2022 Budget passed in Parliament

Sonia hopes for suitable outcome on Sri Lanka

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has told DMK chief M Karunanidhi that a suitable outcome would be reached on the Sri Lankan issue soon, according to her letter released on Monday. Acknowledging the DMK’s chief March 9 letter, Gandhi in her letter dated March 15, copies of which were released to the media by the DMK here, said: “I have been informed that the government is fully aware of the important issues involved and is engaged with all parties to find a just solution.” “I believe the prime

20 Mar, 2012

Over 1300 A/L and Uni qualified prisoners

There are over 1300 prisoners who have either passed their Advanced Level (A/L) examination or are university qualified, the prisons department said. A spokesman at the department said that 1353 inmates of prisons around the country had passed their A/L examinations and 5336 had passed the ordinary level exam. The spokesman also said that data collected on the inmates had found that there were 46 prisoners who had passed university exams. Research had also revealed that there are some 2848 un

18 Mar, 2012

India to vote against Lankan government

Amidst mounting pressure from ally DMK and other parties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India was “inclined to” vote in favour of a resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN which meets “our objectives” with regard to the future of ethnic Tamils. Responding to strong concerns of political parties, Singh told the Lok Sabha that India was yet to receive the final text of the draft resolution moved at the UN Human Rights Council. “We are inclined to vote in favour of the resolution if the reso

19 Mar, 2012