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Feasibility study on Indo-Lanka road project soon

The Indian Government will soon carry out a feasibility study on establishing a road link between Rameswaram and Talaimannar in Sri Lanka, said Pon Radhakrishnan, Union Minister of State for Transport, Highways and Shipping. ?India is keen on implementing the project. It needs the consent of both countries. The project needs to be discussed at various levels,? he told reporters in Tiruchi, according to The Hindu newspaper. Stating that the Centre had begun consultations to carry out a feasibil

25 Oct, 2015

TNA parties hold meeting on crucial issues

The political parties represented in the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) met yesterday (Sunday) to discuss several crucial issues. Among the issues discussed was to register the TNA as a political party as well as matters of National interests. Alliance members in the TNA have been discussing the need to register the TNA as a political party but the discussions have yet to see progress. TNA alliance members have also had differences of opinion on the recent resolution on Sri Lanka adopted at th

26 Oct, 2015

Night club owner in Anuradhapura murdered

The owner of a night club in Anuradhapura was stabbed to death last night, the police media unit said. Wasantha Soysa alias ‘Rajarata Iron man’, the holder of several Guinness world records was hacked to death by an unidentified group inside the?night club owned by him in Anuradhapura Soysa, a famous Karate champion and a highly respected martial arts instructor, is said to have been attacked by about 25 people, inside his nightclub at Kadapanaha, Anuradhapura, close to midnight.

25 Oct, 2015