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CA TURNS DOWN WIGGIES’ REQUEST TO DEFER CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS

A request made by Northern Province Chief Minister C.V.Wigneswaran to defer contempt of court proceedings filed against him was yesterday rejected by the Court மேலும் படிக்க...

Sri Lanka Snubs India, Says Have No Intention of Handing Over Strategic Palaly Airport

Sri Lanka has decided against giving control of Palaly Airport to India just days after the state-run Airport Authority of India made a move to develop it. Sri மேலும் படிக்க...

Rs.1.7mn robbed from a finance company in Jaffna

A man wearing a full face helmet had robbed Rs.1.7 million worth cash from a finance company at Chavakachcheri in Jaffna this morning. The investigations மேலும் படிக்க...

Army executed some LTTE cadres who surrendered – SB

Rebel UPFA MP S.B. Dissanayake has reiterated that the army executed some LTTE personnel including one-time LTTE Eastern Commander Thambiraja Thurairajasingham மேலும் படிக்க...

Tamil prisoner hunger strike spreads to Welikada?

The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) yesterday urged the government to look into the plight of Tamil prisoners detained under the Prevention மேலும் படிக்க...

JHU wants general amnesty for military personnel, LTTE cadres

The Jathika Hela Urumaya(JHU), an ally of the government, today called for a general amnesty to all the military personnel and LTTE cadres charged for war மேலும் படிக்க...

Airports Authority of India to develop Palaly airport

India’s State-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI) will prepare a detailed project report for development of Palaly airport in Sri Lanka, the Press Trust of மேலும் படிக்க...

President clarifies decision to summon Austrian embassy staff

Stressing the importance of properly fulfilling duties and responsibilities, President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday gave a clarification on his decision to மேலும் படிக்க...

October 23 special day for Wigneswaran

Come October 23, it would be a special day for Northern Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran for two different reasons. One, he would turn 78 and the other, the மேலும் படிக்க...

Last days; last chance at Northern PC

With nearly one month left for the expiration of the Northern Provincial Council (NPC), a group of ten councillors left for Hyderabad, India yesterday to take மேலும் படிக்க...