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 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 9th, 2008 - 7:35 pm ICT by ANI
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Chennai, Nov 9 (ANI): Television artists of Tamil Nadu observed hunger strike on Sunday to demonstrate solidarity with the Sri Lankan Tamils being allegedly killed by the island ...
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November 3rd, 2008 - 3:02 am ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 3 (Xinhua) At least 93 people were arrested Sunday for their alleged links with Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka's northwest, the police said.They were arrested during an operation against ...
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October 23rd, 2008 - 7:42 pm ICT by ANI
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Chennai, Oct 23 (ANI): The activists of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) or Dalit Panthers Party in Chennai on Thursday blocked trains protesting against killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Activists of VCK, ...
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October 22nd, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) India is concerned about the situation in Sri Lanka and believes there is no military solution to the raging ethnic conflict in the island country, the parliament ...
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October 20th, 2008 - 10:33 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Oct 20 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on Monday said that high-level talks might take place between India and Sri Lanka to resolve the issue of ethnic Tamils in ...
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October 16th, 2008 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Oct 16 (IANS) A 50-truck UN food convoy meant for thousands of war-displaced civilians in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealem (LTTE)-held areas was forced to return due to heavy ...
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October 6th, 2008 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Oct 6 (IANS) At least 21 people were killed in a suicide bomb blast by the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka's north-central town of Anuradhapura, defence officials said.Maj. Gen (Retired) Janaka ...
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October 6th, 2008 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Oct 6 (Xinhua) An explosion has been reported in Sri Lanka's north-central town of Anuradhapura, defence officials said Monday morning. According to the defence ministry, the explosion was a suicide attack ...
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September 27th, 2008 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Sep 27 (Xinhua) Sri Lankan troops have killed some 65 Tamil rebels in the country's embattled northern region, military officials said Saturday. Government troops, who are expected to capture the Liberation ...
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August 28th, 2008 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Aug 28 (DPA) At least 36 Tamil Tiger rebels and five soldiers were killed in fighting in northern Sri Lanka as troops further expanded their area of control, military officials said ...
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August 13th, 2008 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
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Xinhua
Colombo, Aug 12 (Xinhua) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said Tuesday that his government would ensure the people in the northern part of the country should have the right to own land. ...
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July 31st, 2008 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
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Xinhua
Colombo, July 31 (Xinhua) At least eight Tamil Tiger guerrillas have been killed and 19 injured in an offensive by government troops in northern Sri Lanka, the defence ministry said Thursday. The ...
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July 18th, 2008 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, July 18 (IANS) Sri Lanka Air Force Friday claimed that its supersonic fighter jets have carried out two consecutive early morning air raids targeting suspected heavy weapon deployment and logistic boats ...
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June 29th, 2008 - 9:20 pm ICT by ANI
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Colombo, June 29 (ANI): At least 41 Tamil Tiger rebels and two soldiers lost their lives in fierce fighting in embattled parts of northern Srilanka.
According to the Srilankan Defence Ministry, troops ...
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June 18th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Colombo, June 18 (DPA) Seven government soldiers and 25 Tamil rebels were killed in clashes and mortar attacks in northern Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said Wednesday. The fighting Tuesday and Wednesday ...
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June 1st, 2008 - 9:25 am ICT by admin
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Xinhua
Colombo, May 31 (Xinhua) An explosion jolted the Sri Lankan capital Saturday night and three people might have been injured, officials and the local media said. Officials from the Media Centre for ...
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June 1st, 2008 - 9:25 am ICT by admin
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Xinhua
Colombo, May 31 (Xinhua) At least two people were killed and nine injured in a hand grenade explosion in the Sri Lankan capital Saturday night, defence officials said. The officials said the ...
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June 1st, 2008 - 9:24 am ICT by admin
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Colombo, May 31 (IANS) At least two civilians were killed and nine wounded in a hand grenade blast in Colombo Saturday night, the defence ministry said. "The explosion took place near a ...
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May 29th, 2008 - 12:18 pm ICT by admin
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Colombo, May 29 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Army Thursday said that a pre-dawn attack by the Tamil Tiger rebels on a naval detachment in an islet in the northern Jaffna peninsula was ...
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May 4th, 2008 - 7:13 pm ICT by admin
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Colombo, May 4 (ANI): At least eighteen rebels of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were killed in fierce battle between the rebel group and Sri Lankan security forces.
According to Sri ...
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March 30th, 2008 - 9:18 pm ICT by admin
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Colombo, Mar 30 (ANI): At least 75 militants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were killed in fierce battles, as Sri Lankan Air Force fighter planes on Sunday attacked ...
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March 23rd, 2008 - 4:23 pm ICT by admin
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Colombo, Mar 23 (ANI): At least sixty militants belonging to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were killed and six army soldiers were killed in separate incidents since Saturday, claims ...
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March 21st, 2008 - 9:13 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Colombo, March 21 (DPA) At least 21 Tamil rebels were killed in sporadic fighting in northern Sri Lanka as government troops continued military operations to recapture rebel-held areas, a military spokesman said ...
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March 13th, 2008 - 8:23 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Colombo, March 13 (DPA) At least 28 Tamil rebels and three soldiers were killed in sporadic fighting in northern Sri Lanka as government troops continued their operations to recapture rebel-held territory, an ...
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March 9th, 2008 - 1:14 am ICT by admin
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Xinhua
Colombo, March 8 (Xinhua) Ten Tamil Tiger rebels and two soldiers were killed in a fierce battle in the north Saturday, Sri Lankan military said. Army officials said troops who mobilised artillery ...
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February 28th, 2008 - 5:30 pm ICT by admin
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Colombo, Jan 11 (Xinhua) The Sri Lankan government said Friday it will continue its military operations against Tamil Tiger rebels despite the latter's announcement that it would abide by the ceasefire agreement ...
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February 25th, 2008 - 7:38 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Colombo, Feb 25 (DPA) At least 25 Tamil rebels and five soldiers have been killed in fighting in two northern districts in Sri Lanka as troops tried to recapture rebel-held areas, a ...
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February 23rd, 2008 - 5:37 pm ICT by admin
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Colombo, Feb 23 (ANI): At least eighteen people were injured on Saturday when a bomb exploded in a bus in the outskirts of Colombo, according to Sri Lankan military officials.
The blast ...
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