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"Hope To Resume Repatriation": UNHCR India Chief On Lankan Refugees
The United Nations Refugee Agency is working closely with the Colombo Mission to resume the voluntary repatriation of Sri Lankan refugees.
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"Struggling With 140 Crore. India Not Dharamshala": Top Court To Lanka Man
India is not a dharamshala (free shelter) that can entertain refugees from all over the world, the Supreme Court said today, refusing a Sri Lankan national's plea for refuge
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UK To Deport Sri Lankan Refugees To 'Third Country': Report
The United Kingdom has decided to move Sri Lankan refugees seeking asylum from the British-claimed Chagos Islands to 'a safe third country,' unless they returned to Sri Lanka 'voluntarily'.
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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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Sri Lanka Appoints Committee For Repatriation Of Refugees From India
Sri Lanka's government has appointed a committee to facilitate the repatriation of Sri Lankan refugees from India, according to a statement from the government on Monday.
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More Sri Lankans Fleeing Economic Crisis Reach India
18 more Sri Lankan nationals who fled the crisis-hit island republic arrived in India on Friday, with the hapless families who landed at Dhanushkodi in the wee hours being accommodated at the Mandapam refugees camp.
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Lankans Flee To India Amid Country's Worst Economic Meltdown: 10 Points
As Sri Lanka faces its worst-ever economic crisis, with electricity blackouts and shortage of essential goods leading to massive protests, its nationals have started seeking refuge in India.
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They Sheltered Edward Snowden In Hong Kong. Now, Granted Asylum In Canada
Four Sri Lankan refugees who hid Edward Snowden in their tiny Hong Kong apartments when he was on the run after exposing NSA spying landed in Canada on Tuesday where they were granted asylum, ending years in limbo.
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Tamil Nadu Extends Covid Relief To Non-Camp Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee Families
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday launched a scheme to provide monetary assistance of Rs 4,000 each to 13,553 Sri Lankan Tamil refugee families living outside refugee camps to alleviate their difficulties in view of COVID-19.
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DMK Will Continue To Fight Against Citizenship Amendment Act: MK Stalin
DMK chief MK Stalin on Sunday said his party would continue to urge the union government to scrap the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act and confer citizenship on Sri Lankan Tamils living in refugee camps in India.
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Dual Citizenship For Sri Lankan Refugees Possible: Tamil Nadu Minister
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday told the state assembly that dual citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees was "possible" and that wants the centre to sign a pact with Sri Lanka to facilitate it.
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Sri Lankan Refugee Seeks Mercy Killing If Not Given Indian Citizenship
A Sri Lankan refugee in Salem district in Tamil Nadu created a flutter on Monday by seeking mercy killing if he was not granted an Indian citizenship.
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Urges Centre To Grant Citizenship To Over 1 Lakh Lankan Tamils
Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and national award winning lyricist Vairamuthu on Tuesday batted for providing citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees living in the country for more than three decades.
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Consider Citizenship For Over 1 Lakh Lankan Tamils: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Tuesday urged the centre to consider giving citizenship to more than a lakh Sri Lankan Tamils living in the country as refugees for more than three decades.
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Need "Serious Dialogues" For Repatriation Of Sri Lankan Refugees: Envoy
Sri Lanka is seeking "serious dialogues" with India for repatriation of Lankan refugees living in Tamil Nadu, its envoy on Friday said while asserting that his country wants them to be resettled back home with provision of housing and livelihood.
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"Hope To Resume Repatriation": UNHCR India Chief On Lankan Refugees
The United Nations Refugee Agency is working closely with the Colombo Mission to resume the voluntary repatriation of Sri Lankan refugees.
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"Struggling With 140 Crore. India Not Dharamshala": Top Court To Lanka Man
India is not a dharamshala (free shelter) that can entertain refugees from all over the world, the Supreme Court said today, refusing a Sri Lankan national's plea for refuge
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UK To Deport Sri Lankan Refugees To 'Third Country': Report
The United Kingdom has decided to move Sri Lankan refugees seeking asylum from the British-claimed Chagos Islands to 'a safe third country,' unless they returned to Sri Lanka 'voluntarily'.
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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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Sri Lanka Appoints Committee For Repatriation Of Refugees From India
Sri Lanka's government has appointed a committee to facilitate the repatriation of Sri Lankan refugees from India, according to a statement from the government on Monday.
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More Sri Lankans Fleeing Economic Crisis Reach India
18 more Sri Lankan nationals who fled the crisis-hit island republic arrived in India on Friday, with the hapless families who landed at Dhanushkodi in the wee hours being accommodated at the Mandapam refugees camp.
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Lankans Flee To India Amid Country's Worst Economic Meltdown: 10 Points
As Sri Lanka faces its worst-ever economic crisis, with electricity blackouts and shortage of essential goods leading to massive protests, its nationals have started seeking refuge in India.
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They Sheltered Edward Snowden In Hong Kong. Now, Granted Asylum In Canada
Four Sri Lankan refugees who hid Edward Snowden in their tiny Hong Kong apartments when he was on the run after exposing NSA spying landed in Canada on Tuesday where they were granted asylum, ending years in limbo.
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Tamil Nadu Extends Covid Relief To Non-Camp Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee Families
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday launched a scheme to provide monetary assistance of Rs 4,000 each to 13,553 Sri Lankan Tamil refugee families living outside refugee camps to alleviate their difficulties in view of COVID-19.
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DMK Will Continue To Fight Against Citizenship Amendment Act: MK Stalin
DMK chief MK Stalin on Sunday said his party would continue to urge the union government to scrap the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act and confer citizenship on Sri Lankan Tamils living in refugee camps in India.
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Dual Citizenship For Sri Lankan Refugees Possible: Tamil Nadu Minister
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday told the state assembly that dual citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees was "possible" and that wants the centre to sign a pact with Sri Lanka to facilitate it.
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Sri Lankan Refugee Seeks Mercy Killing If Not Given Indian Citizenship
A Sri Lankan refugee in Salem district in Tamil Nadu created a flutter on Monday by seeking mercy killing if he was not granted an Indian citizenship.
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Urges Centre To Grant Citizenship To Over 1 Lakh Lankan Tamils
Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and national award winning lyricist Vairamuthu on Tuesday batted for providing citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees living in the country for more than three decades.
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Consider Citizenship For Over 1 Lakh Lankan Tamils: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Tuesday urged the centre to consider giving citizenship to more than a lakh Sri Lankan Tamils living in the country as refugees for more than three decades.
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Need "Serious Dialogues" For Repatriation Of Sri Lankan Refugees: Envoy
Sri Lanka is seeking "serious dialogues" with India for repatriation of Lankan refugees living in Tamil Nadu, its envoy on Friday said while asserting that his country wants them to be resettled back home with provision of housing and livelihood.
