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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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"No Refugee Crisis Right Now": S Jaishankar On Unrest In Sri Lanka
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said the Indian government has always been supportive of Sri Lanka and it was "trying to help" the neighbouring country through its present economic crisis
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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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Centre To Ensure Tamil Refugees In Sri Lanka Live In Peace: Rajnath Singh
Asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a "personal relationship" with Tamil Nadu, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the central government is committed to ensuring that Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka live with peace, equality and dignity.
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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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Six Killed As Cyclone Mora Hits Bangladesh, Hundreds Of Thousands Evacuated
At least six people were killed as Cyclone Mora made landfall in Bangladesh today, bringing winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour and damaging several houses. The authorities scrambled to evacuate over half-a-million people from Bangladesh's coastal areas.
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Cyclone Mora Hits Bangladesh Today, Hundreds Of Thousands Evacuated
Cyclone Mora made landfall in Bangladesh today, bringing winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour and damaging houses. The authorities evacuated at least three lakh people from Bangladesh's coastal areas.
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30 Refugees To Return From India, Says Sri Lanka: Report
The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday said 30 Sri Lankan refugees in south India will return home next week.
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We Will Seek Dual Citizenship For Lankan Tamils, Says Jayalalithaa
AIADMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today asserted her party would take "continuous steps" to attain a separate homeland for Tamils in Sri Lanka and demand that the Centre grant dual citizenship for refugees from the island nation living in the state.
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Former Tamil Politician Claims Second Torture Camp Found in Sri Lanka
An illegal detention centre similar to the one discovered by UN experts in eastern Sri Lanka has been found in the country's northern Jaffna district, a former Tamil lawmaker has said, alleging that civil war detainees including Tamils were tortured in the camps.
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Sri Lankan Police Warns Against Commemorating LTTE Heroes' Day
Sri Lankan police today warned against organising events eulogising the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) after posters commemorating the Heroes' Day tomorrow surfaced in the country's Tamil-dominated North.
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5 Arrested with Cyanide, Satellite Phones in Tamil Nadu
Two Sri Lankan Tamil refugees were among five persons detained after police seized a satellite phone, GPS equipment and cyanide from their car during a vehicle check in the district on monday.
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Blog: 'India, our second home, has let us down'
A sense of disappointment and betrayal by world community dominates the hearts and minds of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in India, a day after the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a watered down resolution against Sri Lanka.
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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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"No Refugee Crisis Right Now": S Jaishankar On Unrest In Sri Lanka
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said the Indian government has always been supportive of Sri Lanka and it was "trying to help" the neighbouring country through its present economic crisis
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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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Centre To Ensure Tamil Refugees In Sri Lanka Live In Peace: Rajnath Singh
Asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a "personal relationship" with Tamil Nadu, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the central government is committed to ensuring that Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka live with peace, equality and dignity.
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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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Six Killed As Cyclone Mora Hits Bangladesh, Hundreds Of Thousands Evacuated
At least six people were killed as Cyclone Mora made landfall in Bangladesh today, bringing winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour and damaging several houses. The authorities scrambled to evacuate over half-a-million people from Bangladesh's coastal areas.
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Cyclone Mora Hits Bangladesh Today, Hundreds Of Thousands Evacuated
Cyclone Mora made landfall in Bangladesh today, bringing winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour and damaging houses. The authorities evacuated at least three lakh people from Bangladesh's coastal areas.
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30 Refugees To Return From India, Says Sri Lanka: Report
The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday said 30 Sri Lankan refugees in south India will return home next week.
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We Will Seek Dual Citizenship For Lankan Tamils, Says Jayalalithaa
AIADMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today asserted her party would take "continuous steps" to attain a separate homeland for Tamils in Sri Lanka and demand that the Centre grant dual citizenship for refugees from the island nation living in the state.
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Former Tamil Politician Claims Second Torture Camp Found in Sri Lanka
An illegal detention centre similar to the one discovered by UN experts in eastern Sri Lanka has been found in the country's northern Jaffna district, a former Tamil lawmaker has said, alleging that civil war detainees including Tamils were tortured in the camps.
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Sri Lankan Police Warns Against Commemorating LTTE Heroes' Day
Sri Lankan police today warned against organising events eulogising the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) after posters commemorating the Heroes' Day tomorrow surfaced in the country's Tamil-dominated North.
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5 Arrested with Cyanide, Satellite Phones in Tamil Nadu
Two Sri Lankan Tamil refugees were among five persons detained after police seized a satellite phone, GPS equipment and cyanide from their car during a vehicle check in the district on monday.
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Blog: 'India, our second home, has let us down'
A sense of disappointment and betrayal by world community dominates the hearts and minds of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in India, a day after the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a watered down resolution against Sri Lanka.
