Police fire tear gas on protest against dumping garbage

Katchatheevu issue to court

The Indian Supreme Court today issued notice to the Indian government on DMK chief M Karunanidhi’s plea seeking direction to the government to retrieve the island of Katchatheevu which was given to Sri Lanka in 1974 and make it as part of Tamil Nadu. Agreeing to hear the plea, a bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir sought a response from the Centre, the Press Trust of India reported. Karunanidhi, in his petition, urged the apex court to declare the agreement between India and Sri Lanka re

15 Jul, 2013

SLMC to contest alone

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) led by Minister Rauf Hakeem, has decided to contest the elections for the North, North Western and Central provinces independently and not with the government. The decision was taken when the SLMC High Command met last night to discuss the SLMC stand on the elections, an SLMC spokesman said. The SLMC has been at odds with the government recently over the 13th Amendment to the constitution. According to SLMC?s Secretary General, Hasen Ali, the crucial decision

16 Jul, 2013

EU delegation in Sri Lanka

An EU Parliamentary delegation arrived in Sri Lanka today on an official visit, the EU office in Colombo said. The delegation led by Jean Lambert, Chair of the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with the Countries of South Asia, will travel to the North during their one week visit. Officials told the Colombo Gazette that the EU delegation will have meetings with the government, opposition and other groups during their stay. The visit by the EU delegation comes as provincial council pol

15 Jul, 2013