Send back Sri Lankan Air Force trainees: Jayalalithaa
July 13th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 13 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Friday again urged the central government to send back the Sri Lankan Air Force personnel, now being trained in Bangalore, terming ... Read more...
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AIADMK, DMK want Sri Lankan airmen to go (Lead)
July 5th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 5 (IANS) Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and DMK leader M. Karunanidhi Thursday demanded the immediate expulsion of Sri Lanka Air Force personnel being trained near in Tamil Nadu.Jayalaltihaa ... Read more...
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India non-committal on Sri Lanka ‘war crimes’ (Roundup)
March 14th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) With Tamil Nadu parties asking the government to back a US-sponsored resolution on "war crimes" in Sri Lanka, India Wednesday said it will study ... Read more...
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India non-committal on ‘war crimes’, studying ’sentiments’(Lead)
March 14th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Cautious on the US-backed resolution on "war crimes" in Sri Lanka, India Wednesday said it will weigh in sentiments in parliament and stressed the ... Read more...
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Lanka ‘war crimes’: India cautious, trying for a forward-looking outcome
March 14th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Treading cautiously on the the US-backed resolution on alleged war crimes during Sri Lanka's civil war, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Wednesday the government ... Read more...
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Don’t support Sri Lanka at UNHCR, say Tamil parties
February 29th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and her arch rival, DMK president M. Karuananidhi Wednesday demanded that the Indian government should support the US-backed resolution ... Read more...
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Krishna meets Sri Lankan Tamil, Muslim leaders
January 16th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 16 (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Monday met separately leaders of ethnic Tamils and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) ahead of his talks Tuesday with ... Read more...
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Welfare of Lankan Tamils top priority: Krishna
August 4th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Underlining that the welfare of Tamils in Sri Lanka is of utmost importance, India Thursday urged Sri Lanka to pursue a lasting political settlement that ... Read more...
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Colombo mulling power sharing with Tamils: Peiris
May 17th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Sri Lanka Tuesday said it was working towards bridging a gap in its constitution for sharing power with the minority Tamils, for which it is ... Read more...
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Probe human rights violations, India urges Sri Lanka
May 17th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) India Tuesday asked its Indian Ocean neighbour Sri Lanka to "expeditiously" act for "genuine reconciliation" by taking number of measures, which include probe into allegations ... Read more...
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Tamil parties protest against proposed dam on Mullaiperiyar River by Kerala Govt.
October 29th, 2009 - 9:09 pm ICT by ANI
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Oct 29(ANI): Activists of Tamil Nadu's regional political parties, Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (PDK) and Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK), staged a demonstration on Thursday to protest against Kerala Government's plans ... Read more...
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Meet Tamil aspirations to end violence: India tells Sri Lanka
July 10th, 2009 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A Closure to the cycle of violence in Sri Lanka is only possible after initiation of a political process that allows the aspirations of the Tamils within ... Read more...
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Congress doors open to new partners, says Pranab
May 3rd, 2009 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee Sunday indicated that his party's doors were open to alliances with parties other than its partners in the United Progressive Alliance ... Read more...
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Parliament stalled again over Sri Lanka war (Second Lead)
February 18th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Angry MPs of the MDMK and PMK created uproar in the Lok Sabha Wednesday in support of Sri Lankan Tamils, forcing Speaker Somnath Chatterjee to adjourn the ... Read more...
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Rajapaksa to meet Sri Lankan Tamil parties
February 16th, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 16 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will soon meet Tamil political leaders to discuss a "democracy road map" for the areas seized from the Tamil Tigers.The president revealed this ... Read more...
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Japan to send its special peace envoy to Sri Lanka
January 20th, 2009 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 19 (IANS) Sri Lanka's single largest donor, Japan is sending its special peace envoy to Colombo to "encourage a political solution to the ethnic conflict" in the country, at a ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan Tamil parties want ‘proactive role’ by India
January 17th, 2009 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 17 (IANS) A slew of Sri Lankan Tamil parties with diverse views on the country's protracted ethnic conflict has urged neighbouring India to "play a proactive role" in finding a ... Read more...
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Shivshankar Menon holds talks with President Rajapaksa in Kandy (Lead)
January 17th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 17 (IANS) Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon Saturday held talks with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, a day after India announced the second instalment of humanitarian assistance amounting to 40 million ... Read more...
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Shivshankar Menon holds talks with President Rajapaksa in Kandy
January 17th, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 17 (IANS) Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon Saturday held talks with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, a day after India announced the second instalment of humanitarian assistance amounting to 40 million ... Read more...
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