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Sri Lankan Leader Writes to President Sirisena for Release of Tamil Inmates
A day after inmates began a hunger strike demanding their release in Sri Lanka's Tamil dominated Northern Province, the chief minister has demanded expediting of pending cases against over 200 Tamil political prisoners languishing in several jails.
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Ready to Give Tamils More Autonomy, Says Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe
Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Ranil Wickramesinghe today vowed to implement the India-backed 13th Amendment within a unitary framework for the devolution of power to provinces, to achieve reconciliation with the minority Tamil community.
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Sri Lanka has not fulfilled its commitments towards Lankan Tamils: Union minister V Narayanasamy
"Sri Lankan forces have not withdrawn from the Tamil-dominated areas," the 66-year-old minister told NDTV today.
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If PM goes to Lanka, visit to Tamil-dominated Jaffna likely: sources
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is under pressure to miss a Commonwealth meet in Colombo over Sri Lanka's alleged war crimes against Lankan Tamils, may consider including Tamil-dominated Jaffna in his itinerary as a compromise formula.
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Sri Lanka asks India to re-think vote on UN resolution on war crimes
Sri Lanka has urged India to reconsider voting in favour of a resolution on Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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Sri Lankan navy denies shooting fishermen, India lodges formal complaint
Sri Lanka has denied shooting Indian fishermen. Speaking to NDTV, Sri Lankan government spokesperson Laxman Hullugalle denied the incident. "When I spoke to the Navy, the Navy totally denied any shooting incident on fishermen from India."The denial came as New Delhi formally registered its complaint with Colombo over the Lankan navy opening f...
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Indian fisherman killed as Lankan Navy opens fire
An Indian fisherman was killed and another injured after the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire mid sea close to the Tamil Nadu coast. The fishermen were from Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu.The fisherman's body is kept at the government hospital in Pudukottai. Tamil Nadu government has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for his family.It was not clear whet...
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UN top aide Nambiar meets Lankan Prez Rajapaksa
Top UN official and veteran Indian diplomat Vijay Nambiar on Friday met President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Nehru statue beheaded in London by Lankan Tamils
A Nehru statue placed outside the India House in London has been beheaded and protesting Sri Lankan Tamils are being blamed for the desecration.
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Clashes in Lanka claim 43 lives
At least 35 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels and eight soldiers were killed in fierce ground clashes and powerful explosions in Sri Lanka's embattled northern region, officials said here on Wednesday. Seventeen LTTE cadres were killed on Tuesday in separate confrontations with security forces in Koilmoddai, Umavarthuvarankulam, Alaka...
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LTTE spy chief Pottu Amman's hideout raided
A hideout of LTTE intelligence chief and second-in-command, Pottu Amman has been overrun by Sri Lankan troops moving further into the shrinking rebel territory in the northern war zone.
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Sri Lankan Leader Writes to President Sirisena for Release of Tamil Inmates
A day after inmates began a hunger strike demanding their release in Sri Lanka's Tamil dominated Northern Province, the chief minister has demanded expediting of pending cases against over 200 Tamil political prisoners languishing in several jails.
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Ready to Give Tamils More Autonomy, Says Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe
Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Ranil Wickramesinghe today vowed to implement the India-backed 13th Amendment within a unitary framework for the devolution of power to provinces, to achieve reconciliation with the minority Tamil community.
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Sri Lanka has not fulfilled its commitments towards Lankan Tamils: Union minister V Narayanasamy
"Sri Lankan forces have not withdrawn from the Tamil-dominated areas," the 66-year-old minister told NDTV today.
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If PM goes to Lanka, visit to Tamil-dominated Jaffna likely: sources
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is under pressure to miss a Commonwealth meet in Colombo over Sri Lanka's alleged war crimes against Lankan Tamils, may consider including Tamil-dominated Jaffna in his itinerary as a compromise formula.
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Sri Lanka asks India to re-think vote on UN resolution on war crimes
Sri Lanka has urged India to reconsider voting in favour of a resolution on Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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Sri Lankan navy denies shooting fishermen, India lodges formal complaint
Sri Lanka has denied shooting Indian fishermen. Speaking to NDTV, Sri Lankan government spokesperson Laxman Hullugalle denied the incident. "When I spoke to the Navy, the Navy totally denied any shooting incident on fishermen from India."The denial came as New Delhi formally registered its complaint with Colombo over the Lankan navy opening f...
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Indian fisherman killed as Lankan Navy opens fire
An Indian fisherman was killed and another injured after the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire mid sea close to the Tamil Nadu coast. The fishermen were from Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu.The fisherman's body is kept at the government hospital in Pudukottai. Tamil Nadu government has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for his family.It was not clear whet...
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UN top aide Nambiar meets Lankan Prez Rajapaksa
Top UN official and veteran Indian diplomat Vijay Nambiar on Friday met President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Nehru statue beheaded in London by Lankan Tamils
A Nehru statue placed outside the India House in London has been beheaded and protesting Sri Lankan Tamils are being blamed for the desecration.
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Clashes in Lanka claim 43 lives
At least 35 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels and eight soldiers were killed in fierce ground clashes and powerful explosions in Sri Lanka's embattled northern region, officials said here on Wednesday. Seventeen LTTE cadres were killed on Tuesday in separate confrontations with security forces in Koilmoddai, Umavarthuvarankulam, Alaka...
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LTTE spy chief Pottu Amman's hideout raided
A hideout of LTTE intelligence chief and second-in-command, Pottu Amman has been overrun by Sri Lankan troops moving further into the shrinking rebel territory in the northern war zone.
