Lankan Navy seizes catch netted by TN fishermen
Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday allegedly forcibly took away the catch netted by fishermen who put to sea from here, while they were fishing near Katchatheevu in the Palk Straits, Fisheries Department officials said.
Lankan Tamils face deportation to Colombo
In a significant development, the Kerala police are preparing to deport to Colombo 12 Sri Lankan Tamils recently held at Kollam while trying to illegally sail to Australia for asylum. The remaining me
Eelamists have not given up: Sri Lanka President
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday cautioned that separatist elements in the country have not given up yet, in a veiled reference to the Tamil Eelam supporters' conference held in Che
Centre urged to ensure rehabilitation of displaced SL Tamils
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday asked the Centre to work towards ensuring rehabilitation of displaced Sri Lankan Tamils lodged in camps in that country besides equal status for the
40 refugees caught trying to sail to Oz
Even as hundreds of Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu perished at sea in recent months undertaking the perilous journey to the faraway Christmas Islands and Cocoa Islands, in the hope of winning asylu
Tamils intimidated in Lanka, says MK
Resurrecting his long-defunct Teso (Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation) at a well-attended rally here, DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Sunday called for ‘short, medium and long-term solutions’ to red
After home market, M&M wants to pip Tata Motors in Sri Lanka
Homegrown SUV and MPV major Mahindra & Mahindra, which has already beaten Tata Motors in the domestic passenger car market in the market share sweepstake, plans to pip the country's biggest auto com
Subramanian Swamy meets Rajapaksa, discusses Tamil issue
Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa here and requested him to mobilise other Tamil parties in the northern province besides the dominant TNA to achieve
23 TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy released: Krishna
Twentythree Tamil Nadu fishermen, arrested by Sri Lankan Navy on July 22 when they were fishing near Katchatheevu in the Palk Straits, have been released, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said o
23 TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy released: Krishna
Twentythree Tamil Nadu fishermen, arrested by Sri Lankan Navy on July 22 when they were fishing near Katchatheevu in the Palk Straits, have been released, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said o