Narammala Pradeshiya Sabha Deputy Chairman arrested

DMK hits back at Jayalalithaa on claims over Sri Lankan island

India’s?Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has hit back at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister?J Jayalalithaa over her claims on?Katchatheevu which was ceded to Sri Lanka by India. DMK treasurer M.K. Stalin claimed Katchatheevu was ceded to Sri Lanka during a state of emergency and not when the DMK?was in power. Reacting to Chief Minister Jayalalithaa?s charge at her election meeting in Aruppukottai that it was the DMK that gave up the right over Katchatheevu, Stalin, who was campaigning in Madurai, said that th

16 Apr, 2016

Weapons stolen from Laggala police station found near Temple

The weapons stolen from the Laggala police station have been found near a Temple in the area, the police said. Three policemen attached to the Laggala police station were?interdicted over the incident. A T-56 weapon and five revolvers were stolen from the Laggala police station in Matale this week. The police said that an individual had stolen the weapons and fled. An investigation?was?launched into the incident and the three policemen were later?interdicted. (Colombo Gazette)

16 Apr, 2016

Jayalalithaa threatens to take back Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalithaa today vowed to retrieve Katchatheevu island ceded to Sri Lanka and restore the traditional fishing rights of Tamil Nadu fishermen in Palk Bay, if elected to power. Addressing an election rally at Aruppukottai in Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa said the arrest of Tamil Nadu fishermen under the pretext of cross-border fishing by Lankan navy is still continuing. Stating that ceding of Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka was the main reason for

15 Apr, 2016