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Bodhi Pooja for Hugo Chavez
Saturday, 2 June 2012 - 1:41 AM SL Time
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The National Freedom Front (NFF) on Thursday (May 31) organized a `Bodhi Pooja` at the Pepiliyana Sunethradevi Pirivena, to invoke blessings on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is undergoing cancer treatment. NFF leader and Minister of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities, Wimal Weerawansa, Venezuelan Ambassador to India and Sri Lanka, Milena Santana-Ramirez and Cuban Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Nirsia Castro Guevera took part in the Bodhi Pooja.
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Bracing for nuclear mishaps Sri Lanka to set up early warning detectors
Sunday, 3 June 2012 - 12:36 AM SL Time
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Sri Lanka`s Atomic Energy Authority is bracing itself for any possible disaster after the Kudankulam nuclear power station becomes operational and setting up eight early warning detectors along the coastal areas, officials said today.
Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu is set to be commissioned in a couple of months. This is the closest to us with just 200 kms away, R L Wijewardene, the Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) Chairman, said.
He said three years ago the AEA had set in motion the radiological emergency preparedness programme.
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Britain not interested to welcome Mahinda
Monday, 4 June 2012 - 11:27 PM SL Time
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President Rajapaksa arrived in London
[ Monday, 04 June 2012, 11:55.41 AM GMT +05:30 ]
President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in London to attend the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
President has arrived London from a special flight of SriLankan Airlines.
35 Lankan delegates accompanied president at this visit.
SriLankans residing in London welcome the president Rajapaksa.
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latest from Lankasri on MR`s London Tour. :)
Wednesday, 6 June 2012 - 12:39 AM SL Time
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Due to the protests of Tamil people changes implemente d in the London tour of Lankan president
[ Tuesday, 05 June 2012, 12:33.07 PM GMT +05:30 ]
Due to the protest of migrated Tamil people at the London Heathrow airport at the last minute changes had been implemented in the London tour of president Rajapaksa, sources said.
Earlier President Scheduled to arrive at Heathrow airport on Sunday afternoon at 1.05 pm. He was schedule to arrive London from the airbus UL-503.
It was expected this flight would land Heathrow airport on Sunday night. Tamil people gathered at the Heathrow airport continuously stage protest against Lankan president.
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Eelam Protesters greet queen at Commonwealth lunch
Thursday, 7 June 2012 - 1:04 AM SL Time
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Attending the lunch alone given the Duke of Edinburgh`s continued treatment for a bladder infection in hospital, the Queen hosted more than 70 guests including representatives of all 54 states in the Commonwealth and UK prime minister David Cameron.
Protesters lined the entrance to Marlborough House on Pall Mall leading chants against the presence of Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was also at St Paul`s Cathedral for yesterday`s national service of thanksgiving as four days of Diamond Jubilee celebrations came to an end.
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Chennai British mission insults protestors- :(
Thursday, 7 June 2012 - 10:59 PM SL Time
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Chennai British mission insults protestors, say grassroot Tamil organisations
[TamilNet, Wednesday, 06 June 2012, 21:31 GMT]
The Periyar Dravidar Kazhakam (PDK), the striking and pioneer section of the Dravidian movement of Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday condemned the British mission in Chennai for not receiving in person the memo of the 19 mainstream political parties and grassroot organisations of Tamil Nadu protesting the hosting of Rajapaksa by the British Queen celebrating 60 years of coronation. The diplomatic mission, despite prior intimation of a memorandum to be submitted, made the demonstrators to put their memo into the mailbox at the gate of the mission. Tamils had a relationship with British imperialism since its initial years of founding the Madras Presidency, a major constituent of today`s India. Kolathoor Mani of PDK asked whether the British government and the international community want Tamils to be anti-imperialistic in the current context.
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India anger over SriLanka
Friday, 8 June 2012 - 8:37 PM SL Time
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Indian government anger over Lankan government on hand hovering action plan of LLRC recommendations towards US government.
According to the diplomatic sources New Delhi has informed this regard towards Colombo.
During the visit to Unites States the Minister of External Affairs G.L.Peries directly hand over the action plan of Lankan government on implementing LLRC towards Hilary Clinton US Secretary of States.
Lankan government also promised that they will implement the proposals steps by step. In such situation Lankan government has ignored the India and maintained direct relationship with United States. Indian has expressed its anger on diplomatic manner.
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Gishermen allege Sri Lankan Navy of chasing them away
Monday, 11 June 2012 - 1:44 AM SL Time
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Jun 10, Colombo: Thousands of Indian fishermen who went out to sea from the coast of Tamil Nadu have alleged that Sri Lankan Navy had chased them away.
Over 3,000 Indian fishermen, who had set out for fishing from Rameswaram and Mandapam in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, had said that they were forced to return to shore on Sunday after Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) personnel surrounded their boats in mid-sea and asked them to go back.
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Warm welcome for Tamil Eelam football team at Heathrow airport
Tuesday, 12 June 2012 - 12:39 AM SL Time
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Warm welcome for Tamil Eelam football team at Heathrow airport
[ Monday, 11 June 2012, 03:51.34 PM GMT +05:30 ]
Warm welcome for Tamil Eelam football team participated in the FIFA world cup football match.
Tamil Eelam team was also participated in the FIFA football world cup tournament organized by the world Tamil Youth Forum.
This tournament held in Kurukistan(Northern Iraq). Eelam Tamil players residing in Canada,Switzerland and from Britain representate the Tamil Eelam team.
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Sri Lanka biggest gainer in Global Peace Index
Tuesday, 12 June 2012 - 9:18 PM SL Time
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Sri Lanka experienced the greatest improvement in its overall peacefulness following the ending of decades of civil war, according to the 2012 Global Peace Index released today.
Sri Lanka is ranked 103 overall and 17 in the Asia Pacific region, ahead of India (142), Pakistan (149) and Thailand (129).
Sri Lanka joins Philippines, Zimbabwe, Bhutan and Guyana in the list of top 5 countries that registered improvements in peacefulness in the 2012 Global Peace Index.
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Curfew in Mansa village after mob targets factory over `cow slaughter`
Sunday, 17 June 2012 - 9:48 PM SL Time
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MANSA: Tension prevailed in Joga village of Mansa district on Sunday after hundreds of infuriated villagers stormed into a factory, burnt down goods, set a vehicle on fire and damaged property after they came to know that cows were being slaughtered there.
Curfew was clamped to restrain the enraged crowd but people kept defying the prohibitory orders and police had to resort to a lathicharge to control the unruly mob. Four people were injured in the lathicharge and police arrested factory owners Ajaib Singh, Narinder Singh, and Mewa Singh on charges of hurting the religious sentiments of people and cruelty to animals under the Cow Protection Act.
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A world shattering piece of news-excellently reported-by Lankasri :)
Tuesday, 19 June 2012 - 4:25 AM SL Time
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Dr. Eliyantha White who was well recoganised has illegal doctor by the SriLankan media council has terated Ms. Bipasha Basu, one of India`s most sought after actresses, who was in town for the grand show that evening, had dislocated her shoulder during rehearsals.
Indian crickerters named Ashish Nehra, Schine Tendulkar and Gowtham Gambir was also recived special treatment from Dr.Eliyantha White.
Immediate medical attention was sought and the shoulder was fixed, but the pain was intense. There appeared to be no hope the performance by this pretty young movie star could go ahead, as scheduled. What a big disappointment it would have meant to all her anxious fans as the event sans Basu doing her part was unimaginable.
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A layman s analysis of the Failed State Rankings 2012
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 - 3:32 AM SL Time
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This is mainly directed to our PAMPORIS and the Mootan!
:)
The former rejects the Global Peace Index with utter contempt and embraces the prestigious most respected Financial Policy Magazine`s report with the zeal of a puppy snatching a treat thrown by its Master!
In contrast his compatriot the Naadu Mootan just throws it in like the crap monkeys are used to throwing about.
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Now to the facts:
1. The gap in overall score between the Failed State Sri Lanka and the Global power India is 14.4
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Protest stage against Minister Champika in Tamil Nadu Effigy was also burnt
Friday, 22 June 2012 - 3:02 AM SL Time
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[ Thursday, 21 June 2012, 10:10.01 AM GMT +05:30 ]
Recently Minister Champika Ranawaka criticizes the speech of R.Sambanthan leader of the Tamil National Alliance. In such situation people of Tamil Nadu stage protest against Minister Ranawaka in Tamil Nadu today, Indian media reports.
During the time of protest protesters stated statement of Minister Ranawaka is kind of a warning against Tamil people in SriLanka. Members of the Viduthalai Siruthaikal party stage protest infront of the SriLankan High Commission in Tamil Nadu.
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Iternally displaced people of India
Friday, 22 June 2012 - 6:40 PM SL Time
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31 December 2011
In 2011 as in previous years, there were in India several distinct ongoing situations of internal displacement caused by armed conflict and ethnic or communal violence. In Jammu and Kashmir, people remained displaced, as they had since 1990 due to separatist violence targeting the Hindu minority.
In the north-eastern states, there were long-term IDPs who had fled conflicts between government forces and non-state armed groups, and also violence between ethnic groups, during the 1990s. Other IDPs in these states had been displaced by more recent inter-ethnic violence.
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3 NRIs conspiring against India: Vayalar Ravi
Sunday, 24 June 2012 - 3:19 AM SL Time
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Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi alleged Friday that recent downgrades by global rating agencies S&P and Fitch were part of an international conspiracy against India which is supported by three NRI businessmen.
Ravi told a meeting in Thrissur that the rating agencies were trying to wreck India by campaigning against it and tarnishing its image in international fora . A few foreign countries wanted to bring India under their control through manoeuvres backed by the Indian businessmen, Ravi said. He said the anger against India flows from the country`s refusal to allow them to exploit it as they wish.
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Frog wedding to invoke rain god
Monday, 25 June 2012 - 1:07 AM SL Time
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BERHAMPUR: The bride and bridegroom arrived in a glittering procession. The marriage was solemnized by chanting of vedic mantras by the pundits, followed by a sumptuous feast for all. All the new couple could do, however, was croak at the gathering.
The town reeling under intensive heat wave resorted to the quirky though age-old practice of invoking the rain god by organizing a frog wedding on Wednesday evening at Baidyanatheswar temple near Kamapalli here. `We arranged this marriage as the town is reeling under intensive heat without rains for several months now,` said Anil Kumar Roul, one of the organizers of the event. `The sound of frog croaking is the sign of the onset of rain. So we performed the ritual with the chanting of hymns near a temple to invoke the rain god,` said Narasingh Gouda, another organizer.
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STATE RELIGIONS of the world
Tuesday, 26 June 2012 - 9:54 PM SL Time
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CATHOLICISM
State Religion in following countries.
Costa Rica, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, Vatican City (theocracy)
Specially recognised in constitutions but not State Religion
ANDORRA, ARGENTINA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EL SALVADOR, ITALY, HAITI, HONDURAS, PARAGUAY, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL AND SPAIN
All Cantons in SWITZERLAND give official recognition to a church except Geneva and Neuch tel. Roman Catholicism is recognized as official in several cantons, including Appenzell Innerrhoden, Nidwalden, Schwyz and Uri. Switzerland itself has no official religion
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Tamil Nadu, Protestant Christians still targeted by Hindu extremists
Thursday, 28 June 2012 - 3:07 AM SL Time
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The predominantly Christian village of Vanagiri Menvar was assalted homes and places of worship burnt. The toll is one dead and over 15 injured. Most of the refugee population is still in the woods surrounding the village. This is the fifth attack since 2012.
Chennai (AsiaNews) - One dead, over 15 injured, houses looted and burned: this is the toll of the attack made by a group of Hindu extremists against the Christian Protestant community of Vanagiri Menavar, in Nagapattinam district (Tamil Nadu). The assault occurred on June 23 and is the fifth since the start of 2012. 30 Christian and 10 Hindu families live in the town. Sajan K George, President of the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) denounces an increase in violence against the Christians of Tamil Nadu. Three of the five attacks occurred in April alone.
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LTTE takes hostages in Vavuniua prison
Saturday, 30 June 2012 - 12:46 AM SL Time
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Thursday, 28 June 2012 22:33 -
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Hostage drama unfolds at Vavuniya Prison
A group OF LTTE SUSPECTS AT THE VAVUNIYA PRISON HAD TAKEN THREE JAILERS HOSTAGE in protest after three of their cadres were transferred to the Boossa prison following a court order given three days ago, Police said
June 29, 2012 09:19 am
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THREE PRISON OFFICIALS BEING HELD BY PRISONERS in Vavuniya
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