Controversial Batticaloa Campus to brought under Education Ministry

Sri Lankan pilgrims given all clear

The ?High Commission of Sri Lanka in India, New Delhi says the?Sri Lankan public can resume pilgrimage to the sacred Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya. On the morning of Sunday 7 July, the sacred Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya in Bihar suffered a series of low intensity blasts. Immediately following the explosions, President Mahinda Rajapaksa issued a statement condemning the attacks. He spoke soon therafter to the Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, and expressed Sri Lanka?s solidarity with the pea

11 Jul, 2013

Karunanidhi sceptical on Lanka

Given Sri Lanka?s track record of reneging on earlier commitments, it remains to be seen whether the country will fulfill its promises made to National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon during his recent visit to Sri Lanka, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi said,The Hindu newspaper reported. Referring to Menon?s assertion after his meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa that Colombo should fulfill its commitment to India and the international community regarding a political s

12 Jul, 2013

IMF assures continued support

The International Monetary Fund while commending President Mahinda Rajapaksa for his role in developing Sri Lanka, has assured continued support to the country, the President’s office said today. Dr. Anoop Singh, International Monetary Fund?s Director for Asia and the Pacific region, who arrived in the island to participate in the ?Sri Lanka Economic Summit?, gave this assurance when he met President Rajapaksa at Temple Trees. ?You have brought Sri Lanka to a higher level of development within a

11 Jul, 2013