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Union Minister Hails India, Sri Lanka Relations At Jaffna Cultural Centre
Participating in the dedication of the Jaffna Cultural Centre, constructed with the Indian government's grant, to the people of Sri Lanka today, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan called it a "historic day".
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Sri Lanka To Resume Jaffna-Chennai Flights From Today
Sri Lanka is set to resume flights from the northern Jaffna peninsula to Chennai from Monday, three years after the island nation discontinued the services due to Covid, a spokesman from the Sri Lankan Airport Authority said on Friday.
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"Security Concern From Third Party": China Suspends Projects In Sri Lanka
China has suspended a project to install hybrid energy plants in three islands of Sri Lanka, citing "security concern" from a "third party", amid reports of India raising concern over its location.
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3 Arrested For Holding Remembrance Event For Ex-LTTE Terrorist, Get Bail
Tamil National People's Front Jaffna District MP and two others, who were arrested in the Sri Lankan city of Jaffna on Thursday for holding a memorial to commemorate the death anniversary of former LTTE terrorist were released on bail, police said.
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27 Indians Overstaying In Sri Lanka Arrested
At least 27 Indians, including five women, have been arrested for overstaying their tourist visas in Sri Lanka, immigration officials said.
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Sri Lankan Tamils To Break Over 1000 Coconuts To Bless Hillary Clinton
A group of Sri Lankan Tamils in Jaffna will break over 1,000 coconuts and light as many candles to bless Hillary Clinton, saying the Democratic presidential candidate's win would be important for the future of the minority community.
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Tamil Students Of Jaffna Varsity Shot Dead By Lankan Police
Two Tamil students were today gunned down by police in Sri Lanka's Tamil-dominated former war-zone Northern Province's Jaffna city, prompting authorities to arrest and suspend five policemen.
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PM Modi, Lankan President Inaugurate Stadium Renovated By India In Jaffna
India strongly believes that its economic growth must bring benefits to its neighbours, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today as a stadium in Jaffna renovated by India was jointly inaugurated by him along with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena.
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PM Modi, Lankan President To Inaugurate Stadium In Jaffna Renovated By India
A stadium in Jaffna in Sri Lanka, renovated by India, will be inaugurated tomorrow jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Maithripala Sirisena.
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Sri Lanka President Pledges Land For 100,000 War Victims
Up to 100,000 people still living in camps six years after the end of Sri Lanka's brutal ethnic war will be given land to build homes within six months, President Maithripala Sirisena told AFP on Sunday.
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Sri Lanka's Icon of Colonial Rule Rises From The Rubble
As an army of labourers churns out limestone bricks, archeologist Prashantha Mandawala reflects on the ambitious task of restoring Sri Lanka's centuries-old Jaffna fort, destroyed by ethnic war.
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Sri Lanka Soldiers Jailed for 25 Years for Gang-Rape in 2010
A Sri Lankan court today sentenced four government soldiers to 25 years in prison each for the gang rape of a 27-year-old Tamil mother of two in the island's former war zone in 2010.
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Sri Lanka President Visits Jaffna Over Gang-Rape Anger
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena flew to the island's former warzone of Jaffna on Tuesday to defuse rising tensions over the gang rape and murder of a teenager, a spokesman said.
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What Jaffna Makes of PM Narendra Modi's Advice
Mr Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Colombo in 28 years, the first Indian Prime Minister to ever go to Jaffna.
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PM Modi's Jaffna Visit Interference in Sri Lankan Affairs: Chinese Think Tank
Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Tamil-dominated Jaffna as "interference" in Sri Lanka's affairs, an official Chinese think tank today said the recent "incidents" in Sino-Lankan ties are sufficient to "merit Beijing's attention."
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Union Minister Hails India, Sri Lanka Relations At Jaffna Cultural Centre
Participating in the dedication of the Jaffna Cultural Centre, constructed with the Indian government's grant, to the people of Sri Lanka today, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan called it a "historic day".
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Sri Lanka To Resume Jaffna-Chennai Flights From Today
Sri Lanka is set to resume flights from the northern Jaffna peninsula to Chennai from Monday, three years after the island nation discontinued the services due to Covid, a spokesman from the Sri Lankan Airport Authority said on Friday.
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"Security Concern From Third Party": China Suspends Projects In Sri Lanka
China has suspended a project to install hybrid energy plants in three islands of Sri Lanka, citing "security concern" from a "third party", amid reports of India raising concern over its location.
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3 Arrested For Holding Remembrance Event For Ex-LTTE Terrorist, Get Bail
Tamil National People's Front Jaffna District MP and two others, who were arrested in the Sri Lankan city of Jaffna on Thursday for holding a memorial to commemorate the death anniversary of former LTTE terrorist were released on bail, police said.
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27 Indians Overstaying In Sri Lanka Arrested
At least 27 Indians, including five women, have been arrested for overstaying their tourist visas in Sri Lanka, immigration officials said.
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Sri Lankan Tamils To Break Over 1000 Coconuts To Bless Hillary Clinton
A group of Sri Lankan Tamils in Jaffna will break over 1,000 coconuts and light as many candles to bless Hillary Clinton, saying the Democratic presidential candidate's win would be important for the future of the minority community.
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Tamil Students Of Jaffna Varsity Shot Dead By Lankan Police
Two Tamil students were today gunned down by police in Sri Lanka's Tamil-dominated former war-zone Northern Province's Jaffna city, prompting authorities to arrest and suspend five policemen.
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PM Modi, Lankan President Inaugurate Stadium Renovated By India In Jaffna
India strongly believes that its economic growth must bring benefits to its neighbours, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today as a stadium in Jaffna renovated by India was jointly inaugurated by him along with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena.
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PM Modi, Lankan President To Inaugurate Stadium In Jaffna Renovated By India
A stadium in Jaffna in Sri Lanka, renovated by India, will be inaugurated tomorrow jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Maithripala Sirisena.
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Sri Lanka President Pledges Land For 100,000 War Victims
Up to 100,000 people still living in camps six years after the end of Sri Lanka's brutal ethnic war will be given land to build homes within six months, President Maithripala Sirisena told AFP on Sunday.
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Sri Lanka's Icon of Colonial Rule Rises From The Rubble
As an army of labourers churns out limestone bricks, archeologist Prashantha Mandawala reflects on the ambitious task of restoring Sri Lanka's centuries-old Jaffna fort, destroyed by ethnic war.
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Sri Lanka Soldiers Jailed for 25 Years for Gang-Rape in 2010
A Sri Lankan court today sentenced four government soldiers to 25 years in prison each for the gang rape of a 27-year-old Tamil mother of two in the island's former war zone in 2010.
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Sri Lanka President Visits Jaffna Over Gang-Rape Anger
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena flew to the island's former warzone of Jaffna on Tuesday to defuse rising tensions over the gang rape and murder of a teenager, a spokesman said.
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What Jaffna Makes of PM Narendra Modi's Advice
Mr Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Colombo in 28 years, the first Indian Prime Minister to ever go to Jaffna.
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PM Modi's Jaffna Visit Interference in Sri Lankan Affairs: Chinese Think Tank
Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Tamil-dominated Jaffna as "interference" in Sri Lanka's affairs, an official Chinese think tank today said the recent "incidents" in Sino-Lankan ties are sufficient to "merit Beijing's attention."
