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UN Rights Chief Urges Sri Lanka To Ensure Accountability For Wartime Atrocities
The United Nations human rights chief urged Sri Lanka on Tuesday to ensure accountability for crimes committed during its protracted ethnic war.
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35 Tamil Nadu Fishermen Arrested By Sri Lankan Navy For Alleged Poaching
Around 35 fishermen from Pamban in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy for allegedly poaching in Lankan waters.
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Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamils Share Striking Genetic Similarity, Study Finds
The researchers noted that despite significant cultural and linguistic differences, the two groups intermingled in the past for several hundred years, which resulted in genetic affinity.
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Sri Lanka President To Hold All-Party Meeting On Reconciliation Of Tamils
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday will hold an all-party meeting to discuss the thorny issue of ethnic reconciliation of minority Tamils in the island nation.
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MK Stalin Condemns Attack On Tamil Fishermen In Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday condemned the alleged attack on Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lanka nationals on February 15.
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Sri Lankan Man, 24, Jumps Into Sea And Swims To Indian Shore
A young man, who fled Sri Lanka in a boat to India, jumped into the sea while nearing Tamil Nadu coast and swam till he reached the shore near Rameswaram, police said on Monday.
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Amid Crisis, 12 More Sri Lankan Nationals Arrive In Tamil Nadu
Hit by the economic crisis in their country, 12 more Sri Lankan nationals arrived here on Tuesday, officials said.
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At UN, India Calls For Sri Lanka's Immediate Action On Tamil Issue
India on Monday called for "immediate and credible action" for the full implementation of the 13th Amendment and holding of Provincial Council elections at the earliest in the crisis-hit island nation.
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Tamil Nadu Sends 40,000 Tonnes Of Relief Material To Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday dispatched another round of essential items to the economic crisis-hit Sri Lanka, sending over 40,000 tonnes of relief material since May.
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"Unlivable Conditions": 2 Sri Lanka Families Flee To Tamil Nadu Amid Crisis
Beleaguered Sri Lankans fleeing the crisis-hit island republic and arriving in the country continued on Tuesday as eight persons, including children, belonging to two families landed in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram.
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MK Stalin Asks For Centre's Permission To Help Tamils In Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday asked for the centre's permission to reach out to Tamils in Sri Lanka amid the massive economic crisis the island nation is facing.
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"Will Never Accept 'Half-Baked' Solution For Tamils": Sri Lanka's Main Tamil Party
On Friday, President Rajapaksa had sought cooperation from the minority Tamil community leaders to "rebuild the country" in his first interaction with them since assuming office over two years ago.
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Sri Lanka President Meets Tamil Minority Leaders For First Time Since Taking Office
For the first time since taking office over two years ago, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday met leaders of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the country's most prominent Tamil political grouping, officials said.
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500 Kg Ganja Bound For Sri Lanka Seized In Tamil Nadu, 6 Arrested
Six people were arrested near Puthur in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday with 500 kg ganja in their possession that was allegedly being smuggled to Sri Lanka, police said.
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"Gross Betrayal Of Tamils": P Chidambaram Shreds Centre Over Lanka Issue
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today urged the people of Tamil Nadu to punish the AIADMK-BJP alliance in the upcoming state assembly elections for abstaining from the UN Human Rights Council vote on Sri Lanka.
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UN Rights Chief Urges Sri Lanka To Ensure Accountability For Wartime Atrocities
The United Nations human rights chief urged Sri Lanka on Tuesday to ensure accountability for crimes committed during its protracted ethnic war.
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35 Tamil Nadu Fishermen Arrested By Sri Lankan Navy For Alleged Poaching
Around 35 fishermen from Pamban in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy for allegedly poaching in Lankan waters.
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Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamils Share Striking Genetic Similarity, Study Finds
The researchers noted that despite significant cultural and linguistic differences, the two groups intermingled in the past for several hundred years, which resulted in genetic affinity.
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Sri Lanka President To Hold All-Party Meeting On Reconciliation Of Tamils
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday will hold an all-party meeting to discuss the thorny issue of ethnic reconciliation of minority Tamils in the island nation.
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MK Stalin Condemns Attack On Tamil Fishermen In Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday condemned the alleged attack on Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lanka nationals on February 15.
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Sri Lankan Man, 24, Jumps Into Sea And Swims To Indian Shore
A young man, who fled Sri Lanka in a boat to India, jumped into the sea while nearing Tamil Nadu coast and swam till he reached the shore near Rameswaram, police said on Monday.
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Amid Crisis, 12 More Sri Lankan Nationals Arrive In Tamil Nadu
Hit by the economic crisis in their country, 12 more Sri Lankan nationals arrived here on Tuesday, officials said.
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At UN, India Calls For Sri Lanka's Immediate Action On Tamil Issue
India on Monday called for "immediate and credible action" for the full implementation of the 13th Amendment and holding of Provincial Council elections at the earliest in the crisis-hit island nation.
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Tamil Nadu Sends 40,000 Tonnes Of Relief Material To Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday dispatched another round of essential items to the economic crisis-hit Sri Lanka, sending over 40,000 tonnes of relief material since May.
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"Unlivable Conditions": 2 Sri Lanka Families Flee To Tamil Nadu Amid Crisis
Beleaguered Sri Lankans fleeing the crisis-hit island republic and arriving in the country continued on Tuesday as eight persons, including children, belonging to two families landed in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram.
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MK Stalin Asks For Centre's Permission To Help Tamils In Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday asked for the centre's permission to reach out to Tamils in Sri Lanka amid the massive economic crisis the island nation is facing.
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"Will Never Accept 'Half-Baked' Solution For Tamils": Sri Lanka's Main Tamil Party
On Friday, President Rajapaksa had sought cooperation from the minority Tamil community leaders to "rebuild the country" in his first interaction with them since assuming office over two years ago.
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Sri Lanka President Meets Tamil Minority Leaders For First Time Since Taking Office
For the first time since taking office over two years ago, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday met leaders of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the country's most prominent Tamil political grouping, officials said.
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500 Kg Ganja Bound For Sri Lanka Seized In Tamil Nadu, 6 Arrested
Six people were arrested near Puthur in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday with 500 kg ganja in their possession that was allegedly being smuggled to Sri Lanka, police said.
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"Gross Betrayal Of Tamils": P Chidambaram Shreds Centre Over Lanka Issue
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today urged the people of Tamil Nadu to punish the AIADMK-BJP alliance in the upcoming state assembly elections for abstaining from the UN Human Rights Council vote on Sri Lanka.
