Lanka News
Vavuniyaa court takes action on abduction complaints
Vavuniyaa Magistrate M.Ilancheliyan Friday directed the Cheddiku’lam Superintendent of Police to conduct inquiry into the allegations made to him by parents of two Tamil youths who are allegedly “abducted” by soldiers of the Sri Lanka Army at Arasadikku’lam area. The abduction had taken place on February 27, according to complaints by parents to the Magistrate, [...]
Swiss Tamil children challenged in chess
More than seventy Swiss Tamil children took part in the S.P. Thamilchelvan Chess Tournament held in Lucern, Switzerland Saturday from 10:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m. Competitions, the first of its kind held by diaspora Tamils in Switzerland, were organized into five divisions, under-10, 12, 14, 16, and over-16 age groups, organizers of the tournament said. [...]
CT Scanning laboratory, nursing student’s hostel opened in Batticaloa
Computed Tomography (CT) Scanning laboratory built by the Ministry of Health at a cost of Rs.70 million was opened Saturday morning 10:00 a.m. at Batticaloa Teaching Hospital, sources in Batticaloa said.
Mr.M.S.M. Ali, Minister for Disaster Relief Services, Dr.V.Jeganathan Health Advisor for North-East provinces, Dr.S.Sathurmugam, Regional Director of Health M.Muruganantham Director of Batticaloa Hospital attended the [...]
Sri Lanka government lacks sincerity, says ex-official
Sri Lanka’s constitutional advisor, Jayampathy Wickramaratne, has resigned, saying the government does not seem to be interested in devolving power to the Tamil minority. Wickramaratne, who was working on a new power-sharing system for the strife-hit country, told IANS that there was no need for him to be in the government after it decided not [...]
Two pronged SLA operation thwarted in Ma’nalaa’ru – LTTE
Six SLA soldiers were killed and 11 wounded when Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) confronted Sri Lanka Army (SLA) from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sunday offering stiff resistance to the SLA that attempted to advance beyond no-go zone via two fronts at Ma’nki’ndimalai in Ma’nalaa’ru. LTTE Operations Command in Ma’nalaa’ru said that the Tigers [...]
10 injured, one SLA killed in two claymore attacks in Vavuniyaa
Two Sri Lanka Police, two members of the Sri Lanka Government created Civil Defense Group, and six civilians were injured in a claymore attack that took place at Godshed junction in Vavuniyaa town Sunday evening around 4.30 p.m, electronic media said quoting police sources.
Meanwhile, a soldier of the Sri Lanka Army was killed in another [...]
