PUCSL says no more scheduled power cuts

Madras Court to hear case on LTTE ban

The Madras High Court on Monday ordered notice on a writ petition by MDMK general secretary Vaiko, challenging an order of the Tribunal under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act confirming the Centre?s notification declaring the LTTE as an unlawful association. He also challenged the publication of the tribunal?s decision in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated January 4, 2013. The First Bench of Acting Chief Justice Elipe Dharma Rao and Justice Aruna Jagadeesan posted the matter for fur

29 Jan, 2013

Canberra denies Sri Lanka people-smuggling report

The Gillard government has flatly denied a news report that a senior Sri Lankan government official was suspected by Australian authorities to have been complicit in the people-smuggling trade. The Australian reported Friday that intelligence agencies had identified a high-profile Sri Lankan official close to President Mahinda Rajapaksa who had authorised asylum-seeker boats leaving Sri Lanka bound for Australia. But a spokesman for Foreign Minister Bob Carr said the claims were untrue. ”There i

01 Feb, 2013

Tamil to be deported from Canada in 2 weeks

The case of a Tamil migrant whose refugee claim was denied reveals a key problem with Canada’s new refugee law, his lawyer says. The migrant, who can’t be named for fear of reprisals against his young family in Sri Lanka, is now blocked from two key avenues of appeal. At the Toronto construction site where he worked until recently, the migrant (who we’ll call John), described how he’s been affected by Canada’s plan to deport him. “I haven’t been able to sleep well ever since I heard about this d

01 Feb, 2013