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Opinion | Dissanayake's NPP Win: A Turning Point In India-Sri Lanka Ties?
The NPP received overwhelming support from ethnic minorities, even in Tamil-majority areas in the north and east, where its candidates outperformed traditional Tamil nationalist parties.
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Drugs Worth Rs 27 Crore Bound For Sri Lanka Seized In Chennai
In yet another drug bust in Tamil Nadu, the Narcotics Control Bureau seized methamphetamine worth Rs 27 crore in Chennai. The drug was meant to be trafficked to Sri Lanka, the investigators said.
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4 Tamil Nadu Fishermen Injured As Sri Lankan Ship Rams Their Fishing Boat
Four fishermen from Seruthur village in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu were injured when a Sri Lankan Naval ship allegedly rammed into their fishing boat, officials said.
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MK Stalin Writes To Centre, Seeks Release Of 8 Fishermen Arrested By Sri Lanka
He urged Jaishankar to expedite the diplomatic efforts to secure the expeditious release of all Indian boats and fishermen currently in Sri Lankan custody.
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Sri Lanka Has 39 Presidential Candidates This Time, But No Woman Among Them
A total of 39 candidates, including three minority Tamils and two Buddhist monks, are in the fray for next month's presidential election in Sri Lanka, the election commission announced here on Thursday.
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35 Tamil Nadu Fishermen Arrested By Sri Lankan Navy For Alleged Poaching
Around 35 fishermen from Pamban in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy for allegedly poaching in Lankan waters.
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No Effort By BJP-Led Centre to Retrieve Katchatheevu From Lanka: MK Stalin
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday said that despite the BJP leading the government for a third term at the Centre, "no tangible" effort has been taken to retrieve Katchatheevu, an islet ceded by India to Sri Lanka in 1974.
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Sri Lanka Arrests 22 Indian Fishermen For Fishing Near Neduntheevu
The Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday apprehended 22 Tamil Nadu fishermen for fishing near Neduntheevu in Sri Lankan waters, according to the Rameswaram Fisherman Association.
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Mk Stalin Writes To S Jaishankar To Secure Release Of Arrested Fishermen In Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin wrote a letter to Union Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar to secure the immediate release of all the fishermen and their fishing boats arrested by Sri Lanka.
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Spreading False Narrative Of Genocide Over 2009 Incident: Sri Lanka On Canada
The Sri Lankan government has once again slammed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for engaging in vote bank politics by consistently spreading "false narrative" about the ethnic conflict against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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78-Year-Old Man Swimming From Sri Lanka To Tamil Nadu Dies Mid-Race
A 78-year-old man died of a heart attack as he swam in a relay race from Sri Lanka to Tamil Nadu's Dhanushkodi.
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Lanka's Tamil Parties Plan To Field Presidential Candidate From Community
Sri Lanka's Tamil political parties are planning to field a candidate from the minority community in the presidential election to present a credible and acceptable political solution for them, a senior community leader said.
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"I Replied 21 Times": S Jaishankar Trashes DMK Claims Over Katchatheevu
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Monday trashed the DMK's claims over not being consulted about the Katchatheevu island, which was "handed over" to Sri Lanka in 1974, and said he had replied to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister 21 times over the matter.
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Katchatheevu Controversy Explained: Latest Flashpoint Between BJP, Congress
A tiny island between India and Sri Lanka on Palk Straight has become the hot button issue ahead of the general election in Tamil Nadu, where the BJP is trying to find a toehold.
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Mk Stalin Writes To Centre Over Fishermen Arrested In Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday apprised the Centre of the arrest of 22 fishermen and the seizure of their three boats by Sri Lanka and sought swift measures to secure the release of the men and their boats.
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Opinion | Dissanayake's NPP Win: A Turning Point In India-Sri Lanka Ties?
The NPP received overwhelming support from ethnic minorities, even in Tamil-majority areas in the north and east, where its candidates outperformed traditional Tamil nationalist parties.
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Drugs Worth Rs 27 Crore Bound For Sri Lanka Seized In Chennai
In yet another drug bust in Tamil Nadu, the Narcotics Control Bureau seized methamphetamine worth Rs 27 crore in Chennai. The drug was meant to be trafficked to Sri Lanka, the investigators said.
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4 Tamil Nadu Fishermen Injured As Sri Lankan Ship Rams Their Fishing Boat
Four fishermen from Seruthur village in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu were injured when a Sri Lankan Naval ship allegedly rammed into their fishing boat, officials said.
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MK Stalin Writes To Centre, Seeks Release Of 8 Fishermen Arrested By Sri Lanka
He urged Jaishankar to expedite the diplomatic efforts to secure the expeditious release of all Indian boats and fishermen currently in Sri Lankan custody.
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Sri Lanka Has 39 Presidential Candidates This Time, But No Woman Among Them
A total of 39 candidates, including three minority Tamils and two Buddhist monks, are in the fray for next month's presidential election in Sri Lanka, the election commission announced here on Thursday.
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35 Tamil Nadu Fishermen Arrested By Sri Lankan Navy For Alleged Poaching
Around 35 fishermen from Pamban in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy for allegedly poaching in Lankan waters.
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No Effort By BJP-Led Centre to Retrieve Katchatheevu From Lanka: MK Stalin
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday said that despite the BJP leading the government for a third term at the Centre, "no tangible" effort has been taken to retrieve Katchatheevu, an islet ceded by India to Sri Lanka in 1974.
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Sri Lanka Arrests 22 Indian Fishermen For Fishing Near Neduntheevu
The Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday apprehended 22 Tamil Nadu fishermen for fishing near Neduntheevu in Sri Lankan waters, according to the Rameswaram Fisherman Association.
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Mk Stalin Writes To S Jaishankar To Secure Release Of Arrested Fishermen In Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin wrote a letter to Union Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar to secure the immediate release of all the fishermen and their fishing boats arrested by Sri Lanka.
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Spreading False Narrative Of Genocide Over 2009 Incident: Sri Lanka On Canada
The Sri Lankan government has once again slammed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for engaging in vote bank politics by consistently spreading "false narrative" about the ethnic conflict against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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78-Year-Old Man Swimming From Sri Lanka To Tamil Nadu Dies Mid-Race
A 78-year-old man died of a heart attack as he swam in a relay race from Sri Lanka to Tamil Nadu's Dhanushkodi.
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Lanka's Tamil Parties Plan To Field Presidential Candidate From Community
Sri Lanka's Tamil political parties are planning to field a candidate from the minority community in the presidential election to present a credible and acceptable political solution for them, a senior community leader said.
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"I Replied 21 Times": S Jaishankar Trashes DMK Claims Over Katchatheevu
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Monday trashed the DMK's claims over not being consulted about the Katchatheevu island, which was "handed over" to Sri Lanka in 1974, and said he had replied to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister 21 times over the matter.
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Katchatheevu Controversy Explained: Latest Flashpoint Between BJP, Congress
A tiny island between India and Sri Lanka on Palk Straight has become the hot button issue ahead of the general election in Tamil Nadu, where the BJP is trying to find a toehold.
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Mk Stalin Writes To Centre Over Fishermen Arrested In Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday apprised the Centre of the arrest of 22 fishermen and the seizure of their three boats by Sri Lanka and sought swift measures to secure the release of the men and their boats.
