Mahinda wants LG polls to be held as scheduled

Radiation in consignment from India (Audio)

The Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) in Sri Lanka is investigating a consignment of stainless steel products imported from India which have been found to have radiation. AEA chairman Dr. Ranjith Wijeywardena told the Colombo Gazette that the container with the items from India had arrived in Sri Lanka on a vessel on Thursday. The container had gone through tests at the port and radiation levels had been detected during that test, Dr. Wijeywardena said. He said that when officials from the AEA in

15 Sep, 2012

Jayalalithaa assures safety for Lankan pilgrims

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said Sri Lankan tourists and pilgrims would face no problem in the State and sought to explain that she had prevented sportspersons from that country playing or training in Tamil Nadu only to express the State?s anguish and protest over the denial of rights due to Tamils in the island nation. Speaking at a function got up in Srirangam, her constituency, where she launched or laid the foundation stone for a number of projects, the Chief Minister said she

14 Sep, 2012

TNA urges SLMC not to betray voters (Audio)

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) today urged the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) not to betray the voters in the East by supporting the government to form an administration in the Eastern Province. TNA leader R. Sampanthan told reporters at a press briefing this morning that the Muslims in the East had voted for the SLMC as the parry contested against the government. Sampanthan noted that the SLMC had gone on stage and spoken against the government during the election campaigning. He said t

15 Sep, 2012