Special security arrangements for Parliament sittings next week

Tamil Nadu seeks Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka

The Tamil Nadu assembly Wednesday urged India to introduce a resolution in the UN seeking a referendum in Sri Lanka to carve out a Tamil Eelam state, the Indo Asian News Service reported. A resolution moved by the house said that Tamils living in Sri Lanka as well as Tamils of Sri Lankan origin in other countries should take part in the referendum. The resolution also urged India to stop describing Sri Lanka as a friendly nation and sought an international probe on war crimes during the war agai

27 Mar, 2013

Sri Lankans found stranded off Indonesia

A group of 21 illegal immigrants from Sri Lanka have been rescued by Indonesian authorities after being stranded in the waters of Sendangbiru, Malang, East Java for a week, without food or water. The Indonesian media reported that the Sri Lankan boat, which had faced engine failure, was first spotted by a local fisherman. Residents of the nearby Sendangbiru village ?helped the Sri Lankans by giving them food after the boat drifted near the shore. The 21 Sri Lankans were eventually brought ashore

26 Mar, 2013

Couple consume poison, one dies

One person was killed after a?couple?consumed poison in Thalawa, the police media unit said today. The police said that investigations revealed they had consumed poison over an illicit love affair. A 20 year old male youth who consumed the poison died on admission to the Thalawa hospital. The police said that a married woman who had also taken the poison, was in hospital in serious condition. She is?receiving?treatment at the Anuradhapura hospital.

27 Mar, 2013