Troops capture key Sri Lankan area, 420 killedCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka troops Sunday captured the Puthukkudiyiruppu area in Mullaitivu district, killing over 420 guerrillas over the past three days, a military spokesman said. 420 Tigers killed, troops seize key Sri Lankan areaCOLOMBO - Fighting the Tamil Tigers in their last bastion, Sri Lankan troops Sunday captured the Puthukkudiyiruppu area, killing over 420 guerrillas in three days of fighting, the military said. 96 LTTE rebels killed in Sri Lanka: militaryCOLOMBO - Sri Lankan troops killed 96 Tamil Tigers in close-quarter ground battles Saturday, as fighting in the last rebel strongholds in the island’s northeast intensified, a military official here said. 96 Tamil Tigers killed in Sri Lanka: MilitaryCOLOMBO - Sri Lankan troops killed 96 Tamil Tigers in close-quarter ground battles Saturday, as fighting in the last rebel strongholds in the island’s northeast stepped up, a military official here said. Ageing Jayasuriya among Sri Lanka’s probables for T20 World CupCOLOMBO - An ageing Sanath Jayasuriya is among the 30 probables in the Sri Lankan squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in June in England. LTTE sea-borne attack foiled, 18 rebels killed: Sri LankaCOLOMBO - A major sea-borne attack by the Tamil Tiger rebels has been foiled after the navy confronted a cluster of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) boats, killing 18 rebels onboard off the northeastern coast of Mullaitivu, defence sources said here Saturday. 23 Indian fishermen arrested in Sri LankaCOLOMBO - At least 23 Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy off Thalaimannar island when they were illegally fishing in the nation’s territorial waters, an official said Thursday. Shoojit Sircar’s next film on Sri LankaMUMBAI - Shoojit Sircar, who went to Kashmir to film his love story ‘Yahaan’, is geared up to can his next movie ‘Jaffna’ in war-hit Sri Lanka and claims it is the first Hindi film to be made on the problems of the conflict-torn island nation. 19 LTTE rebels killed as troops capture fresh areas: MilitaryCOLOMBO - At least 19 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed Wednesday when the troops forcing their way into the last LTTE strongholds captured fresh territories from the rebels in the northeastern Mullaitivu district, the military here said. Prabhakaran’s son wounded in fighting: MilitaryCOLOMBO - Charles Antony, the elder son of Sri Lanka’s elusive Tamil Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, has been injured in fighting with the Sri Lankan troops in the island’s embattled north, a military official said here Wednesday. Sri Lanka slams Norway over LTTE-UN meetingCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka has summoned Norway’s envoy and expressed its displeasure after Oslo arranged a meeting between a Tamil Tigers representative and a UN official, it was reported Wednesday. Six Indians dead in US shooting after ‘family quarrel’CHENNAI - An Indian IT professional in the US opened fire at his family members following a quarrel with his brother-in-law, killing five people, including three children. He then shot himself dead, a relative in a Tamil Nadu village said Tuesday. US donates medical supplies in Sri Lanka’s northCOLOMBO - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Monday donated equipment and basic medical supplies to Sri Lanka to treat 50,000 civilians in hospitals in the northeast. 45 killed as Sri Lankan military battles LTTECOLOMBO - At least 44 Tamil Tiger guerrillas and a naval sailor were killed and four LTTE boats were destroyed Monday when the Sri Lankan troops fought fierce battles with the rebels in the island’s north-eastern Mullaitivu district, military authorities said here. Expand to war-torn north, Sri Lankan businesses urgedCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka has urged city-based businessmen and companies to ensure all commodities are freely available in the war-ravaged northern Jaffna peninsula on the eve of the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year festive season, a media report here said. 27 killed in sea clash with LTTE: Sri Lankan militaryCOLOMBO - At least 26 Tamil Tiger guerrillas and a Sri Lankan Navy sailor were killed, and four rebel boats were destroyed in a clash off the coast of Mullaitivu in the island nation’s northeast early Monday, an official said here. Sri Lanka Cricket CEO’s head likely to rollCOLOMBO - With a new interim body taking over Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) early this month, the island’s cricket governing body is facing a complete overhaul and the incumbent Chief Executive Officer is likely to resign or be replaced. Bayliss, Farbrace to coach Sri Lanka till World cupCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has decided to extend the contracts of its two foreign coaches Trevor Bayliss and Paul Farbrace, reportedly till the 2011 World Cup. Bangladesh asks Malaysia to restore migrant workers’ visasDHAKA - Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dipu Moni Saturday urged Malaysian authorities to reconsider the cancellation of visas for more than 55,000 Bangladeshi workers, officials said. Six soldiers, 26 rebels killed in Sri LankaCOLOMBO - The military said Saturday that it had killed at least 26 Tamil rebels and lost six soldiers in northern Sri Lanka as it fights to capture the last remaining guerilla-held ground on the island. Troops kill 29 Tigers in Sri LankaCOLOMBO - At least 29 Tamil Tigers were killed in fresh clashes with troops in Sri Lanka’s northeastern Mullaitivu district, the defence ministry said Friday. Indian PM’s secretary meets Sri Lankan presidentCOLOMBO - Principal secretary to the Indian prime minister T.K.A. Nair, on a four-day visit to the island nation, met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa here Thursday. Two Sri Lankans honoured by British queenCOLOMBO - Two Sri Lankans, members of the British High Commission here, have been honoured by Queen Elizabeth II for their ‘long and exceptional service’, a statement said here Thursday. LTTE on brink of defeat: Sri LankaCOLOMBO - Claiming that the fight-to-finish military campaign against the Tamil Tigers in the island’s north ‘is going on successfully’, a government spokesman Thursday said that the rebel outfit was facing an ‘imminent defeat’. Sri Lankan Tamil magistrate wins US awardCOLOMBO - A Sri Lankan Tamil magistrate has won ‘Women of Courage’ award from the US State Department for demonstrating ‘exceptional courage and leadership’ in the region, the US embassy said Thursday. Sri Lankan Airlines cuts flights to India by halfCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s national carrier has cut its flights to India by half, a report said Wednesday. Air Force choppers escape LTTE missile attack: Sri LankaCOLOMBO - The Tamil Tigers Wednesday fired surface-to-air-missiles (SAM) at two Sri Lankan Air Force helicopters over the northern battle zone but the choppers narrowly escaped the attack, military authorities here said. In Sri Lanka, wasps send 20 tourists to hospitalCOLOMBO - A colony of wasps Wednesday attacked a group of tourists at a fifth century rock fortress in central Sri Lanka, leading to 20 people being hospitalised, officials here said. LTTE intelligence chief’s hideout captured: Sri LankaCOLOMBO - Sri Lankan troops forcing their way into the last strongholds of the Tamil Tigers have captured a hideout of the rebels’ intelligence wing chief, Pottu Amman, in the north-eastern Mullaitivu district, the defence ministry said Wednesday. Five farmers killed in LTTE attackCOLOMBO - Five farmers were killed and two wounded in a suspected Tamil Tigers attack in a village in Sri Lanka’s eastern province, the defence ministry said here Wednesday. |
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