Notice issued on interdicted judge Gihan Pilapitiya

Lankans detained in Ramanathapuram for overstaying

Two Sri Lankan nationals were detained in Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu today?for questioning for staying beyond their visa period, the Press Trust of India reported. Lamudin of Mannar and Mohammed Jasmin had come to India on a labour visa and were staying with Indian nationals. While Lamudin was staying with Indian national Nawaz Khan at a hotel in Ramanathapuram, Mohammed Jasmin was staying with Murugan. Nawaz Khan has also been detained for questioning, the police said. The detention follo

31 Jan, 2016

Rajapaksas accuse Government of taking political revenge

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family today accused the?Government of taking political revenge on them. The former President, who visited his son Yoshitha at the Welikada remand prison, said that it was not right to take revenge on his children. “It is better if they put me inside,” he said. Rajapaksa said that his son was preparing to sit for an exam on February 9 and 10 but now he?will not be able to sit for that exam. “This is good governance,” he said. The former President a

31 Jan, 2016

TPC calls for recognition of self determination

The Tamil People?s Council had called for the recognition that ?Tamils constitute a distinct people with the inalienable right to self-determination? in a draft set of proposals, calling for a political agreement prior to a constitutional enactment in Sri Lanka. The ?Report of the Sub-Committee on Finding a Political Solution to the National Question? was released at the Veerasingam Hall in Jaffna on Sunday, the Tamil Guardian reported. In the draft set of proposals, calls were made for a pre-

01 Feb, 2016