JVP Puttalam District candidate arrested

Eastern University students threaten to protest

Eastern University students are threatening to stage a protest against the suspension of a?student of the?Faculty of Commerce and Management without a proper inquiry. The student had been reportedly unfairly suspended for two weeks and the?Eastern University students’ union?says he is now unable to stay at the university hostel. The?Eastern University students’ union has requested the administration of the university to conduct a proper injury and take reasonable action with regards to the sus

30 Nov, 2015

Jaya writes to Modi again on fishermen in Sri Lanka

Hours after the Sri Lankan Navy arrested eight Tamil Nadu fishermen and seized their two boats, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to secure the release of a total of 37 fishermen and 55 boats, including those held today, the?Press Trust of India reported. Stating that eight fishermen had set out for fishing in two mechanised boats from Ramanathapuram and Pudukkottai districts, she said they were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy in the early hours of today. “The r

29 Nov, 2015

Over 1600 families around Kelani valley to be shifted

Over 1600 families living around the Kelani valley railway line are to be shifted to a new location, Transport Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said. He says the houses around the track have been constructed illegally and are obstructing operations along the railway line. The Minister says the families will be shifted to a housing complex to be constructed on land belonging to the Railway Department. He said that once the families around the?Kelani valley railway line are relocated the?Kelani

30 Nov, 2015