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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing the government of India of involvement in the fatal shooting of a Canadian Sikh leader — a claim that will have seismic effects on an already shaky bilateral relationship. Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar was brazenly shot dead outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, B.C. on June 18. Nijjar, a supporter of a Sikh homeland in the form of an independent Khalistani state, had been branded by the Indian government as a "terrorist" and accused of leading a militant separatist group — something his supporters have denied. Now, Trudeau said, Canada's national security apparatus has reason to believe that…

What the European Court of Justice (ECJ) proves implicitly is that under European Law, you do not need evidence to classify a group as a ‘terrorist’ organisation, commented US-based Eezham Tamil legal activist, Mr Rajeev Sreetharan, who was one of the initiators of the LTTE vs EU case adjudged by the ECJ on Thursday. However, he added that the ECJ ruling, although tainted by questionable post 9/11 interpretations of international humanitarian law, in essence vindicates assumptions in deciding to challenge the EU ban of the LTTE in a court of law, rather than the halls of government. Rajeev was hopeful that the lifting of the ‘terrorism’ ban helps to begin reshape the Euro…

Visiting Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney today expressed concern over accountability, human rights and lack of political solutions in Sri Lanka. He also said these factors are reasons for an influx of immigrants to Canada. If Sri Lanka does not address issues related to human rights, accountability, political reconciliation, resettlement and judicial independence, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will keep away from the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka, he said. Minister Kenney said Prime Minister Harper had sternly emphasized that Canada would not compromise on its stance of maintai…

13th Amendment and Provincial Councils By Prof. Vickramabahu Karunarathne COLUMNS By Prof. Vickramabahu Karunarathne The rhetoric against the 13th Amendment to the Constitution and the resultant Provincial Councils, by the Government Ministers’ seems to be waning away. The reason or reasons for the calls for the abolition of the Constitutional amendment by ministers and various Sinhalese nationalist groups not being heard for about two weeks so far. Also the Government’s stance on the 13th Amendment and Provincial Councils even seems to be softening. If it is not an illusion, the reason for it may be the concern repeatedly expressed by Indian G…

விக்கியில் சில நாட்களுக்கு முன்னர் போட்டது. ஆதாரங்கள் திரட்டி எழுதினது வீணாகப் போய்விடக் கூடாது என்பதால் இங்கே இதனை இணைத்து விடுகிறேன். Improvised Aircrafts: The LTTE had modified 2 of their 5 Zlín Z 43 to carry 4 x 60kg (132 lb) un-guided bombs. The explosives payload consisted of 55 kg of C-4 with ball bearings. The bomb rack and arming mechanism were believed to have been locally produced. {https://cupdf.com/document/dossier-on-ltte-weapons.html} They also diverted the exhaust pipe of their planes to the front side of the plane, in such a manner that the IR-guided air-to-air missiles of SLAF jet attack aircraft could not detect the heat signature from…

Matthew Hayden In Conversation with Sadhguru 4:47 Is there a specific reason why we all gathered here today ? 12:12 Discussion on the spirit of collaboration 24:38 If our strength is our intelligence, why are we committing so many atrocities ? 27:42 Are humans guided by false expectations ? 31:45 Testing Sadhguru's knowledge on some local Aussie jargon.. 35:15 What were you first impressions about Australia ? 46:17 What's your vision for the conservation of water ? 1:00:49 At an individual level, what can we do about water wastage ? 1:12:53 How to be happy not being affected by the environment and the surroundings ? 1:20:20 Sometimes I feel I have ti…

Sri Lankan police brutalise Tamil youth in Batticaloa A Sri Lankan police officer was seen brutalising two Tamil citizens in Batticaloa this evening, kicking one individual and dragging and slapping another individual on a motorcycle. The two Tamil men, Thissasekaram Dilip and Thillainathan Kalairasan from Chenkaladi, were attacked by a traffic police constable attached to Eravur police, for not stopping their motorcycle. The incident follows growing international condemnation of Sri Lanka's police force with Human Rights Watch (HRW) urging international partners to cease their engagement with "abusive Sri Lankan law enforcement agen…

S. Karunabavany, Director of Maryillam In the war torn Tamil society young women face problems living alone in society. Maryillam provides a safe house for young women who have lost contact with their parents. CWDR’s goal is to trace the families of these women and reunite them with their families. While at Maryillam women are encouraged to develop their education and also gain vocational training. Women also grow many of their own vegetables in the Maryillam compound. Many have found employment and are able to build up a savings from their earnings, while they make use of the free board provided by CWDR. CWDR has already helped three of the wom…

Italians over 80 'will be left to die' as country overwhelmed by coronavirus Hardest-hit region drafts new proposals saying who will live and who will die ByErica Di Blasi TURIN Medical staff walk out of a tent at one of the emergency structures that were set up to ease procedures at the Brescia hospital, northern Italy CREDIT: Luca Bruno/AP Coronavirus victims in Italy will be denied access to intensive care if they are aged 80 or more or in poor health should pressure on beds increase, a document prepared by a crisis management unit in Turin proposes. …

China has called on Sri Lanka to “make efforts to protect and promote human rights”, amid continuing debate over the island nation’s hosting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). While calling on other countries to “provide constructive assistance”, the Chinese government, which has in the past been among Sri Lanka’s strongest supporters against the international community’s criticism following the end of the war, said it was important for Sri Lanka to protect human rights. “This is an issue within the Commonwealth, but at the same time I believe that on the human rights issue, dialogue and communication should be enhanced among countries,” Fore…

In Tamil Nadu, a book donation drive is underway to restock a Sri Lanka library set afire in 1981 The state government is collecting books in the Tamil language for the new Jaffna Public Library, a symbol of Sri Lanka’s Tamil cultural identity. The Jaffna Public Library was rebuilt in 1994 and opened to the public in 2003. | Adam Jones / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Tucked away in a corner of the Directorate of Public Libraries in Chennai are stacks of books in the Tamil language neatly tied up in bundles. The collection features the ancient Tamil grammar book Tolkappiyam, literary classics such as Kurunthogai and Pathupattu, and several c…

Why do we head for the shops with such determination as soon as we have money in our wallets? With every new purchase we feel a little happier, but a few days later that satisfaction is often gone without a trace. We at Bright Side decided it was time to get to grips with this problem once and for all, and to make sense of how we can all find true happiness. It turns out that the main impediment to happiness is adaptation. As soon as something we’ve bought becomes ordinary and unexciting, the level of life satisfaction we feel falls, and we’re forced to search around for the next purchase. This process is repeated again and again. However, research carried out at Corn…

Police have charged a New Zealand man with five counts of murder following the mysterious “witchcraft” deaths of a Fijian family last month. Husband and wife Nirmal Kumar, 63, and Usha Devi, 54, their daughter Nileshni Kajal, 34, and Kajal’s daughters Sana, 11, and Samara, eight, were all found dead in the Nausori Highlands in August. According to reports and police testimony, a one-year-old baby was found alive among the bodies. The case has shocked Fijians. With no visible injuries present on the bodies of the five family members, police suspected poisoning as their cause of death. The father of the two dead children told the Fiji Sun that his father…

This nondescript village near Tiruppur has a remarkably strategic location, which explains why it was such an important centre of commerce in ancient times Feeling slightly lost, I get off the train at Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu’s heartland. Pankaj Mishra, the only other travel writer to set foot here (as far as I know), dismissed the town as being “to underwear what Sivakasi was to firecrackers” in a couple of hours and as few pages in his 1990 travelogue Butter Chicken in Ludhiana, before scuttling on to a bus bound for Kerala. It’s one of those places where no tourists go, there’s virtually no information online, no guidebook recommends it, my trusty TTK roa…

Over 600 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Chennai staged a protest today demanding citizenship. They also submitted a letter to the Chief Minister’s Cell seeking citizenship and demanding that fines for overstaying in India be reduced. Sri Lankan refugees living outside the camp have to pay up a fine for overstaying in India. While many of refugees want to return home or go visit their relatives, they say the fine amount is very high for them to pay, thenewsminute.com. “We have to pay an amount of Indian Rs 3600 per year from the year we began staying in India and this amount is for per person. Additionally, we have to pay Rs. 13,500 for obtaini…

FEATURE-Sri Lanka's war widows trafficked as slaves to Gulf by Amantha Perera | @AmanthaP | Thomson Reuters Foundation Wednesday, 9 August 2017 00:01 GMT "People who have not gone through a conflict will not understand how difficult it is to take care of young children on your own. We suffered during the war and we are suffering now" By Amantha Perera JAFFNA, Sri Lanka, Aug 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Nathkulasinham Nesemalhar took a flight from Colombo to Muscat in March she believed the boarding pass she clutched in her hand was her golden ticket to a better life after decades of war where she lo…

Two women accuse Patrick Brown of sexual misconduct Two women reported to CTV that Brown engaged in sexual misconduct during his time as a politician, which Brown denied. At the time of the alleged incidents, both women say they were drunk and Brown was sober. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is saluting the courage of the women who speak out about sexual assault, after the resignation of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative leader. Patrick Brown has denied allegations of sexual misconduct. B…

Russia’s Defence Ministry Revealed More Details on Ukraine’s Biolabs Yesterday, on May 11, Russia’s Ministry of Defence had a briefing on the results of the analysis of documents related to the US military biological activities on the territory of Ukraine, as the Ministry continues to study materials on the implementation of military biological programs of the US and its NATO allies on the territory of the country. The Ministry reminded that earlier, Robert Pope, director of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Programme and author of the idea of the Central Depository of Highly Dangerous Microorganisms in Kiev has already been mentioned in…

I only watched ‘No Fire Zone’ by chance. But its revelations about Sri Lanka are surely unmissable How can it be that the message of this documentary hasn't got through? By Memphis Barker Monday 4 November 2013 About two minutes in to No Fire Zone and holding the remote control I asked my mum if she wanted to change the channel back to Was It Something I Said, the comedy quiz show the family sometimes takes in after Homeland on Sunday nights. The answer was no. As a result, we watched this report on how in 2009 Sri Lanka’s government ushered Tamil civilians into “safe zones” – before subjecting them to sustained fire from heavy weaponry. Neither of us had heard …

January 9, 2014 Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the government would in the coming days reveal its strategy to tackle “big ticket corruption” in light of questions raised by the Bharatiya Janata Party that the AAP government has gone slow in taking action in cases related to the previous Sheila Dikshit-led government. “Many people including Dr. Harsh Vardhan have been asking me repeatedly about big corruption cases. We will soon start action against big ticket corruption. We are preparing backend for it.” Earlier this week, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Harsh Vardhan questioned the Aam Aadmi Party government if it intends to “send corrupt M…

With the brutal terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday, many faces of our society have been changed. Those changes were not only demonstrated in the ‘talks’ of the leaders of political or religious circles, but also in the ground level, specially with country’s economy been badly effected. It is not an exaggeration to say that country’s tourism sector is almost dying! Large scale businesses which were dealing with international supply chains such as the apparel sector are alienated from their respective buyers since the country’s security situation became vulnerable hindering prospective future activities. Some of these big factory chains were asked to search for ‘alternati…

“Pottuvil to Poligandy” Protest March Covers Over 250 km in Two Days To Reach Trincomalee Posted by Administrator on 9 February 2021, 12:18 am By D.B.S.Jeyaraj There has been a lot of political excitement in the Tamil speaking areas of the Eastern Province for the past two days (Feb 3rd and 4th) due to the launching of a protest demonstration named “Pottuvil to Poligandy” or “P2P”. This was to be a long march on foot and in vehicles from the Eastern town of Pottuvil in the Amparai district to the Northern town of Poligandy in Jaffna district. The four – day journey was to be along the roads of the Eastern and Northern Provinces. Beginning on…

The government is planning a proposal to oust Tamil National Alliance MP S Sritharan from parliament, according to Sinhala newspaper Divaina. The report accused Sritharan of being involved in anti-government activities and is supposedly attempting to rouse communal unrest, including for praising LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran in parliament. Minister calls for TNA ban (18 December 2013) TG View: Representing 'extremism' (01 December 2013) TNA sabotaging reconciliation - Gotabhaya (28 November 2013) http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=9623&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook

A local politician will appear when an election is close by: Krishnasamy “If we work we will be able to earn a living,” said T. Krishnasamy. “When an election is close by, a local politician would appear from nowhere and distribute some items for us. But if we go to get something done they won’t even remember us. This is what we have experienced and there will be no change even if a new candidate is elected as president.” No hopes on any politician : Sheela “It’s quite challenging to live inside these line rooms,” said Sheela. “We don’t have water and around six of us have to stay in two blocks. Life itself is a challenge, but we need to educate o…

If getting up close and personal to scavenging birds of prey is the type of thing that makes you uneasy, then be glad you weren't on this Middle Eastern flight. Reddit user "lensoo" posted this photo yesterday of an airplane cabin brimming with a ridiculous amount of birds, and it's since gone crazy viral. The Reddit post was titled "My captain friend sent me this photo. Saudi prince bought ticket for his 80 hawks," though Business Insider notes that the birds are likely falcons, not hawks. The falcon is the national bird of the United Arab Emirates, and falconry is a popular pursuit of the wealthy. Falconry in the desert of Dubai. Pho…