him power and courage during the difficult times.

අසීරු අවස්ථාවලදී හනුමාන් චාලිසා පාරායනය කිරීම තමාට ශක්තිය හා ධෛර්යය ලබා දුන් ආකාරය පිළිබඳව කපිතාන් ස්මිත් මච්චර් අගමැතිතුමා නරේන්ද්‍ර මෝදි මහතා වෙත දැනුම් දෙයි.

கேப்டன் ஸ்மித் மச்சார் அவர்கள் கடினமான சூழ்நிலைகளில் ஹனுமான் சாலிசாவை பாராயணம் செய்தது தனக்கு வலிமையையும் துணிச்சலையும் அளித்ததாக பிரதமர் நரேந்திர மோடி அவர்களிடம் தெரிவித்தார்.

India in Sri Lanka (High Commission of India, Colombo)India in Sri Lanka, Consulate General of India, JaffnaIndia in Sri Lanka (Consulate General of India, Hambantota)Ministry of External Affairs, Government of IndiaPMO India

03/10/2026

PM Narendra Modi expressed to Captain Smit Machchhar that his courage has made 1.4 billion Indians proud and that the entire country stands with him.

කපිතාන් ස්මිත් මච්චර්ගේ ධෛර්යය ඉන්දියානුවන් බිලියන 1.4 ක් ආඩම්බරයට පත් කර ඇති බවත් මුළු රටම ඔහු සමඟ සිටින බවත් අගමැතිතුමා නරේන්ද්‍ර මෝදි මහතා ප්‍රකාශ කළේය.

பிரதமர் நரேந்திர மோடி அவர்கள், கேப்டன் ஸ்மித் மச்சார் அவர்களிடம், அவரது துணிச்சல் 140 கோடி இந்தியர்களையும் பெருமைப்பட வைத்துள்ளதாகவும், ஒட்டுமொத்த நாடும் அவருக்கு ஆதரவாக நிற்பதாகவும் தெரிவித்தார்.

India in Sri Lanka (High Commission of India, Colombo)India in Sri Lanka, Consulate General of India, JaffnaIndia in Sri Lanka (Consulate General of India, Hambantota)Ministry of External Affairs, Government of IndiaIndian Council For Cultural Relations

03/10/2026

A moment of courage, pride and emotion ✨🇮🇳

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Captain Smit Machchhar over a video call and praised his courage, presence of mind and composure.

ධෛර්යය, අභිමානය සහ හැඟීම්බර බව මුසු වූ මොහොතක් ✨🇮🇳

අගමැතිතුමා නරේන්ද්‍ර මෝදි මහතා වීඩියෝ ඇමතුමක් ඔස්සේ කපිතාන් ස්මිත් මච්චාර් සමඟ අදහස් හුවමාරු කරගත් අතර, ඔහුගේ ධෛර්යය, ක්ෂණිකව තීරණ ගැනීමේ හැකියාව සහ සන්සුන් භාවය අගය කළේය.

தைரியம், பெருமிதம் மற்றும் உணர்வுப்பூர்வமான ஒரு தருணம் ✨🇮🇳

பிரதமர் திரு. நரேந்திர மோடி அவர்கள் கேப்டன் ஸ்மித் மச்சார் அவர்களுடன் காணொளி வாயிலாக உரையாடி, அவரது துணிச்சல், துரிதமாகச் சிந்தித்து செயல்படும் திறன் மற்றும் இக்கட்டான சூழ்நிலையிலும் அவர் வெளிப்படுத்திய மனஅமைதியைப் பாராட்டினார்.

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03/10/2026

On the occasion of , Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Captain Smit Machchhar as a living example of Ahimsa, whose courage and selfless actions helped protect countless lives—reflecting the timeless power of Gandhiji’s message of humanity and compassion.

ගාන්ධි ජයන්ති නිමිත්තෙන්, අගමැතිතුමා නරේන්ද්‍ර මෝදි විසින් කැප්ටන් ස්මිත් මච්චාර් මහතා 'අහිංසාවාදයේ' ජීවමාන නිදසුනක් ලෙස හඳුන්වා දෙන ලදී. ගාන්ධිතුමාගේ මානුෂීයත්වය සහ දයාව පිළිබඳ පණිවිඩයේ පවතින සදාතනික බලය මනාව පිළිබිඹු කරමින්, එම මහතාගේ නිර්භීතකම සහ පරාර්ථකාමී ක්‍රියාකාරකම් අසංඛ්‍යාත ජීවිත රැසක් ආරක්ෂා කිරීමට ඉවහල් විය.

காந்தி ஜெயந்தியை முன்னிட்டு, பிரதமர் திரு. நரேந்திர மோடி அவர்கள், கேப்டன் ஸ்மித் மச்சார் அவர்களை அஹிம்சையின் வாழும் எடுத்துக்காட்டாகக் குறிப்பிட்டார். அவரது துணிச்சலும் தன்னலமற்ற செயல்களும் எண்ணற்ற உயிர்களைப் பாதுகாக்க உதவியதுடன், காந்தியடிகளின் மனிதநேயம் மற்றும் கருணை குறித்த காலத்தால் அழியாத செய்தியின் வலிமையைப் பிரதிபலிக்கின்றன.

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