Indian Government to study Lanka resolution by TN

Karuna snubbed for TMVP convention

Founder of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal (TMVP) Karuna Amman was a notable absentee at the first delegate?s convention of the TMVP held in Batticaloa over the weekend. The current leader of the TMVP and Chief Minister of the Eastern Province, Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, presided over the convention where over ten thousand members of the party participated. Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa was the chief guest at the occasion while Minister of Provincial Council and Loc

19 Mar, 2012

India to vote against Lankan government

Amidst mounting pressure from ally DMK and other parties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India was “inclined to” vote in favour of a resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN which meets “our objectives” with regard to the future of ethnic Tamils. Responding to strong concerns of political parties, Singh told the Lok Sabha that India was yet to receive the final text of the draft resolution moved at the UN Human Rights Council. “We are inclined to vote in favour of the resolution if the reso

19 Mar, 2012

Over 1300 A/L and Uni qualified prisoners

There are over 1300 prisoners who have either passed their Advanced Level (A/L) examination or are university qualified, the prisons department said. A spokesman at the department said that 1353 inmates of prisons around the country had passed their A/L examinations and 5336 had passed the ordinary level exam. The spokesman also said that data collected on the inmates had found that there were 46 prisoners who had passed university exams. Research had also revealed that there are some 2848 un

18 Mar, 2012