Two day railway strike from midnight tonight

Lankan woman attempts suicide

A Sri Lankan woman Nasreen (name changed), aged about 23, consumed poison in front of her lover’s house in Zakir Hussain Mohalla in Srinivasapur India late on Saturday night, the Times of India reported today. She was admitted to a private hospital and later shifted to the Government Hospital in Srinivasapur, where she is recuperating. The girl, daughter of a mason from Sri Lanka, went to Kuwait five years ago in search of a job. She worked as a tailor in a garment factory when she met Fayaz Pas

21 Jul, 2013

Anandasangaree in TNA list

Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) leader V. Anandasangaree has been included in the list of candidates of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to contest the provincial council elections in the north. According to reports from the north,?Anandasangaree will contest the elections from the Killinochchi district. Anandasangaree was once a strong critic of the LTTE, even at the time when the TNA was accused of being the political voice of the LTTE. Meanwhile Tamil media reports from the north also s

22 Jul, 2013

Ranil calls for massive demo

UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for massive demonstrations to be held against the government and push for early elections. Wickremesinghe accused the government of acting like LTTE leader Vellupillai Prabakaran. He said there was a need for the people to rise up against the government. The UNP leader also said that the UNP will prepare for an election at grass root level and an announcement in this regard will be made in August. He also expressed confidence of winning the polls in Kan

21 Jul, 2013