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TNA wants foreign monitors

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has called for foreign monitors at the Northern Provincial Council elections scheduled to be held in September. A TNA delegation has raised this issue during a meeting with the Elections?Commissioner. The TNA has said that having foreign monitors will help ensure the election is free and fair. The TNA also said that Tamil Political party representatives have urged the polls chief to make?arrangements?for the Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora to caste their vote at the e

04 May, 2013

Lightning warning as rain continues

The Department of Meteorology has warned of severe lightning as heavy rain continues around the island. The Department of Meteorology said that showers or thundershowers will develop at several places over most provinces of the Island today. It said that there will be showers or thundershowers in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces during the day. ?General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize the damages caused by lightning activities,? the Department

05 May, 2013

More Lankans arrested in India

Following the arrest of 11 Sri Lankan fishermen in India on May 1, the Indian Coast Guard has arrested another 14 fishermen from the island nation for entering illegally into Indian waters, Marine Police said in Rajahmundry today. Three mechanised fibre boats and 1,500 kg of tuna fish catch was seized in the action taken by the Indian Coast Guard, the Press Trust of India reported. The Coast Guard spotted the three Sri Lankan boats off Isukapalli coast in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh yesterday and to

03 May, 2013