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Space Shuttle Atlantis has launched from the Kennedy Space Center. Senior NASA officials spoke glowingly of the shuttle Atlantis' performance late Friday after the orbiter shot into space this evening without any significant hiccups. "We had a very good countdown and launch," said NASA associate administrator Rex Geveden in a post-launch news conference. "The space shuttle Atlantis is safely in orbit for the STS-117 mission." Atlantis lifted off from Pad 39A here at NASA's seaside Kennedy Space Center at 7:38:04 p.m. EDT (2338:04 GMT), rising on a sinuous cloud of expanding smoke in a blue sky still illuminated by sunlight. "It was a beautiful launch…

Police evict Tamils from Colombo (BBC World News) Police in Sri Lanka have forced hundreds of the minority Tamil community out of the capital Colombo for what they say are security reasons. They launched overnight raids in Tamil areas of the city and forced guests staying in budget hotels onto buses. Police said that Tamils who were in the capital "without valid reasons" were made to board buses bound for the north and east of the island. Police said that the move was necessary amid fears of renewed civil war. 'Bad example' They say that the crackdown is part of continuing efforts to stop the Tamil Tigers infiltrating the city of 600,000…

There have been a host of theories surrounding Mr Woolmer's death Scotland Yard detectives have told Jamaican police that the former Pakistan cricket coach, Bob Woolmer, was not murdered, the BBC understands. The apparent verdict follows work by a UK Home Office pathologist, who flew to Jamaica to probe Mr Woolmer's death. A UK newspaper has reported that Jamaican police are to announce that Mr Woolmer died of natural causes. Mr Woolmer was found dead in his hotel in Jamaica on 18 March after Pakistan's first-round exit from the World Cup. Days later Mark Shields, Jamaica's deputy police commissioner, announced at a news conference that the 58-year…

Tamils ordered to vacate lodges in Pettah [2ND LEAD] Tamil owners of 68 lodges in Pettah (Peaddai) Police Division in Colombo have been instructed by the Police Officer in Charge of Pettah to immediately expel around 5000 Tamil tenants from Northeast and Upcountry, currently staying in 68 lodges in Pettah, to their "native places" within 24 hours before the military is deployed to forcefully transport the inmates. Chief Inspector Jayaratne, the OIC, Thursday evening summoned the owners of the lodges on short notice to convey the warning, lodge owners told media. Tension prevails in Pettah as Tamil parliamentarians were trying to get in touch with the Sri Lankan govern…

Tamil, one of India's ancient Dravidian languages, is to have its own government-funded institute, Tamil Nadu state's chief minister said. The federal government has agreed to set up the International Institute of Classical Tamil Language in the state capital Chennai, where language politics have often boiled over. M. Karunanidhi told reporters late Tuesday the government had also agreed to several more demands to promote Tamil, including setting up international Tamil prizes and awards for scholars and experts. "These steps will ensure that Tamil gets its due recognition and incentives that have been available for North Indian languages," Karunanidhi sa…

Sun May 27, 2:52 AM ET COLOMBO (AFP) - A new wave of air and naval combat is likely in Sri Lanka as government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels step up battles that have killed more than 5,000 people since peace talks collapsed, analysts say. ADVERTISEMENT Defence officials say the military is planning to buy MiG-29 supersonic jet fighters, Mi-24 helicopter gunships and bigger guns for navy fast attack craft to counter growing threats from the rebels at sea and in the air. "There is very little chance of reviving the peace process," said Sunanda Deshapriya, a director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives, describing the February 2002 truce as al…

Tale of two wars: Ground battle and media battle News management of Delft attack worsens crisis of credibility Undeclared war takes fearful turn as purchases worth billions are made in exclusive secrecy Was Reclamation Road bomb meant for military bus or some other target? By Iqbal Athas The island of Delft (Nedun Theevu or Long Island), off the northern Jaffna peninsula, was known centuries ago under Portuguese rule as Cow Island. There were plenty of cattle there. Yet the mortality rate was high because they sometimes fed on the venomous herbs that grew wild. The Portuguese had a fort there. The ruins are still evident. During that period, th…

Tamil Terrorist Leader Arrested 25 May 2007 U.S. authorities in New York arrested an alleged senior representative of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or Tamil Tigers, a Sri Lankan terrorist group. Karunakaran Kandasamy is charged with providing financial assistance and other support for the Tamil Tigers. “Kandasamy hasn’t merely supported the Tamil Tigers’ cause, he orchestrated U.S. support,” said Mark Mershon, an official of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “We can no sooner allow terrorists to raise funds here than we would allow them to carry out acts of terrorism over here,” he said. Kandasamy is accused of leading the American bra…

வெள்ளிக்கிழமை 25 மே 2007 -priyan- கொழும்புத்துறைமுகத்திற்கு அருகில் இன்று இடம்பெற்ற குண்டுத் தாக்குதலுக்கும் விடுதலைப் புலிகளுக்கும் எதுவித தொடர்பும் இல்லை என விடுதலைப் புலிகள் அறிவித்துள்ளனர். இதுகுறித்து கருத்துரைத்திருக்கும் விடுதலைப் புலிகளின் படைத்துறைப் பேச்சாளர் இளந்திரையன்... சிறீலங்கா அரசாங்கமும் அரச படைகளும் விடுதலைப் புலிகளால் தான் இக்குண்டு வெடிப்பை நடத்தியுயுள்ளார்கள் என தவறான பரப்புரைகளை மேற்கொண்டு வருகிறார்கள். முப்படைகளும் வளச்சியடைந்த நிலையில் குறிப்பாக வான்படைகள் சிறீலங்கா படைத்துறையுடன் தொடர்புபட்ட இலக்குகள் மீது மிகவும் துல்லியமாக தாக்குதலைத் நடத்தும் போது இவ்வாறான சில்லறைத் தனமாக குண்டுத் தாக்குதல்களை விடுதலைப் புலிகள் நடத்தவேண்டிய தேவை இல்லை. அவ…

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Sri Lanka will not depend on aid: president Sri Lanka's president vowed on Wednesday not to depend on foreign aid after Britain said it would suspend debt relief to its former colony until Colombo improves its human rights record.President Mahinda Rajapakse said he would accept "genuine aid," but will not depend on it, his office quoted him as saying during a meeting with local newspaper editors at his residence. "If we are offered genuine aid we will take it. If not we will forget about aid and do our job," the president said. "We will not be dependent on aid."The president's office said he was commenting on the "reported suspending of aid by Britain.""Today, w…

Maldives says sinks suspected Tamil Tiger vessel COLOMBO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Maldives coast guard opened fire on and sank a vessel carrying suspected Tamil Tiger rebels on Thursday after a 12-hour standoff at sea in their southern territorial waters, the government said. However one man who threw himself overboard before the clash and surrendered spoke the south Indian language Malayalam and not Tamil, and officials were treating the alleged rebel link with caution. "We have sunk the vessel. We have captured the five people aboard," Foreign Minister Ahmed Shaheed told Reuters by telephone from the Maldivian capital of Male. A government spokesman s…

ASPECTS OF SAIVA WORSHIP -M.ARUNACHALAM The goals of life in the Vaidika society are laid down as four dharma, artha, kama, moksa - virtue, wealth, happiness and release; they are called aram, porul, inbam and vidu in Tamil. Of the four, the last, the attainment of release from all earthly bonds, is held supreme. In Saivism, three entities are considered to be eternal: God(Pati), Soul(Pasu), and Bonds(Pasa). The soul is in a state of bondage with the worldly matter; the bonds are three and are here inseperable from the soul and obstruct it from enjoying eternal bliss with God. Release is the severance of the bonds resulting in the eternal enjoyment of t…

100 HEALTHY TIPS 1.Set a goal of trying one new fruit or vegetable every week 2.Keep a bowl of fruit on your desk at work 3.Switch from ice cream to frozen yogurt 4.Substitute sweet potatoes for regular baked potatoes or fries. You'll get more Vitamin A. 5.Get more fiber. Add canned beans or a handful of nuts to your salad. 6.Take the stairs, not the elevator. 7.Don't e-mail your office mate. Walk down the hall and deliver the message personally. 8.Get a dog. Commit to walking 10 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes at night. 9.Buy a soccer ball. Kick it with your kids or a neighbor. 10.Buy shoes at the end of the day when your feet…

India Must Join Battle To Defang The LTTE WILL INDIA, which has covertly helped Colombo tackle the Tigers, take a more overt role to protect its vulnerable and emotive southern flank and safeguard its valued brains trust who have been put on the Tiger hit list? No denying that as the Tigers attacked two Sri Lankan military air bases - one in Jaffna in the North and the other, deep in the south, slap bang next to its international airport - and then its oil depots, not only Colombo and Delhi, but the world also stopped to take note. Sri Lanka’s antiquated radar and anti-aircraft defence systems and battery-operated, hand-held missiles that jammed wer…

நாதன் - கிரான் 18 மாசி 2007 இலங்கை ஜனாதிபதி மகிந்த ராஜபாக்ஷவின் சகோதரர் சிசில் ராஜபக்ஷ, மேவின் சில்வா ஆகியோருடன் இணைந்து தமிழ் வர்தகர்களையும், அயல் நாட்டில் இருந்து வரும் தமிழ் பொதுமக்களையும் கொழும்பில் வைத்துக் கடத்தி கப்பம் பெற்று வந்த கருணா குழுவின் பதில் தலைவரும் முதல் நிலை நிர்லாகப் பொறுப்பாளருமான பிள்ளையான் அவர்கள் பெரும்தொகை பணத்துடன் தலைமறைவாகியுள்ளதாக ஊர்ஜிதம் செய்ய முடியாத கொழும்பு தகவல்கள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன. கடந்த ஆண்டு மட்டக்கழப்பிலிருந்து வவுனியா செல்லும் பாதையில் உள்ள புனானை முகாமிற்கு அருகில் வைத்து ரீஆர்ஓ அப்பாவி ஊழியர்களை கடத்தி கொலை செய்த பெருமை இவரையே சாரும்.. பிள்ளையானின் தலைமறைவு பற்றி இனியபாரதியிடவம் வினாவியபோது இதற்கு தனது கருத்து எதனையும் தெரிவிக…

Nature of God 1. Who is God of the world? Shivaperuman 2. Of what nature is Shivaperuman? He is eternal, omnipresent, beginninglessly taintless, omniscient, doer of everything, always blissful and independent. 3. What are the meanings of the Tamil words "Nithiyar" etc? "Nithiyar" = eternal "Saruvaviyaapakar"= omnipresent "Anaathimalamuththar" = by nature without "paasa" or taint "Saruvaggnar" = omniscient "Saruvakarththaa" = doer of everything "Niththiyaananthar" = always blissful "Suvathanthirar" = independent 4. What are the activities of Shivaperuman? They are five, namely, creation, mai…

ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. TWO. Marry a man woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other. THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want. FOUR. When you say, I love you, mean it. FIVE. When you say, I'm sorry, look the person in the eye. SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married. SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight. EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much. NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life comp…

It's not the fault of the student if he fails, because the year ONLY has 365' days. Typical academic year for a student: 1. Sundays-52, Sundays in a year, you know Sundays are for rest. Days left 313. 2. Summer holidays-50 where weather is very hot and difficult to study.Days left 263. 3. 8 hours daily sleep- 130 days GONE. Days left 141. 4. 1 hour for daily playing- (good for health) means 15 days. Days left 126. 5. 2 hours daily for food & other delicacies (chewing properly & swallowing)-means 30days. Days left 96. 6. 1 hour for talking (man is a social animal)-means 15 days. Days left 81. 7. Exam days- per y…

Swamy wants Lanka to be federal Chennai, May 5: Rejecting the devolution proposals of Sri Lanka's ruling party to solve the ethnic problem, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy today said Tamils must get a federal constitution or a separate Tamil Eelam would become inevitable. He told reporters here "those Indians who have consistently opposed the LTTE terrorism will equally oppose disguised or covert Sinhala hegemonism". The devolution proposals of Sri Lanka Freedom Party had deeply disappointed all well-wishers of the island nation's territorial integrity and unfettered sovereignty, he said. The call for a separate Tamil Eelam in the island h…

Flying Tigers Elevate Conflict to New Heights May 4th, 2007 By D.B.S. Jeyaraj They took off from unknown locations within tiger controlled territory in the northern mainland of the Wanni; they flew hundreds of kilometres over hostile territory in the darkness of night ; they flew at low altitude to avoid being spotted on radar; and swooped down suddenly from the skies above their target area; they ejected their bombs on specific targets scoring 70% strike success; they flew back, missions accomplished , as pandemonium reigned below; they returned home and landed to be swallowed up into invisibility; they wait patiently for the next chance to soar again , stri…

UK lawmakers urge LTTE de-proscription [TamilNet, Thursday, 03 May 2007, 23:47 GMT] Amid signs of greater British involvement in efforts to end Sri Lanka’s conflict, the UK government was this week urged by ruling and opposition lawmakers to lift the ban on the Liberation Tigers in the interests of a negotiated solution. At a landmark debate on Sri Lanka’s conflict in the British Parliament on Wednesday, leaders of a newly formed all party group representing the interests of the island’s Tamils urged the Blair government to lift the ban on the LTTE and also called for LTTE political leaders to be allowed to address the British parliament to better understand their…

2 Sivamyam Hallowed be the Feet of Namasivaya Murthi! TRANFUSION OF SPIRIT ISSUED UNDER THE GRACIOUS COMMAND OF HIS HOLINESS SRI-LA-SRI SUBRAMANIA DESIGA PARAMACHARIA SWAMIGAL PREFACE Yes! nothing medical or physical, but something Spiritual. To be a Hero in the battle of life, we need new Spirit which a Guru alone can transfuse. This booklet, issued in connection with the 3rd Annual Saiva Siddhantha Conference held in Trivandrum under the auspices of Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam, invites you for a small 'chat', which, we hope, will be interesting. "By His Grace, be of good cheer w…

The boy who gives a truer picture of 'Periyar' V SUNDARAM I recently interviewed M Venkatesan, a 'Dalit', whose family has been living in a slum area called Hanumanthapuram in Triplicane during the last 25 years. I am specifically mentioning the fact that he belongs to the Dalit community only to take the wind from the sails of self-styled, castiest and communalist Dravidian leaders who often pride themselves as saviours, champions, protectors and upholders of the backward and suppressed communities in Tamilnadu under the political umbrella of 'self-respect' and 'social justice'. Venkatesan is a bright, hardworking and precocious young man who has taken his MA…

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's ruling party unveiled devolution proposals on Monday aimed at ending the island's two-decade civil war, but Tamil Tiger rebels dismissed them and analysts said they were doomed to fail. President Mahinda Rajapaksa's ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) wants to devolve power at district rather than a higher level and insists on rebel disarmament, according to the text seen by Reuters. By contrast, Tamil Tiger rebels fighting for an independent state want a separate homeland for minority Tamils -- which Rajapaksa flatly rules out -- and have repeatedly warned they will not lay down arms. The rebels and the military are locked…