Body of man with hands chained found in Kelani river

Final hearing on LTTE ban in India on November 3

A final hearing on the LTTE ban in India will be taken up on?November?3 in Madurai, the New India Express reported. The three-day long tribunal hearing with regard to the ban on the LTTE ended on Monday, with tribunal head Justice V K Jain stating that a final hearing would he held at New Delhi on November 3. MDMK legal wing secretary G Devadoss had told journalists that their party?s general secretary Vaiko would participate in the final hearing. Earlier the Justice heard out three police pe

31 Oct, 2012

Six killed, 69,659 people displaced

The Disaster Management Center said that?six people have been killed and 69,659 others displaced following the heavy rain and strong winds as of today. A DMC spokesman said that several roads in and around Colombo were also blocked by floods and uprooted trees while train services were also affected. Director of the center Pradeep Kodipilli said that the displaced people were housed in temporary shelters. He said that 1841 people were displaced in Mullaitivu and 1728 in Jaffna. Meanwhile 49

01 Nov, 2012

Over 49,788 affected by the rain

Over 49,788 people have been affected by the?torrential?rain caused by the storm over parts of Sri Lanka, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) said today. A DMC spokesman said that most of the affected were in the Mullaitivu district while several were affected in Gampaha as well. In Mullaitivu 19, 785 people were affected and some 500 families had to be temporarily evacuated. In Gampaha 15,152 people were affected by the heavy rain and just over 250 families were evacuated. The DMC said tha

30 Oct, 2012