Sri Lanka Tamils

Tamil Nadu's Rajya Sabha elections present new partnerships

Reported by Sam Daniel; edited by Mala Das | Monday June 17, 2013

The Rajya Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu, scheduled for next month, are forging new alliances and testing old ones. Seven candidates are now competing for the six seats that will go up for grabs on July 27.

Eight Tamil Nadu fishermen remanded in Sri Lanka

Press Trust of India | Monday June 17, 2013

Eight fishermen from Tamil Nadu, arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy near Katchatheevu, were remanded in judicial custody till June 27 by a court in the island nation.

8 Tamil Nadu fishermen remanded in Sri Lanka

Press Trust of India | Monday June 17, 2013

Eight fishermen from Rameswaram, arrested by the Sri Lankan navalmen near Katchatheevu, were on Sunday remanded in judicial custody till June 27 by a court in the island nation.

British couple kidnapping: Two more arrested in Chennai

Press Trust of India | Sunday June 9, 2013

Two persons, including a key accused wanted for the abduction of a British couple in Chennai recently were arrested on Sunday, taking the number of persons arrested in this case to 11.

Jayalalithaa writes to PM demanding release of 49 fishermen captured by Sri Lankan Navy

NDTV.com | Thursday June 6, 2013

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has shot off a letter to the Prime Minister demanding the release of 49 fishermen from the state who have allegedly been captured by the Sri Lankan Navy. She has also asked the Prime Minister to instruct Exte...

DMK chief M Karunanidhi condemns Chhattisgarh Maoist attack

Press Trust of India | Monday May 27, 2013

Condemning the Maoist attack on a Congress convoy in Chhattisgarh that left 28 persons dead, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Monday said that everyone believing in democracy should feel ashamed of the incident.

Jayalalithaa renews demand for retrieval of Kachatheevu islet from Sri Lanka

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2013

Voicing concern over attacks on Indian fishermen, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today asked the Centre to take urgent steps for retrieval of Katchatheevu islet, ceded to Sri Lanka in 1974, besides redrawing the International Maritime Boundary Line.

Malaysian couple jailed for 24 years for starving maid to death

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2013

A Malaysian couple was sentenced to 24 years jail each for starving their 24-year-old Cambodian maid to death last year.

DMK chief wants Centre to take up fishermen issue with Sri Lanka

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 7, 2013

A day after a Sri Lankan court extended the remand of 30 Indian fishermen till May 20, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today asked the Centre and Tamil Nadu government to immediately bring the issue to the notice of the Island government and resolve the matt...

Sri Lankan army illegally encroaching lands of Tamils, says DMK chief Karunanidhi

Press Trust of India | Friday April 26, 2013

DMK president M Karunanidhi today alleged efforts were being made to takeover lands belonging to ethnic Tamils by Sri Lankan army and sought the intervention of India and the United Nations in this matter.

Heroin worth Rs one crore seized from man

Press Trust of India | Saturday April 20, 2013

Heroin worth Rs one crore in the international market was seized on Saturday from a man at a bus stand at Paramakudi, 60 km from Rameswaram, police said.

Demand for cancellation of Katchatheevu agreement with Sri Lanka

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 15, 2013

Holding that there was no legislation for ceding Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka in 1974, DMK-backed Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) today said it would move the Supreme Court against the agreement.

Sri Lanka Navy denies arresting Indian fishermen

Press Trust of India | Sunday April 14, 2013

Sri Lankan Navy today denied the arrest of nine Indian fishermen hailing from Pudukottai district in Tamil Nadu, as reported in the Indian media.

Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper office burnt down

Associated Press | Saturday April 13, 2013

A publisher says armed men have stormed his newspaper press in Sri Lanka's former war zone and set fire to the machines and newspapers ready for distribution in a second attack on the paper in two weeks.

Four Indian fishermen attacked by Sri Lankan navy

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 11, 2013

Four fishermen from Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu were allegedly attacked by Sri Lankan Navy personnel with wooden logs while they were fishing off Kodiakarai coast in a mechanised boat, official sources said today.