Tri-forces deployed to fight against environment destruction

Vaiko, Ramadoss opposes India gifting ship to Lanka

Opposing the gifting away of a Indian Coast Guard ship to Sri Lanka, MDMK chief Vaikotoday said it was a “betrayal” of Eelam Tamils and Tamil Nadu fishermen, the Press Trust of India reported. Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Varaha’ was gited to Sri Lanka on August 27 in Colombo. The ship was in the service of the island nation since 2006 and it was rechristened ‘Sagara’ by Sri Lanka. It was formally handed over at a ceremonial function in the presence of Indian and Sri Lankan top officials, accordin

30 Aug, 2015

President will not pick opposition leader

President Maithripala Sirisena has said he will not interfere in the process to pick an opposition leader in Parliament. The President had given this assurance when he met the party leaders of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) at his official residence today. National Freedom Front leader Wimal Weerawansa said that several UPFA party leaders including Dinesh Gunawardena and Vasudva Nanayakara attended the meeting. Weerawansa said that at the meeting some of the UPFA party leaders ha

31 Aug, 2015

Three constituents of TNA reach consensus

Leaders representing three constituents of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) have?rejected the stand of the US, which favoured a domestic investigation mechanism on alleged crimes during the final stages of the Eelam War, The Hindu newspaper reported. The leaders of Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (TELO), Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) and the People?s Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), who met for four hours in Colombo yesterday, felt that justice would

31 Aug, 2015