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India Considers Full Implementation Of 13A In Lanka Critical: S Jaishankar
Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe on Thursday called for reconciliation and coexistence in the island nation, saying his government has initiated the process by talking to Sri Lankan Tamils and understanding their problems.
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Sri Lankan Tamils Carry Scars Of Civil War, Search For Missing Relatives
Arumuga Lakshmi, tormented by questions about the fate of her two children, missing for years, marched through a town in northern Sri Lanka with a group of women, many holding up photographs, black flags, and burning torches.
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Tamil Sri Lankan Legislators Write To PM Modi On Implementing 13th Amendment
Prominent Tamil legislators from Sri Lanka have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking India's intervention in ensuring a lasting political solution to the long-standing Tamil issue and the implementation of the contentious 13th Amendment.
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India Commits To Protecting Sri Lankan Tamils Through 13th Amendment
India on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to protect the rights of Sri Lanka's minority Tamil community through full implementation of the 13th Amendment, early convening of Provincial Council elections and achieving reconciliation.
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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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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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AIADMK Demands International Probe Against DMK, Congress For "War Crimes"
Chief Minister K Palaniswami Tuesday demanded an international probe against DMK and ally Congress for "war crimes" against Tamils in the 2009 Sri Lankan civil conflict when UPA was in power, as the ruling AIADMK staged a state-wide protest over the issue.
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Superstar Rajinikanth Cancels Sri Lanka Trip Following Protest
Tamil megastar Rajinikanth, who was expected to visit Sri Lanka next month to inaugurate a housing scheme, on Saturday announced that he has cancelled the trip following protests from the Tamil outfits. The primary agenda of the visit was to hand over keys of 150 houses built for displaced Lankan Tamils at Vavunya.
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Failed Asylum Seekers Safe To Return Home: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Wednesday that failed asylum seekers held in Australian-run detention centres in the South Pacific will not face prosecution or harm if they return home.
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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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91 Arrested For Black Flag Protest Against Rahul Gandhi's Tamil Nadu Visit
The members of Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhakam (TPDK) were arrested in Coimbatore today when they staged a black flag demonstration against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over Sri Lankan Tamils' issue, hours before his visit to the city for addressing an election rally.
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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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British Tamil Forum Seeks India's Help in Sri Lanka
A representative group of Britain- based Tamils has sought India's help for Tamils based in northern Sri Lanka in improving their lives through a host of measures.
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India Considers Full Implementation Of 13A In Lanka Critical: S Jaishankar
Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe on Thursday called for reconciliation and coexistence in the island nation, saying his government has initiated the process by talking to Sri Lankan Tamils and understanding their problems.
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Sri Lankan Tamils Carry Scars Of Civil War, Search For Missing Relatives
Arumuga Lakshmi, tormented by questions about the fate of her two children, missing for years, marched through a town in northern Sri Lanka with a group of women, many holding up photographs, black flags, and burning torches.
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Tamil Sri Lankan Legislators Write To PM Modi On Implementing 13th Amendment
Prominent Tamil legislators from Sri Lanka have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking India's intervention in ensuring a lasting political solution to the long-standing Tamil issue and the implementation of the contentious 13th Amendment.
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India Commits To Protecting Sri Lankan Tamils Through 13th Amendment
India on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to protect the rights of Sri Lanka's minority Tamil community through full implementation of the 13th Amendment, early convening of Provincial Council elections and achieving reconciliation.
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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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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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AIADMK Demands International Probe Against DMK, Congress For "War Crimes"
Chief Minister K Palaniswami Tuesday demanded an international probe against DMK and ally Congress for "war crimes" against Tamils in the 2009 Sri Lankan civil conflict when UPA was in power, as the ruling AIADMK staged a state-wide protest over the issue.
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Superstar Rajinikanth Cancels Sri Lanka Trip Following Protest
Tamil megastar Rajinikanth, who was expected to visit Sri Lanka next month to inaugurate a housing scheme, on Saturday announced that he has cancelled the trip following protests from the Tamil outfits. The primary agenda of the visit was to hand over keys of 150 houses built for displaced Lankan Tamils at Vavunya.
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Failed Asylum Seekers Safe To Return Home: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Wednesday that failed asylum seekers held in Australian-run detention centres in the South Pacific will not face prosecution or harm if they return home.
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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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91 Arrested For Black Flag Protest Against Rahul Gandhi's Tamil Nadu Visit
The members of Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhakam (TPDK) were arrested in Coimbatore today when they staged a black flag demonstration against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over Sri Lankan Tamils' issue, hours before his visit to the city for addressing an election rally.
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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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British Tamil Forum Seeks India's Help in Sri Lanka
A representative group of Britain- based Tamils has sought India's help for Tamils based in northern Sri Lanka in improving their lives through a host of measures.
