Sri Lanka goes dark in nationwide blackoutOctober 9th, 2009 Sri Lanka goes dark in nationwide blackoutCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — An official says a power blackout plunged all of Sri Lanka into darkness for a few hours Friday because of a technical fault at an electricity distribution center. A spokesman for the power and energy ministry says the blackout affected almost all parts of the Indian Ocean island nation for few hours early Friday.
Indian agricultural team to visit Sri Lanka next weekSeptember 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A team of agricultural experts from India will visit Sri Lanka next week to help in rehabilitation of displaced people in the north of the island nation, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said here Thursday.
French aid agency demands international probe into massacre of its workers in Sri LankaJuly 18th, 2009 French aid agency wants probe of Sri Lanka deathsCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A French aid agency is demanding an international investigation into the massacre of 17 of its workers in Sri Lanka three years ago, after a government inquiry reportedly failed to identify the killers. The Action Against Hunger local workers were found killed execution-style in a region rocked by heavy fighting between government soldiers and separatist Tamil Tiger rebels.
Sri Lanka seeks international help in post-war phaseMay 31st, 2009 SINGAPORE - Sri Lanka Sunday appealed for international assistance to rebuild the country after the military defeated Tamil separatists to end a three-decade civil war. "We have overcome terrorism, and Sri Lanka is poised for an economic takeoff," Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama told a multilateral conference on Asian security in Singapore.
Sri Lanka to hold elections in northMay 25th, 2009 COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan government plans to hold local council elections in regions formerly controlled by the Tamil Tigers, a minister said here Monday. "I have today (Monday) signed the relevant gazette notification," said Janaka Bandara Tennakoon, minister of local government and provincial councils.
Address Tamil grievances, Jayalalitha tells Sri LankaMay 21st, 2009 CHENNAI - In her first comment after the decimation of the Tamil Tigers, AIADMK leader J. Jayalalitha Thursday asked Sri Lanka to address 'all the genuine grievances' of the Tamil community.
NSA leaving for Sri Lanka, calls on KarunanidhiMay 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan will be leaving for Sri Lanka Wednesday afternoon to discuss the rehabilitation of Tamil civilians in the war-ravaged island nation.
Equal status for Tamils in Sri Lanka final goal,says SoniaMay 10th, 2009 CHENNAI - Expressing anguish over the plight of the Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi said here Sunday that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) would work to secure equal status and equal rights for the island nation's minority community. 'Our ultimate goal is to secure for Tamil people (in Sri Lanka) equal status and equal rights within the united Sri Lanka under the India-Sri Lanka accord of 1987,' Gandhi said at an election rally where Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief M.
Congress urges Sri Lanka to declare ceasefireApril 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress, India's main ruling party, Wednesday urged Sri Lanka to declare ceasefire to resolve the humanitarian crisis in the island nation and allow Tamil civilians to move out of the conflict zone. 'The Indian National Congress calls upon the Sri Lankan government to declare a ceasefire so that the humanitarian crisis can be resolved in a demonstrable way,' the party said in a statement.
Opposition criticises DMK's shutdown against Sri Lankan warApril 22nd, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK boss M. Karunanidhi's appeal for a 'voluntary shutdown' Thursday to press for a permanent ceasefire in Sri Lanka has triggered derision from the opposition.
17 die in Sri Lanka suicide bombingApril 20th, 2009 COLOMBO - At least 17 people were killed in a suicide bomb blast in Sri Lanka Monday, the defence ministry said.
Sri Lanka Tamils issue: Vijaykanth again offers to boycott pollsApril 1st, 2009 CHENNAI - Actor-turned-politician and DMDK leader Vijaykanth has renewed his offer to boycott the ensuing parliamentary elections to show his solidarity with the Tamils in Sri Lanka, if the bigger Dravidian parties do the same. 'The DMDK would gladly follow suit if the (ruling) DMK and (the main opposition) AIADMK agree to boycott the elections on the Sri Lanka Tamils' issue.
No Fourth Front, says KaratMarch 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Friday rejected the idea of a 'Fourth Front' and said the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Samajwadi Party and Lok Janashakti Party had come together only for the Lok Sabha elections. Asked if there was a possibility of a Fourth Front, Karat said: 'No Fourth Front.' He was speaking while issuing the campaign pamphlet 'In defence of the rights of minorities' at the party headquarters here.
ISI could infiltrate through Sri Lanka: ChidambaramFebruary 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government is alive to the threat of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) attempting to infiltrate its operatives into south India via Sri Lanka and has taken steps to counter this, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday.
Explosion kills seven in Sri LankaJanuary 8th, 2009 COLOMBO - Three Air Force personnel and four civilians were killed Friday morning in a Claymore mine explosion in eastern Sri Lanka, defence officials said.
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