Three killed in Diwurumpitiya road accident

Police conduct search special operation in Jaffna

The Police conducted a special operation in the Jaffna district and made several arrests. The Police said that 64 people were arrested during the operation and of then 41 were detained for further questioning. Over 500 policemen from the Jaffna, Vavuniya, Mannar and Kilinochchi Police stations were deployed for the special operation. (Colombo Gazette)

15 Oct, 2018

Wigneswaran says TNA support to budget must be conditional

Northern Province Chief Minister C V?Wigneswaran has said that the?TNA party?must make its support to the government’s 2019 budget conditional to the release of all Tamil political prisoners. Wigneswaran?stated this at a political meeting held in Jaffna. Wigneswaran?said some Tamil youth have been imprisoned over the last 20 years for being aligned with the former?LTTE?militant group. But many?LTTE?leaders such as its former?deputy leader?Karuna?are free, he said. “We have to consider this an

14 Oct, 2018

Modi and Ranil to have talks in New Delhi

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will visit New Delhi later this week and meet his counterpart Narendra Modi to discuss bilateral matters, official sources in Colombo said, according to The Hindu newspaper. Wickremesinghe, according to his office, will take part in high-level meetings, including with Modi, on October 19 and 20. The visit is seen as significant from both sides, sources said. New Delhi has been concerned with the slow pace of several India-aided projects in the island, while

15 Oct, 2018