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Lanka visit: Krishna to hand over houses to Tamils in Jaffna

The first set of houses built by India in Jaffna for ethnic Tamils will be handed over when External Affairs Minister S M Krishna travels to Sri Lanka on Monday for a four-day visit during which......

Krishna inaugrates Indian mission in Jaffna

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna inaugurated the new Indian consulate in southern Sri Lankan coastal city of Hambantota, voicing confidence that India will take advantage of the industrial and......

Rajapakse visits Jaffna ahead of elections

The Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse made a surprise visit to the tamil dominated town of Jaffna, a week before elections are scheduled to be held in the country.Meanwhile, India has said......

India wants to open consulate in Jaffna

India is keen to open a consulate in Jaffna, once a stronghold of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said on Monday, even as she pressed for political......

India to open Consulate in Jaffna soon

With the civil war in northern Sri Lanka over, India will shortly open its Consulate in Jaffna, a significant step that will enable it to participate better in the reconstruction and rehabilitation......

AAI plans to build airport in Sri Lanka

The Airports Authority of India plans to build an airport in Sri Lanka, which could be its first foray into the international market in about 30 years.The state-owned operator had earlier built......

Curbing costly CEOs!

As presidents and prime ministers discuss top corporate packages in London, New York and Pittsburgh, I am reminded of a hallowed British Indian firm (now, alas! gone up in smoke) whose Number One,......

Asin goes to war-torn Jaffna

Asin, who was in Sri Lanka with Salman Khan shooting for her Hindi film Ready, made a trip to the war-torn regions of Northern Sri Lanka, thus becoming the first celebrity to visit the area. She......

Salman Khan, the ambassador of change

Salman Khan will be the brand ambassador of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Charity Initiative, which includes housing, literacy and rehabilitation measures for the people......

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Q. WHAT IS THE KARTHIKEYA MEANING
: A. Murugan also called Kartikeya, Skanda and Subrahmanya, is a popular Hindu deity especially among Tamil Hindus, worshipped primarily in areas with...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-karthikeya-meaning//answers/20311796

Q. Can Sri Lankan President Rajpaksha claim the credit for vanquishing the mighty LTTE? Your views?
ONTARIKRISHNAVENI: A. I do not think so. The LTTE's demise was dedicated towards the 2 factors:1. The insistance of Prabakharan to have a "standing Army"...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/can-sri-lankan-president-rajpaksha-claim-the-credit-for-vanq/20311761/answers/17265268

Q. I wish we had separate Tamil Eelam....Do you support it....
Good Citizen: A. Sorry Mani u are not gonna like this ans, but this is what I sincerely feel. I do feel for Tamils, I seriously do. But I DO NOT support a Tamil...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/i-wish-we-had-separate-tamil-eelam....do-you-support-it..../17260271/answers/16928335

Q. APRIL 11 IS VELLUPILLAI PRABHAKARAN\\\'S BIRTHDAY...ITS WAS YESTERDAY..HE IS A REAL TAMIL HERO...KINDLY DO CONDOLE HIS DEATH....
Manikandan: A. Mani, I am sure how u feel about Tamils....being a KEralite myself I can understand. BUt I wouldn't say that Mr. Prabakharan was a Tamil hero. If u...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/april-11-is-vellupillai-prabhakarans-birthday...its-was-yest/16928275/answers/16908568

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'My focus has been on making good films'

After his debut production venture ‘Vicky Donor’ collected three National Awards, actor John Abraham says he is feeling the pressure to... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333010/039my-focus-has-been-making.html

From building a house to securing a community

In a quiet lane in Eluthumadduval, Jaffna, cement and concrete structures, in different stages of construction, show up on either side every few... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/jaffna-from-building-a-house-to-securing-a-community/article4725016.ece

Sri Lanka 1998 plane crash 'victim' still alive

A Sri Lankan woman thought to be dead in the passenger airline that disappeared in 1998 has been found to be alive. It turned out that the woman... ...

http://news24online.com/sri-lanka-1998-plane-crash-victim-still-alive_LatestNews24_18897.aspx

In Sri Lanka, a new divide brings back old fears

More than a month after Fashion Bug, a popular clothes store in the Sri Lankan capital, was vandalised, business is back to normal. Shoppers cram... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/in-sri-lanka-a-new-divide-brings-back-old-fears/article4721553.ece

Sri Lankan Tamils go to court against land acquisition

Sri Lanka May 16(IM):Over 1,000 land owners in Sri Lanka' s northern Jaffna town on Wednesday filed cases against the government taking over their... ...

http://www.indianmirror.com/news/2013/may/16/Sri-Lankan-Tamils-go-to-court-against-land-acquisition.html

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