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Krishna to hand over houses to Tamils in Jaffna


External Affairs Minister SM Krishna will visit Colombo, Jaffna, Kilinochi and Galle.
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Jaffna to lose 3 parliamentary seats


Sri Lanka`s Tamil-dominated Jaffna district will have its parliamentary seats slashed from nine to s...
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Rajapaksa in Jaffna ahead of local elections


Rajapaksa, who was inspecting the government`s development drive activities in Jaffna, was accorde...
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Jaffna voter numbers drop in Lanka`s electoral register


Number of voters for 2010 in northern districts of Sri Lanka has dipped by over 40 per cent.
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Resettlement of Tamils in Jaffna high security zones


Some 12,200 people were resettled in the Mawattapuram HSZ in Jaffna`s Walikamam north sector.
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Sri Lankan Army hands over landmark Jaffna hotel to owners


Sri Lankan Army said they are handing over a landmark hotel in Jaffna to its owners as part of the ...
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Lankan Prez opens new bridge to Jaffna


Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha inaugurated a new bridge connecting the mainland with the J...
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Sri Lanka to hold National Safety Day in Jaffna


Sri Lanka will hold the National Safety Day in Jaffna, the cultural capital of Tamil minority, on ...
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India opens consulate in Jaffna, launches Northern Railway line


Pushing for national reconciliation in Sri Lanka, India Saturday opened its consulate in Jaffna.
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Sri Lanka to deport Lebanese couple for anti-govt activities


Sri Lankan authorities have decided to deport a Lebanese couple following charges against them of ...
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Sinhala students welcomed in Jaffna varsity

Sinhala students welcomed in Jaffna varsity


Post LTTE era has witnessed a large enrolment of Sinhala students for the first time in 30 years.
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Sri Lankan minister apologises for Jaffna library arson

Sri Lankan minister apologises for Jaffna library arson


Burning of Jaffna library is considered important event in Lankan civil war.
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Colombo Stock Exchange sets up Jaffna branch


Amid much fanfare among business communities in North Sri Lanka, the Colombo Stock Exchange opened i...
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India to assist Lanka in development of air base in Jaffna


India will assist Sri Lanka in the development of the crucial Palaly air base and the Kanakesanthu...
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Ex-LTTE combatants restored to parents after rehabilitation


As many as 108 former LTTE combatants were reunited with their family in northern Jaffna in Sri Lank...
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Indian seeks to open consulate in Jaffna


India is keen to open a consulate in Jaffna, the erstwhile stronghold of the LTTE, Foreign Secretary...
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Two students killed in explosion in Jaffna


Two students were killed and eight others injured on Monday after an accidental explosion in the n...
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Colombo Stock Exchange to open a branch in Jaffna


The Colombo Stock Exchange has decided to open a branch in the Northern Jaffna region, to widen its ...
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Restrictions eased on vital highway connecting Colombo, Jaffna


A vital road link between Colombo and the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna is now open for passeng...
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Lanka launches cultivation programme in Jaffna peninsula


Over 1100 acres of land abandoned in strife-torn Jaffna peninsula will be developed by the Sri Lanka...
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Lankan bank opening in North to recruit only Tamil staff


Putting behind the LTTE days, a Sri Lankan bank has announced its decision to open its first branch ...
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Rajapaksa party wins Jaffna polls, TNA wins Vavuniya


In the first post-war elections in Sri Lanka after the defeat of the LTTE, a pro-Tiger party on Sund...
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Sri Lanka holds post-war polls in northern towns

Sri Lanka holds post-war polls in northern towns


Large numbers of Tamils in north-eastern Sri Lankan towns of Jaffna and Vavuniya, once dominated by ...
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Lanka set to hold local polls in Jaffna, Vavuniya


Lanka is set to hold local body polls in Jaffna and Vavuniya in the war-torn north next month.
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