Two killed as rocks fall on them while clearing land

CPI for Tamil judges in Sri Lanka war tribunal

The Communist Party of India has urged Sri Lanka to include judges and lawyers from the Tamil community in the tribunal to be set up to inquire into war crimes and human rights violations during the ethnic war. Talking to reporters in Coimbatore, CPI national secretary D Raja said the judicial process should have the participation of Commonwealth and other foreign judges. He said that the judges should be of impeccable integrity and impartiality. Raja also came down heavily on Centre stating t

03 Oct, 2015

Sampanthan says will ask North CM to explain

Opposition and Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R Sampanthan says he will seek an explanation from?Northern Province Chief Minister C V Wigneswaran over some comments he had made which went against the stand of the TNA. Sampanthan said that he had remained silent since the UN Human Rights Council was meeting in Geneva and Sri Lanka was being discussed. However now that the UNHRC session is over Sampanthan said that he will look to meet?Wigneswaran and seek an explanation over the comments

03 Oct, 2015

India says Lanka must decide on ferry service

India is prepared to resume the operation of a ferry service between Colombo and Tuticorin and it was up to the Sri Lankan Government to take a final decision in this connection,?Indian Minister of State for Shipping and Highways Pon Radhakrishnan said. Radhakrishnan?also?said that even as the Centre is taking all out efforts to find a permanent solution for the fishermen being arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy while crossing the border, the Tamil Nadu fishermen should carryout their fishing oper

03 Oct, 2015