Body of woman washed ashore in Kalmunai

Army still holds 5,000 acres of private land

At least 5,000 acres of private lands, which were taken over by the security forces?since 1990, are still with the forces, according to a study, The Hindu newspaper reported. These lands are part of the?high?security zones.?Officials have declined to provide an exact figure of the extent of land that?remains with?the?forces. On?March 23 and April 10?this year,?1,013 acres in the?Northern Province were released and they?covered?parts of?Palai Veemankamam and Varththalaivilan. On the time frame

22 May, 2015

Jayalalithaa back as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa was on Friday unanimously elected its legislature party leader, paving the way for her return as a chief minister of Tamil Nadu following her acquittal in a disproportionate assets case, the Hindustan Times reported. Party MLAs, including party treasurer and chief minister O Panneerselvam, assembled at the party headquarters in Chennai in the morning and re-elected Jayalalithaa as AIADMK legislative chief. Panneeerselvam forwarded the motion to elect her as legisl

22 May, 2015

Speaker recommends parliament probe

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa today recommended that a Parliament committee?investigate the allegations against Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran. The Speaker said that he had received a?motion against the?Governor and a debate on it is likely next week. He proposed that?a Parliament committee?investigate the allegations against the Central Bank Governor and that?a report be submitted to Parliament. The Speaker said that the report on the investigations can then be used to have a debate in Pa

20 May, 2015