Lankan Defence Personnel

Protesting against India's insistence on imparting military training to Sri Lankan defence personnel and the proposed visit of Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, pro-Tamil outfit VCK will stage a protest in Chennai tomorrow, the party announced today.

Five buses carrying Sri Lankan pilgrims to Trichy airport in Tamil Nadu have reportedly been been attacked.The pilgrims were on their way back home after Sri Lanka advised its citizens not to travel to Tamil Nadu until further notice. All 184 pilgrims are now on a special flight back to Sri Lanka.

After expressing her strong displeasure over Sri Lankan defence personnel undergoing training in her state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has now ordered for sending back two Sri Lankan football teams which were undergoing training in Chennai.

After expressing her strong displeasure over Sri Lankan defence personnel undergoing training in her state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has now ordered for sending back two Sri Lankan football teams which were undergoing training in Chennai.

Key UPA ally, the DMK today accused the Centre of hurting the sentiments of Tamil Nadu as it took strong exception to Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju's comments that India would continue to train Sri Lankan defence personnel. MDMK Chief Vaiko also slamed Mr Raju's stand on training Lankan defence personnel in India, saying that it wou...

India will continue to train Sri Lankan defence personnel at its establishments, Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju said today, notwithstanding opposition by parties from Tamil Nadu. The minister's statement came against the backdrop of the demand by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha to expel two such Lankan officers from Defen...

Around 85 activists of MDMK and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) were arrested today when they attempted to stage a picketing and a block a train in Coonoor condemning the training of Sri Lankan personnel at the Defence Staff Service College (DSSC) near here, police said. Over 70 MDMK activists squatted in the middle of the road leading to the...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Ms Jayalalithaa has asked the Prime Minister to halt an ongoing training programme to two Sri Lankan defence personnel at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington near Ooty.

Protesting against India's insistence on imparting military training to Sri Lankan defence personnel and the proposed visit of Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, pro-Tamil outfit VCK will stage a protest in Chennai tomorrow, the party announced today.

Five buses carrying Sri Lankan pilgrims to Trichy airport in Tamil Nadu have reportedly been been attacked.The pilgrims were on their way back home after Sri Lanka advised its citizens not to travel to Tamil Nadu until further notice. All 184 pilgrims are now on a special flight back to Sri Lanka.

After expressing her strong displeasure over Sri Lankan defence personnel undergoing training in her state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has now ordered for sending back two Sri Lankan football teams which were undergoing training in Chennai.

After expressing her strong displeasure over Sri Lankan defence personnel undergoing training in her state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has now ordered for sending back two Sri Lankan football teams which were undergoing training in Chennai.

Key UPA ally, the DMK today accused the Centre of hurting the sentiments of Tamil Nadu as it took strong exception to Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju's comments that India would continue to train Sri Lankan defence personnel. MDMK Chief Vaiko also slamed Mr Raju's stand on training Lankan defence personnel in India, saying that it wou...

India will continue to train Sri Lankan defence personnel at its establishments, Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju said today, notwithstanding opposition by parties from Tamil Nadu. The minister's statement came against the backdrop of the demand by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha to expel two such Lankan officers from Defen...

Around 85 activists of MDMK and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) were arrested today when they attempted to stage a picketing and a block a train in Coonoor condemning the training of Sri Lankan personnel at the Defence Staff Service College (DSSC) near here, police said. Over 70 MDMK activists squatted in the middle of the road leading to the...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Ms Jayalalithaa has asked the Prime Minister to halt an ongoing training programme to two Sri Lankan defence personnel at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington near Ooty.