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Jaffna local body opposes Sinhala on buses

[TamilNet, Thursday, 22 April 1999, 07:58 GMT]
The Waligamam West Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) in Jaffna passed a resolution yesterday that passenger vans and buses in the peninsula should remove Sinhala from their destination boards. The local government body also passed a resolution that the SLA should immediately stop the census it is currently taking of the population in Jaffna.
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25 skeletons found in Kilinochchi - VoT

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 21 April 1999, 20:33 GMT]
The Voice of Tigers radio (VoT) said in its night news broadcast today that the skeletal parts of 25 persons have so far been recovered from the area in which the Kilinochchi Sri Lanka Army (SLA) base was located before it was overrun by the Tigers last year.
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Floods render thousands homeless

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 21 April 1999, 16:23 GMT]
17417 families were displaced due to floods from heavy rains which lashed many parts Sri Lanka since yesterday. Five people were killed in landslides and floods. One was struck dead by lightning.
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Detainees' parents appeal to Bishop

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 21 April 1999, 15:30 GMT]
The parents of five youths who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Army on 17, 18 and 19 April from Thadchanaamaruthamadu appealed to the Bishop of Mannar today to help them trace their sons.
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Paramilitary leader shot dead in Batticaloa

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 21 April 1999, 07:13 GMT]
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Jalaldeen Anwer, 28, a senior cadre of the TELO paramilitary group in Kattaankudy, a large Muslim town 8 kilometers south of Batticaloa, around 11.25 a.m. this morning. TELO sources in Batticaloa said that Anwer was shot near a shop in the crowded centre of the town by three gunmen.
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Investigate eastern graves - TULF MP

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 20 April 1999, 18:21 GMT]
Mr.Joseph Pararajasingham, MP for Batticaloa, called on the government today to investigate and excavate mass grave sites in the east where the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) has allgedly massacred and buried hundreds of civilians, including children.
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Red Cross security clearance reinstated

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 20 April 1999, 12:10 GMT]
Mr. Sivanathan Kishore, a Sri Lanka Red Cross (SLRC) official said today that the body of Thuraihayagam Piruthugaa, a 5 year old girl, has been lying in the Vavuniya hospital mortuary for the last 4 days waiting to be transported to Puthukudiyiruppu in the LTTE controlled terittory.
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Five LTTE casualties in STF ambush

[TamilNet, Monday, 19 April 1999, 10:05 GMT]
Sri Lankan security sources said that the Special Task Force (STF) Police Commandos killed four Liberation Tigers in an ambush in the general area of Murunkan, in the Mannar district last night.
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Batticaloa widows given empowerment training

[TamilNet, Sunday, 18 April 1999, 10:53 GMT]
Kunapalan Amirtham, 40, a widow from Vammivedduwaan in Vaakarai, 64 kilometers north of Batticaloa, told TamilNet today that she and her five children live on the 1000 rupees (14.5 USD) she makes a month by working for a charcoal maker.
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News in Brief:

[TamilNet, Saturday, 17 April 1999, 21:30 GMT]
Liberation Tigers and Sri Lankan Army clash in Jaffna; Four arrested in Batticaloa; PLOTE calls For census postponement and Tamil prisoners in Kalutara to be seperated.
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34 PLOTE cadres for Jaffna militia

[TamilNet, Saturday, 17 April 1999, 12:07 GMT]
The PLOTE, a para military organisation working with the Sri Lanka Army (SLA), submitted to Sri Lanka's ministry of Defence the names of 34 cadres today for appointment as security guards to local government members in Jaffna.
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Villagers find body in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Friday, 16 April 1999, 14:29 GMT]
The body of a woman, believed to be about 30 years old, was found by local residents in the area between Manatkaadu and Valipuram Aalvar Kovil (temple) in the Vadamaradchi East in the Jaffna peninsula.
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Two LTTE casualties

[TamilNet, Friday, 16 April 1999, 09:31 GMT]
Two Liberation Tigers were killed in an ambush by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in Paranthan, south of Elephant Pass on Wednesday. The SLA handed over their bodies to the Jaffna hospital.
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Body parts collected for analyses

[TamilNet, Thursday, 15 April 1999, 18:34 GMT]
The remains of burnt human body parts were collected by the Vavuniya Police and have been despatched to Colombo for the Judicial Medical Officer's report, Vavuniya court sources said today.
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Jaffna deaths denied

[TamilNet, Thursday, 15 April 1999, 13:32 GMT]
Sri Lanka Security Forces Head Quarters in Palaly denied today that anyone was killed in the claymore mine attack near Naakar Kovil in Vadamaradchi East in the Jaffna peninsula yesterday.
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Jaffna blast kills Lt. Colonel

[TamilNet, Thursday, 15 April 1999, 07:36 GMT]
Three Sri Lanka Army personnel, including a Lt. Colonel and a Major, were killed and four others were wounded in a claymore mine explosion near Naakar Kovil in the Vadamaradchi East Jaffna, around 2.30 p.m. yesterday.
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News in Brief:

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 13 April 1999, 10:01 GMT]
ICRC to escort lorry convoys carrying essential commodities to the Vanni and Sri Lanka Army arrests two youths in Jaffna.
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Relief convoy delayed, awaits ICRC escort

[TamilNet, Monday, 12 April 1999, 22:06 GMT]
There is uncertainty regarding a proposed relief convoy to the Vanni, as the lorries transporting the food and essentials are unable to secure the usual escort from the ICRC, sources said.
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Census of population in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Monday, 12 April 1999, 21:05 GMT]
An official census of the population in the Jaffna district was begun this week said Jaffna Kachcheri officials today. Village officers (Gramaka Sevakas - GS) in the peninsula were briefed at the Kachcheri about procedures relating to this census they said.
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News in Brief:

[TamilNet, Monday, 12 April 1999, 16:13 GMT]
Police post attacked in Eravur; 10 Tigers wounded in mortar attack near Mankulam; Red Cross driver arrested and Jaffna woman stabbed by robbers.
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Showing 13721 - 13740 << prev - 682 - 683 - 684 - 685 - 686 - 687 - 688 - 689 - 690 - 691 - next >> Jaffna local body opposes Sinhala on buses [TamilNet, Thursday, 22 April 1999, 07:58 GMT] The Waligamam West Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) in Jaffna passed a resolution yesterday that passenger vans and buses in the peninsula should remove Sinhala from their destination boards. The local government body also passed a resolution that the SLA should immediately stop the census it is currently taking of the population in Jaffna. Full story >> 25 skeletons found in Kilinochchi - VoT [TamilNet, Wednesday, 21 April 1999, 20:33 GMT] The Voice of Tigers radio (VoT) said in its night news broadcast today that the skeletal parts of 25 persons have so far been recovered from the area in which the Kilinochchi Sri Lanka Army (SLA) base was located before it was overrun by the Tigers last year. Full story >> Floods render thousands homeless [TamilNet, Wednesday, 21 April 1999, 16:23 GMT] 17417 families were displaced due to floods from heavy rains which lashed many parts Sri Lanka since yesterday. Five people were killed in landslides and floods. One was struck dead by lightning. Full story >> Detainees' parents appeal to Bishop [TamilNet, Wednesday, 21 April 1999, 15:30 GMT] The parents of five youths who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Army on 17, 18 and 19 April from Thadchanaamaruthamadu appealed to the Bishop of Mannar today to help them trace their sons. Full story >> Paramilitary leader shot dead in Batticaloa [TamilNet, Wednesday, 21 April 1999, 07:13 GMT] Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Jalaldeen Anwer, 28, a senior cadre of the TELO paramilitary group in Kattaankudy, a large Muslim town 8 kilometers south of Batticaloa, around 11.25 a.m. this morning. TELO sources in Batticaloa said that Anwer was shot near a shop in the crowded centre of the town by three gunmen. Full story >> Investigate eastern graves - TULF MP [TamilNet, Tuesday, 20 April 1999, 18:21 GMT] Mr.Joseph Pararajasingham, MP for Batticaloa, called on the government today to investigate and excavate mass grave sites in the east where the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) has allgedly massacred and buried hundreds of civilians, including children. Full story >> Red Cross security clearance reinstated [TamilNet, Tuesday, 20 April 1999, 12:10 GMT] Mr. Sivanathan Kishore, a Sri Lanka Red Cross (SLRC) official said today that the body of Thuraihayagam Piruthugaa, a 5 year old girl, has been lying in the Vavuniya hospital mortuary for the last 4 days waiting to be transported to Puthukudiyiruppu in the LTTE controlled terittory. Full story >> Five LTTE casualties in STF ambush [TamilNet, Monday, 19 April 1999, 10:05 GMT] Sri Lankan security sources said that the Special Task Force (STF) Police Commandos killed four Liberation Tigers in an ambush in the general area of Murunkan, in the Mannar district last night. Full story >> Batticaloa widows given empowerment training [TamilNet, Sunday, 18 April 1999, 10:53 GMT] Kunapalan Amirtham, 40, a widow from Vammivedduwaan in Vaakarai, 64 kilometers north of Batticaloa, told TamilNet today that she and her five children live on the 1000 rupees (14.5 USD) she makes a month by working for a charcoal maker. Full story >> News in Brief: [TamilNet, Saturday, 17 April 1999, 21:30 GMT] Liberation Tigers and Sri Lankan Army clash in Jaffna; Four arrested in Batticaloa; PLOTE calls For census postponement and Tamil prisoners in Kalutara to be seperated. Full story >> 34 PLOTE cadres for Jaffna militia [TamilNet, Saturday, 17 April 1999, 12:07 GMT] The PLOTE, a para military organisation working with the Sri Lanka Army (SLA), submitted to Sri Lanka's ministry of Defence the names of 34 cadres today for appointment as security guards to local government members in Jaffna. Full story >> Villagers find body in Jaffna [TamilNet, Friday, 16 April 1999, 14:29 GMT] The body of a woman, believed to be about 30 years old, was found by local residents in the area between Manatkaadu and Valipuram Aalvar Kovil (temple) in the Vadamaradchi East in the Jaffna peninsula. Full story >> Two LTTE casualties [TamilNet, Friday, 16 April 1999, 09:31 GMT] Two Liberation Tigers were killed in an ambush by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in Paranthan, south of Elephant Pass on Wednesday. The SLA handed over their bodies to the Jaffna hospital. Full story >> Body parts collected for analyses [TamilNet, Thursday, 15 April 1999, 18:34 GMT] The remains of burnt human body parts were collected by the Vavuniya Police and have been despatched to Colombo for the Judicial Medical Officer's report, Vavuniya court sources said today. Full story >> Jaffna deaths denied [TamilNet, Thursday, 15 April 1999, 13:32 GMT] Sri Lanka Security Forces Head Quarters in Palaly denied today that anyone was killed in the claymore mine attack near Naakar Kovil in Vadamaradchi East in the Jaffna peninsula yesterday. Full story >> Jaffna blast kills Lt. Colonel [TamilNet, Thursday, 15 April 1999, 07:36 GMT] Three Sri Lanka Army personnel, including a Lt. Colonel and a Major, were killed and four others were wounded in a claymore mine explosion near Naakar Kovil in the Vadamaradchi East Jaffna, around 2.30 p.m. yesterday. Full story >> News in Brief: [TamilNet, Tuesday, 13 April 1999, 10:01 GMT] ICRC to escort lorry convoys carrying essential commodities to the Vanni and Sri Lanka Army arrests two youths in Jaffna. Full story >> Relief convoy delayed, awaits ICRC escort [TamilNet, Monday, 12 April 1999, 22:06 GMT] There is uncertainty regarding a proposed relief convoy to the Vanni, as the lorries transporting the food and essentials are unable to secure the usual escort from the ICRC, sources said. Full story >> Census of population in Jaffna [TamilNet, Monday, 12 April 1999, 21:05 GMT] An official census of the population in the Jaffna district was begun this week said Jaffna Kachcheri officials today. Village officers (Gramaka Sevakas - GS) in the peninsula were briefed at the Kachcheri about procedures relating to this census they said. Full story >> News in Brief: [TamilNet, Monday, 12 April 1999, 16:13 GMT] Police post attacked in Eravur; 10 Tigers wounded in mortar attack near Mankulam; Red Cross driver arrested and Jaffna woman stabbed by robbers. 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