Northern Province (Sri Lanka)

Where is Lanka’s war heading

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s government on Monday rejected a reiterated Tamil Tiger offer of a ceasefire out of hand, saying surrender or defeat are the only options left now for their opponents in a...

Govt rejects LTTE ceasefire offer

Colombo: Sri Lankan troops today captured a strategic area in the LTTE stronghold of Kilinochchi while losing some troops in another offensive near Jaffna peninsula in the restive north, as it rejected the Tiger's ceasefire...

Crucial November to Sri Lanka

39 Lorries loaded with rice, sugar, flour, dhal, vegetable oil and stocks of medicine left to Kilinochchi un-cleared areas and Mullativu District yesterday under World Food Programme. Also Delhi High Court yesterday judge for...

Slain female victim identified in Jaffna

The husband of the woman shot and killed Sunday in Nalloor identified her body as belonging to his wife, Srirangan Sumathi, 27, a mother of two children in Jaffna Teaching Hospital, sources in Jaffna said. Sumathi had been...

Sri Lanka: Man seeks protection at HRC in Jaffna

TamilNet, Monday, 10 November 2008, 15:09 GMT] A 27-year-old male from Palaali Road, Kantharmadam, Jaffna sought protection with Human Rights Commission (HRC) Jaffna Monday. The victim has complained continuous threats to his...

Sri Lankan troops advance into rebel-controlled hostile territory in the North

Sri Lankan troops advance into rebel-controlled hostile territory in the North Monday, November 10, 2008, 6:31 GMT, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan government is strongly confident that the war against the Tamil...

Lanka advances to key LTTE road

Colombo, Nov. 9: Sri Lankan troops were close to capturing a key road to the northern peninsula of Jaffna after months of heavy fighting, the defence ministry said on Sunday. Heavily armed units have pushed along the coastal...

Sri Lanka: SLA intensifies artillery barrage on LTTE held Poonakari

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in Jaffna stepped up artillery barrage since Friday and continues to pound Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) held Poonakari across Jaffna lagoon from its bases in Jaffna town and suburbs. The noise of...

Explosion kills the bomber in Northern Sri Lanka

Explosion kills the bomber in Northern Sri Lanka Sunday, November 9, 2008, 15:16 GMT, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Nov 09, Vavuniya: A bomb in bomb explosion inside a private tuition class in Vavuniya last night killed at...

Sri Lanka: Patient dies as SLA blocks ambulance in Vavuniyaa

One of the five patients sent in Ambulance from Ki'linochchi Tharmapuram hospital to Vavuniyaa hospital in need of urgent treatment died Saturday night as Vanni Sri Lankan Forces Head Quarters (Vanni SF-HQ) refused permission...

               

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Jaffna , Point Pedro , Vavuniya