Schoolteacher injured in Balapitiya shooting incident

India says it took a risk on Lanka

India says it took a risk on the Sri Lankan issue despite pressure from some political parties and interest groups in India. In an interview with the Indo Asian News Service (IANS) today, Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said that some groups wanted India to go much further. ?Tamil Nadu assembly has passed a resolution, they wanted us to do the same thing at the UN, but we didn’t do it,? he said. The Indian External Affairs Minister said that India took the risk and took the resp

04 Apr, 2013

Resolution passed against BBS

A resolution was submitted and adopted at the Kalmunai Municipal Council this morning against extremists groups including the Bodu Bala Sena. The resolution also calls for the support of efforts being taken by Minister of National Language and Social Integration Vasudeva Nanayakara to crackdown on extremist groups. Speaking during the Council session today chaired by Kalumunai Mayor Dr.?Shiraz Mirashib, several Council members spoke against the Bodu Bala Sena and the hate campaigns targeting Mus

04 Apr, 2013

Face sized spider found in Sri Lanka

A new type of tarantula about the size of your face has been found in northern Sri Lanka. Scientists found the spiders — with a leg span up to 8 inches (20cm) across — living in trees and the old doctor’s quarters of a hospital in Mankulam. Covered in beautiful, ornate markings, the spiders belong to the genus Poecilotheria, known as “Pokies” for short. These are the tiger spiders, an arboreal group indigenous to India and Sri Lanka that are known for being colourful, fast, and venomous. As a gr

03 Apr, 2013