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  • Tamils rise up against Sri Lankan armys land seizure

    There are growing tensions in northern Sri Lanka as Tamils are trying to prevent the Sinhalese-dominated army from taking over their land. In a new development, villagers have driven out a group of surveyors sent by the authorities. Thousands others are involved in a court action trying to win back the land they were displaced from years ago. According to the BBC, two thousand people are ...

  • Ban cattle slaughter immediately – Wimal to President

    Leader of the National Freedom Front (NFF) Wimal Weerawansa today requested the President to immediately ban the slaughtering of cattle within the country.In the wake of a Buddhist monk setting himself on fire yesterday to protest against the slaughter of cattle for meet, the Minister has written to President Mahinda Rajapaksa saying measures should be taken based on that incident. The Minister ...

  • Special traffic plan for Diyawanna Vesak Zone

    Police today said that a special traffic plan has been implemented due to the Diyawanna Vesak Zone in Battaramulla.Motorists heading towards Malabe are advised to travel along Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha from Parliament Roundabout.Vehicles traveling towards the Parliament from through Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha can enter the Mattaranulla-Malabe main road through Robert Gunawardene Mawatha and ...

  • Basil opens road for Sarath N. Silva

    The new road constructed connecting the Seruwawila Rajamaha Viharaya and the Somawathiya Rajamaha Viharaya, which is named after former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva, was declared open by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa today (25).The news bridge and road were vested in the people at the auspicious time of 9.30am as instructed by the Chief Incumbents of both temples.The road was ...

  • Journos should prevent incidents before reporting them - Charitha Herath

    There should be a mutual agreement between all media organizations regarding media ethics, says the Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media and Information, Dr Charitha Herath.He stated that media personnel need to prevent certain occurrence from happening before reporting on them.Dr Herath made these comments speaking on the manner in which certain media organizations had reported the ...


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  • Teachers arrested over student’s death released on bail

    Three teachers of a school in Valaichchenai, who were arrested over the death of a 14-year-old student, have been released on bail.Police said the student had drowned in the Potana Ela, Valaichchenai during a training exercise with a group scouts from the school.Following investigations into the incident, police arrested three teachers of the school who were released on bail after being produce ...

  • 13th Amendment could cause another conflict Gotabaya Rajapaksa

    Empowering a ';hostile'; provincial administration with land and police powers will have grave repercussions, Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said, opposing the holding of the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) election ...

  • Sri Lanka monk fights for life after immolation bid

    : A Sri Lankan monk was fighting for his life Saturday, a day after setting himself on fire to protest the slaughter of cattle, an official said. Bowatte Indaratna, 30, was flown to the main National Hospital in Colombo from the pilgrim town of Kandy where he doused himself with gasoline and set himself alight on Friday in front of stunned Buddhist devotees. "He is in a very serious ...

  • 24 injured as elephant runs amok at Perahera

    At least twenty-four spectators were injured in a stampede when an elephant ran amok during the Perahera (pageant) of the Muthiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya in Badulla last night.Police said the incident occurred at around 10.40pm yesterday (24) and that 14 women and a child are among the wounded, who have been admitted to the Badulla Hospital. The elephant was later tranquilized and brought under ...

  • Sri Lanka DMK chief wants New Delhi to provide Indian citizenship to Eezham Tamil refugees

    Press Trust of India (PTI) reported Friday that DMK Chief M Karunanidhi has requested New Delhi to provide citizenship to over 100,000 Eezham Tamils living in South Indian state of Tamil Nadu as refugees. Pointing out to the immigration reforms in the U.S., Mr Karunanidhi was quoted as saying, "[s]imilarly, it is also our wish and request to the Centre to come forward and provide ...

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