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Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day

14 May 2022

Intelligence agencies on high alert ahead of Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day

Intelligence agencies on high alert ahead of Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. The Remembrance Day is marked annually by the Sri Lankan Tamils on May 18. It was on this day that the 25-year-old Civil War in the island nation ended in 2009.

13 Sep 2018

Fight against LTTE not 'ethnic war': Mahinda Rajapaksa

Rajapaksa said India's "abiding friendship" was amply demonstrated by its rapid response to Sri Lanka's needs at the time, both material and moral.

Western countries

28 Mar 2017

War crime probes will hinder Sri Lanka's reconciliation: Ex-defence secretary

War crime investigations backed by some Western countries and the United Nations will exacerbate the differences between Sri Lanka's two main ethnic groups instead of uniting them, former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Monday.

22 Sep 2016

No room for another ethnic war: Lanka president tells UNGA

Addressing the 71st UN General Assembly session, Sirisena appealed to the global community for support to make Sri Lanka a modern nation devoid of differences.

Tamil Nadu shutdown

15 Sep 2016

Friday shutdown to hit normal life in Tamil Nadu

Barring the ruling AIADMK, which is silent on extending support to the strike, all major political parties have extended support to the strike.

12 Sep 2016

Protect Tamils and their property, Jayalalithaa tells Karnataka

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday expressed serious concern at the mob violence targeting Tamils in Karnataka and urged the neighbouring state's government to provide them with necessary security.

12 Sep 2016

WATCH: Pro-Kannada activists set vehicle on fire in Bengaluru during protests over Cauvery water issue

Here's a video showing how some pro-Kannada activists set a vehicle on fire in Bengaluru on Monday during protests over Cauvery water issue.

Bangalore bandh

12 Sep 2016

Cauvery row: Heavy security across Bengaluru to prevent attacks; forces deployed in areas where Tamils live

Security was tightened across Bengaluru on Monday to prevent attacks on people over the Cauvery river water controversy and for the Bakrid festival on Tuesday, said Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwar.

10 May 2016

29 Keralites, Tamils evacuated from Libya to land in Kerala

Twenty-nine people belonging to six families from Kerala and three from Tamil Nadu will reach Kerala on May 12 after evacuation from Libya, a senior official said on Tuesday.

04 Feb 2016

Sri Lanka takes `giant step` toward unity with Tamil anthem

Every year since 1949, the first anniversary of independence from Britain, the anthem had been sung at the main national celebration only in Sinhala.

26 Jan 2016

Tamils seek power devolution in Sri Lanka's new Constitution

Sri Lanka's main Tamil party on Tuesday demanded devolution of powers in the new Constitution to resolve ethnic issues.

15 Jan 2016

Govt ready to devolve power to Tamils: Lankan PM

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday said his government was ready to devolve power to minority Tamils under a new Constitution.

21 Dec 2015

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena vows to resettle displaced Tamils within 6 months

Moved by the plight of Tamils displaced during the three-decade-long civil war, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has promised to set up a special task force to resettle them within six months.

21 Nov 2015

Sri Lanka slashes list of 'terrorists' in reconciliation bid

The government did not immediately comment on the move, but it had promised eight months ago to carry out a review as part of reconciliation efforts.

16 Sep 2015

Tamil Nadu against any move to allow Sri Lanka internal probe on 'war crimes'

Tamil Nadu on Wednesday opposed any move to allow Sri Lanka hold an internal probe into alleged human rights violations and war crimes during hostilities in 2009 and urged the Modi government to take the lead at the UN and press for an international investigation on it.

16 Sep 2015

Hindu body calls for international probe into Sri Lanka war crimes

A US-based Hindu organisation has called for an international independent probe into the alleged war crimes during Sri Lanka's final assault on the LTTE as America is set to bring a resolution in the UN rights body supporting a domestic probe.

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