S.B. and Pavithra get Ministries in new Government

Congress says Lankan Tamil issue not focus of Assembly polls

The Sri Lankan Tamils issue is not at all a poll issue in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, said Congress leader K. V. Thangkabalu. This was not a poll issue even way back in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, when the problem was at its peak in the island nation. The Sri Lankan Tamils issue had taken a back seat then. “The DMK-Congress alliance under the UPA registered comfortable win in a majority of Lok Sabha constituencies in the State in that election,” he said. It continues to be non-issue a

04 May, 2016

Motor traffic DIG questioned by CID on Thajudeen murder

The police DIG in charge of motor?traffic Amarasiri Senaratne was today questioned by the Criminal Investigations Department over the murder of former Sri Lanka national rugger player Wasim Thajudeen. The Colombo Additional Magistrate in February?ordered the CID to arrest the suspects linked to Thajudeen’s murder. Thajudeen died on May 17, 2012 in Kirulapone and his body was found in his car which had crashed into a wall. According to police reports in 2012, the rugby player was driving home

04 May, 2016

Committee proposes disciplinary action on MPs involved in clash

The Committee appointed by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya to look into the clash which broke out in Parliament yesterday, has proposed that disciplinary action be taken on the Parliamentarians involved in the clash. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya told Parliament today that he had received the preliminary report of the committee and a meeting will be held tomorrow to decide on the next step. The?preliminary report has proposed that?disciplinary action be taken against Parliamentarians Palitha Thewaraperuma a

04 May, 2016