News 2012-09-09
BJP responsibl​e for the arrival of Lankan president: G.K.Vasan
[Sunday, 09 September 2012, 05:17 PM]
Shipping Minister G K Vasan today said BJP was answerable on the issue of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's proposed visit to Madhya Pradesh later this month. [More]
President and political party leaders speaks about provincial council election
[Sunday, 09 September 2012, 05:05 PM]
President Mahinda Rajapaksa stated United People Freedom Alliance government headed by the president since 2005 face 10 elections and achieved in all these elections. [More]
Defeat at the eastern province cannot be consider as defeat of Ranil Wickramasi​nghe: S.B.Dissan​ayake
[Sunday, 09 September 2012, 04:47 PM]
The Minister of Higher Education S.B.Dissanayake stated defeat of UNP in the eastern provincial council could not be consider has defeat of Ranil Wickramasinghe. [More]
Munneswara​m animal sacrifices to go ahead
[Sunday, 09 September 2012, 04:13 PM]
The government has agreed to allow the Munneswaram Kovil to proceed with their animal sacrifices, Hindu Affairs Advisor to the President Ravi Shankar said. [More]
I face death threats: Minister C.B.Ratnay​ake
[Sunday, 09 September 2012, 03:57 PM]
The Minister of Private Transport Services C.B. Ratnayake said he receive death threats. [More]
Lankan navy attacks Tamil Nadu fishermen
[Sunday, 09 September 2012, 03:44 PM]
Once again Lankan Naval personals attacked the Tamil Nadu fishermen. Fishermen stated Naval personals carried out attack against them were anger over attack carried out against Sinhala pilgrims in Tamil Nadu due to this they carried out sever attack against Tamil Nadu fishermen engage fishing near the Katchatheevu island. [More]
97 heading to Australia arrested in Karnataka
[Sunday, 09 September 2012, 03:27 PM]
The South Indian Karnataka police have arrested 97 individuals including 95 Sri Lankan refugees who attempted to leave to Australia illegally. [More]
Priest and two others injured from attack at Mother Mary church in Mannar
[Sunday, 09 September 2012, 03:12 PM]
Parish priest and two other individuals were injured from attack carried out by unidentified persons at the annual feast of Karaichchal mother Mary church in Mannar. [More]
India rejects request for Kapilavast​u exposition at Temple Trees
[Sunday, 09 September 2012, 02:56 PM]
New Delhi has rejected a Sri Lankan Government request for a special exposition of the Sacred Kapilavastu Relics at Temple Trees. [More]
Number of preferenti​al votes received by the candidates in Batticaloa and Trincomale​e districts
[Sunday, 09 September 2012, 02:56 PM]
Details about number of preferential votes received by the candidates in the Batticaloa and Trincomalee districts. [More]
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Final results of Trincomale​e and Batticaloa districts
[Sunday, 09 September 2012, 02:07 PM] []
Tamil Arasu Katchi obtained more than one million votes in all three electorates in the Batticaloa district. [More]
12 million people fail to cast votes in all three provinces
[Sunday, 09 September 2012, 01:56 PM]
12 million people fail to cast their votes in eastern, north central and sabragamuwa provinces. [More]
Son of leading minister attacked army officer
[Sunday, 09 September 2012, 01:50 PM]
An Army Major was admitted to the National Hospital after being allegedly assaulted by a group led by controversial minister Mervyn Silva's son Malaka at a five star hotel in Colombo last night, according to a complaint made to the police. [More]
SLMC to decide east PC's governing side
[Sunday, 09 September 2012, 07:14 AM]
The SLMC will decide the governing side in the eastern provincial council after no party managed at yesterday’s PC polls to secure a clear majority of seats needed to form an administration. [More]
Athauda expelled from counting centre
[Sunday, 09 September 2012, 07:10 AM]
Senior minister Athauda Seneviratne has been expelled from a counting centre after entering the premises illegally. [More]
Won because of people's faith in president
[Sunday, 09 September 2012, 07:07 AM]
Former chief minister Berty Premalal Dissanayake has attributed the UPFA’s landslide victory in the north central province at yesterday’s PC polls to the people’s faith in president Mahinda Rajapaksa. [More]
UPFA retains Eastern PC
[Sunday, 09 September 2012, 03:52 AM] []
United People's Freedom Alliance won the Eastern Provincial Council with 2000,44 votes with 14 seats. [More]
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People paid last respect to Mulliwaikal relatives: M.A Rathan
[ Friday, 17 May 2013, 03:09.23 PM ] []
Deputy leader of the Vavuniya Municipal council M.M.Rathan stated by lighting lamps in the Wellamulliwaikal and Karaiyan Mulliwaikal people paid their respect to civilians killed in the final stage of war in year 2009. [More]
Jaffna university students commemorated death anniversary of Mulliwaikal residents
[ Friday, 17 May 2013, 02:47.27 PM ] []
Students of Jaffna University commemorated death anniversary of people killed in the Mulliwaikal war. [More]
Mother jumps into well with 3 daughters
[ Friday, 17 May 2013, 09:14.06 AM ] []
A woman attempted to commit suicide by jumping into a well with her 3 children in Vavuniya this morning. [More]
Man marries mother and daughter
[ Friday, 17 May 2013, 04:51.29 AM ]
Man who has married mother and daughter of same family arrested. [More]
Boycott SriLanka - Tamil Nadu youths
[ Friday, 17 May 2013, 03:59.45 AM ] []
International community continuously hold debates on genocide attacks carried out by the racist government against Tamil’s in SriLanka. [More]
"Lets celebrate war victory day" - Posters rules Jaffna
[ Friday, 17 May 2013, 03:46.34 AM ] []
Peoples Front has pasted posters in Jaffna Peninsula on urging area residents to celebrate the war victory ceremony. [More]
New director to Jaffna Teaching hospital
[ Thursday, 16 May 2013, 04:01.50 PM ] []
The Ministry of Health re-appoints Mrs.Bawani Pasubathi raja has director of the Jaffna Teaching hospital. [More]
'Karuna As A Military Force Is A Myth’ – Gota To US
[ Thursday, 16 May 2013, 03:39.05 PM ]
“Mann expressed concern that government forces had given excessive freedom to the LTTE-breakaway “Karuna group,” which was using this freedom destructively. [More]
UN has a second chance to right wrongs on Sri Lanka
[ Friday, 16 November 2012, 07:18.53 AM ]
There is little doubt that in 2009 the government of Sri Lanka pulled off one of the nastiest episodes of mass killing since the Rwandan genocide – and got away with it. Tens of thousands of civilians were massacred, with barely a trickle of Syria-like imagery emerging from the battle zone, The Australian reported. [More]