Man arrested for raping child in Kattankudy

Ranil, India discuss Geneva developments

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today?briefed India on developments taking place at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. Wickremesinghe told reporters that the Government is expecting a favorable outcome in Geneva which will lead to a settlement on the human rights issue. He said the Government is keen to achieve reconciliation and while looking at the past Sri Lanka will work with all communities and look at the future. The Prime Minister also thanked India for the support it h

15 Sep, 2015

Policy decision taken on Indo – Sri Lanka bridge

The Indian Government?has taken a policy decision on?building a bridge linking Talaimannar in Sri Lanka with Danushkodi, Indian Union Minister Kalraj Mishra said. “We have decided to build a bridge that would help develop both the countries in various fronts..It is a policy stand and we will implement it,” the Union Minister for Micro medium and Small Enterprises said, according to the Press Trust of India. The Indian Government has taken a policy decision on building a bridge linking Talaiman

14 Sep, 2015

Sri Lanka needs to provide answers says Rapporteur

Press Conference The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Pablo de Greiff, says any accountability strategy in Sri Lanka needs to provide answers to key basic questions. He also said that Sri Lanka has the potential to constitute an example for the region and for the world of how a sustainable peace ought to be achieved. In a statement made during the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council today, Pablo de Greiff said that

15 Sep, 2015