Northern Province (Sri Lanka)

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Sri Lanka: White van abducts Tamil youth in Wellawatte

tamilnet.com
yesterday
        

Armed men in civil arrived in a white van and abducted a 26-year-old Tamil youth from the hotel located along Hamden Lane in Wellawatte Saturday evening, according to complaints lodged with the Bambalapitya Police and human...

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SCENARIOS-Where is Sri Lanka`s war heading?

lankanewspapers.com
yesterday
        

SCENARIOS-Where is Sri Lanka`s war heading? Sri Lanka`s military this weekend took control of the entire western coast for the first time since 1993, sparking renewed talk that President Mahinda Rajapaksa will use the boost to...

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nowpublic.com: End of Road for Tigers as Troops Close in on Pooneryn - Sri Lanka by chanaka nowpublic.com

Air force attacks Jaffna LTTE defence

bbc.co.uk
yesterday 98 related
        

The Sri Lankan military says it has carried out air attacks against Tamil Tiger rebel positions on the Jaffna peninsula. A defence ministry spokesman said helicopter gunships and jets had targeted rebel bunkers and artillery...

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yahoo.com: Sri Lanka troops take key town from Tiger rebels yahoo.com

The Big Question: Is the world's longest-lasting civil war finally coming to an end?

independent.co.uk
yesterday 90 related
        

Why are we asking this now? The Sri Lankan military said over the weekend that it was now in control of the entire western coast of the country, having captured the key strategic area of Pooneryn. This stronghold has been under...

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1,700 tonnes of India relief assistance arrived in Colombo

asiantribune.com
yesterday 11 related
        

As the news of dislodging the Tamil Tigers from Pooneryn, their last bastion, in Northwest coast of Sri Lanka and the probability of opening up of a land route to Jaffna peninsula via A-32 Road to down south became a reality,...

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A bus to operate from Colombo to Jaffna

lankanewspapers.com
yesterday
        

Discussions are afoot to ply a bus on the A-32 Highway with the liberation of Pooneryn. Handing over letters of appointment to graduates recruited to the SLTB, he referred to yesterday s decisive victory. The West Coast had...

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Bus, truck collision kills more than 60

boston.com
16-Nov-2008 10 related
        

BURKINA FASO OUAGADOUGOU - A collision between a passenger bus and a truck killed more than 60 people yesterday in the West African nation of Burkina Faso. Fire swept through the bus after the predawn crash on a thoroughfare...

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Sri Lanka Government feeding Prabakaran, his wife children, his men for more than a quarter of a...

asiantribune.com
15-Nov-2008 1 related
        

The T.N.A. Members of Parliament had failed in their duty to tell the Government of Tamil Naad that all these years, for more than a quarter of a century, it is the Sri Lankan Government that had been feeding the L.T.T.E....

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tamilnet.com: Mahinda Rajapaksa tamilnet.com

Rajapaksa claims occupation of Poonakari

lankanewspapers.com
15-Nov-2008 14 related
        

Rajapaksa claims occupation of Poonakari Saturday, 15 November 2008 - 8:31 PM SL Time Sri Lankan President and Commander-in-Chief of the SL Armed Forces Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday claimed that his forces have occupied the...

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3 fishermen held

hindu.com
15-Nov-2008 3 related
        

RAMANATHAPURAM: The police on Saturday arrested three fishermen of Rameswaram for transporting Sri Lankan refugees illegally. Sources said R. Chinnaiah (49), G. Velpandi (39) and K. Murugesan (33) ferried seven refugees from...

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