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December 1st, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Dec 1 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops backed by artillery and mortar bombardment Monday captured yet another Tamil Tiger rebel stronghold amid fierce resistance, defence authorities said here.The defence ministry announced that ...
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November 28th, 2008 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 28 (IANS) At least 2,239 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed in the past 11 months of fighting against the Sri Lankan troops, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ...
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November 28th, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 28 (IANS) Sri Lanka Friday expressed the hope that the request to India by Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran to lift the ban on his group would not be entertained ...
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November 28th, 2008 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) India has no intention of lifting the ban on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers, official sources said Friday.The sources were responding to a plea to this effect that ...
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November 28th, 2008 - 3:34 am ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 28 (Xinhua) Sri Lankan Air Force jets Thursday evening bombed a communication facility of the Tamil Tiger rebels in the northern part of the country, the military said in a ...
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November 27th, 2008 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 27 (IANS) Tamil Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran urged India Thursday to lift the ban on his group even as he pledged to continue his war against Sri Lanka "till alien ...
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November 27th, 2008 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 27 (IANS)Tamil Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran Thursday vowed to continue his war against Sri Lanka "till alien Sinhala occupation of our land is removed" and urged India to lift the ...
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November 27th, 2008 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 27 (IANS) A magistrate Thursday ordered two lawyers jailed for publicly celebrating the birthday of Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, Chennai Police Commissioner K. Radhakrishnan said.The lawyers were sent to ...
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November 27th, 2008 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 26 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Wednesday formally cancelled orders to detain senior PMK leader Kaduvetti Guru under the National Security Act.The move, improving the ruling DMK's relationship with its ...
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November 25th, 2008 - 9:33 pm ICT by ANI
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Chennai, Nov 25 (ANI): Top leaders from Tamil Nadu will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on December 04 to discuss the Sri Lankan issue.
The decision was taken at an all-party ...
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November 25th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 25 (IANS) Most of the Tamil Nadu opposition parties Tuesday boycotted an all-party meeting called by Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi to discuss the plight of minority Tamils in Sri Lanka.Opposition ...
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November 25th, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Kuala Lumpur, Nov 25 (IANS) A Malaysian parliamentary forum has highlighted the continuing dissatisfaction among the Indian community a year after a Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) rally to voice their problems ...
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November 24th, 2008 - 10:13 pm ICT by ANI
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Chennai, Nov 24 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Monday said that he has called for an all party meet on Tuesday to discuss Sri Lanka situation.
He said that ...
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November 24th, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Monday called for a meeting of all state party leaders Tuesday to discuss "the worsening situation of minority Tamils in Sri Lanka"."Two ...
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November 23rd, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 23 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops and the Tamil Tiger rebels were locked in a fierce gun battle as the army attempted to pierce through the rebel defences in the north, ...
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November 20th, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 20 (IANS) Sri Lankan opposition leader Ranil Wickremasinghe Thursday expressed satisfaction over India's moves to provide relief to the civilian population displaced by war in his country."After meetings with Indian ...
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November 20th, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 20 (IANS) The Sri Lankan army has captured the forward defensive positions of the Tamil Tiger rebels in the island's north Thursday after fierce fighting, the defence ministry said. The ...
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November 19th, 2008 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
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Kuala Lumpur, Nov 19 (ANI): The Malaysian Indian Congress Youth has proposed the setting up of a Tamil League in a move to attract international attention to the plight of Tamils ...
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November 19th, 2008 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 19 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka has said the government may ban the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) even before the people ask for it.According to reports ...
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November 18th, 2008 - 9:41 pm ICT by ANI
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Chennai, Nov 18 (ANI): Dalit Panther of India (DPI), a regional political party of Tamil Nadu, took out a massive rally in Chennai on Tuesday to protest against the military offensive ...
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November 18th, 2008 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 18 (IANS) At least two Sea Tiger boats were destroyed and six rebels were killed in a major clash between the Sri Lankan Navy and the Tamil Tiger rebels in ...
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November 17th, 2008 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 17 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops Monday captured another strategic town held by the Tamil Tigers in the island's north, inflicting heavy losses on the rebels, the defence ministry announced Monday. ...
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November 17th, 2008 - 7:27 pm ICT by ANI
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Chennai, Nov 17 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (CPI) convened an ''All-Party Meeting'' in Chennai on Monday to decide their further course of action after Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa''s ...
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November 17th, 2008 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 17 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops Monday captured another strategic bastion of the Tamil Tigers in the island's north, the defence ministry said Monday.It said that the troops backed by artillery ...
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November 17th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 17 (IANS) Sri Lankan jets bombed suspected Tamil Tiger targets, including an ammunition dump, as troops closed in on another key rebel stronghold in the north, the military said Monday. ...
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November 16th, 2008 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
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Coimbatore/Chennai, Nov 16 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi on Sunday reiterated his demand of ceasefire between the Sri Lankan forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Sri Lanakan ...
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November 16th, 2008 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 16 (IANS) A prominent Tamil politician Sunday criticised a resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu legislature seeking a ceasefire in Sri Lanka "as shocking and totally unacceptable".V. Anandasangaree of the ...
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November 15th, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
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Chennai, Nov 15 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has renewed his pullout threat from the UPA Government over the ongoing military offensive in Sri Lanka.
He said his party members ...
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November 14th, 2008 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 14 (IANS) A top member of Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Puligal (TMVP), a breakaway group of the Tamil Tigers, was shot dead along with his driver Friday by unidentified gunmen in ...
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November 14th, 2008 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 14 (IANS) A top member of the breakaway Tamil Tigers group was shot dead Friday along with his driver by unidentified men on the outskirts of Colombo, military sources said.According ...
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