Finance Ministry says no approval to increase sugar price

Tamil refugees return to Sri Lanka from India

A group of over 70 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees have returned from India, officials said today. They returned yesterday under an ongoing UN refugee agency programme. Over 5,000 refugees have already returned to the country under the UNHCR programme. Under the programme, the UN body offers cash grants to returnees as livelihood support. Over 100,000 Sri Lankan refugees were housed in Tamil Nadu. The refugees had fled the country due to the outbreak of violence in the north and east provinces dur

19 Sep, 2012

Radioactive shipment returned to India

Sri Lanka has returned a metal shipment that arrived on an Indian vessel after local tests showed they were radioactive, the Power and Energy Ministry said. The consignment, contaminated with a radioactive material, has been discovered by the port authorities in a 40-foot container and upon testing it has been found that 125 units of stainless steel and aluminum products were all contaminated. The tests, which were carried out by the Atomic Energy Authority (AEA), had revealed significant trac

20 Sep, 2012

Stop Rajapaksa visit, says Karunanidhi

The visit of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has evoked the most vociferous opposition from DMK president M. Karunanidhi, a partner in the Congress-led UPA alliance. Mr. Karunanidhi on Tuesday urged the Centre to stop his visit to the country later this week to participate in the celebration in Sanchi to mark the 2,600th year of Buddha?s Enlightenment. Mr. Rajapaksa will be in India on an invitation from the Madhya Pradesh government. Mr. Karunanidhi said the United Nations Human Rights

19 Sep, 2012