Government says no more torture or extra judicial killings

India to build 43,000 houses for IDPs

India is to build 43,000 houses for Sri Lanka’s war displaced communities in the north and east of the country, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said. Contracts to build the houses have been awarded to the respective agencies and the project will be implemented immediately. The Indian High Commission said that the construction of 43,000 houses for resettlement and rehabilitation of war displaced in the north and east is part of the overall commitment by India to build 50,000 houses in Sri

15 Jul, 2012

Protest against Lankans in Tamil Nadu

A tense situation prevailed near the Defence Service Staff College at Wellington in Tamil Nadu on Sunday with some pro-Tamil outfits protesting the arrival of two senior defence officers from Sri Lanka to participate in an Annual Interaction Session tomorrow, the police said. Workers of some pro-Tamil outfits raised slogans against the presence of the Lankan officers, police said. Adequate number of police personnel have been deployed in front of the hotel where the officials are said to be st

15 Jul, 2012

SLMC to contest with the UPFA

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has decided to contest the upcoming Provincial Council Elections for three provinces with the ruling UPFA, the government information department said today. The decision was taken by the SLMC High Command which met last evening, the information department said adding that the party will contest in all three provinces including the Eastern Province with the UPFA. Earlier the SLMC raised doubts in contesting with the UPFA unless the government assured the Eas

14 Jul, 2012