13 injured by car bomb in Sri LankaOctober 2nd, 2009 COLOMBO - At least 13 people, 12 of them schoolchildren, were injured when a bomb went off inside a van in north-western Sri Lanka, police said Friday. Police in Kurunegala, 80 km north-west of Colombo, believe the explosion was the result of a dispute between two private parties and not related to terrorist activities.
LTTE vanquished, tourism to open up in Sri Lanka's northJuly 22nd, 2009 COLOMBO - The pristine beaches in Sri Lanka's north, where a 25-year ethnic conflict came to an end two months ago following the crushing defeat of the Tamil Tigers, are getting ready to open up to tourism in a big way, says an official. "Now that the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) is gone, we are preparing to develop Sri Lanka's north in a big way," S.
Manali-Leh highway re-opens for trafficMay 21st, 2009 SHIMLA - The strategic Manali-Leh National Highway 21 re-opened for vehicular traffic Thursday after remaining closed for six months. The highway was closed in mid-December due to heavy snowfall.
Details sought from Sri Lanka on Prabhakaran: CongressMay 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian government has sought details from Sri Lanka about the military action in which LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed, the ruling Congress party said Monday. 'It is a very sensitive issue.
Senior UN official to visit Sri LankaMay 15th, 2009 NEW YORK - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has decided to send Vijay Nambiar, the UN chief of staff, to Sri Lanka to request the government to bring an end to the conflict with the Tamil Tigers and help ease the worsening humanitarian crisis in the island's north, a UN spokesperson said here. The UN deputy spokeswoman, Marie Okabe, told a news briefing Thursday that Nambiar is to leave for Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.
Tamil midnight march shut Canada's busiest highwayMay 12th, 2009 TORONTO - Over 5,000 Tamils protesters shut down Canada's busiest commuter route Gardiner Expressway Sunday night, throwing traffic into chaos for more than six hours and leaving many miles-long traffic lines. The midnight march on Canada's busiest highway infuriated the Ontario premier (chief minister) and the Toronto mayor who warned the protesters that occupying major roads will not be acceptable.
Sri Lanka troops capture rebels' defence barrierMay 3rd, 2009 COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan troops have captured an important earth embankment used by the Tamil Tiger rebels for defence, an official said Sunday. The area is located near the Nanthikandal lagoon, south of an important highway in northeastern Sri Lanka.
Sikh body seeks UN intervention in Sri LankaApril 24th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Expressing its solidarity with the Tamil population in the war-ravaged north Sri Lanka, a radical Sikh organization Dal Khalsa Friday urged the UN to intervene and save the thousands of people trapped in the conflict zone. Dal Khalsa's secretary for political affairs Kanwar Pal Singh said the organization was 'moved by the sufferings of the Tamil population in Sri Lanka'.
Take UN into confidence during evacuation: India to Sri LankaApril 22nd, 2009 KOLKATA - India Tuesday asked Sri Lanka to take international organisations like the UN into confidence while evacuating civilians from the war zone in the island country. Speaking to reporters here, Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee also asked Sri Lanka to distribute the relief materials sent by India through organisations such as the Red Cross.
US donates medical supplies in Sri Lanka's northMarch 30th, 2009 COLOMBO - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Monday donated equipment and basic medical supplies to Sri Lanka to treat 50,000 civilians in hospitals in the northeast. James R. Moore, deputy chief of mission at the US embassy, made the symbolic presentation to Health Care and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, the mission said in a statement.
Expand to war-torn north, Sri Lankan businesses urgedMarch 30th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lanka has urged city-based businessmen and companies to ensure all commodities are freely available in the war-ravaged northern Jaffna peninsula on the eve of the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year festive season, a media report here said. The Sinhala and Tamil New Year, a national event in Sri Lanka's calendar, falls on April 14.
Sri Lankan highway opened for traffic after 24 yearsMarch 3rd, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's northern highway that links Jaffna peninsula to the rest of the island was opened Monday for military traffic after 24 long years, military sources said. Two convoys of soldiers - one group going home on leave from Jaffna and the other going to Jaffna after finishing leave - met each other on the way and exchanged greetings on the A-9 Jaffna-Kandy highway.
India beat Sri Lanka by six wicketsJanuary 27th, 2009 DAMBULLA - India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the first One-day International at the Ranagiri International Stadium here Wednesday. Gautam Gambhir top scored with 62 and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni remained unbeaten on 61 as India achieved the target of 247 in 48.1 overs.
Sri Lankan troops capture Elephant PassJanuary 8th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan troops Friday captured Elephant Pass, a major stronghold of Tamil Tiger rebels in the northern Jaffna peninsula, President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced. Elephant Pass, lying about 12 km away from Kilinochchi on the Jaffna-Kandy main highway, is the isthmus that connects the northern Jaffna peninsula to the rest of the country.
Sri Lankan troops poised to capture Elephant PassJanuary 8th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan troops fighting their way into the remaining LTTE strongholds in the north along a highway are poised to retake the next major landmark - Elephant Pass garrison in the north, an official said here Friday. Encouraged by their latest success of capturing the politico-administrative town of the LTTE after months of fierce fighting, the ground troops backed by armour, artillery and aerial bombardment are advancing from various directions towards Elephant Pass despite fierce LTTE resistance.
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