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India Washed its Hands, Sri Lankan Army Turned to LTTE, and People Were Left With Nothing: Varadaraja Perumal

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The first and last Chief Minister of Sri Lanka’s North East Province, calls for full implementation of Sri Lanka’s 13th Amendment. Can devolution break the island’s ethno-political deadlock?Read Article

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චෙම්මනි සමූහ මිනී වලෙන් සොයාගත් මිනී ගණන 101ක්

NEWSNOW | – යාපනය, චෙම්මනි සිත්තුපාත්තු සුසාන භූමිය ආසන්නයේ පවතින සමූහ මිනීවළ තුළ සිව්වන අදියරේ කැනීම් කටයුතු හය වන දිනටත් ඊයේ (26) පැවැත්වුණි. එහිදී තවත් මිනිස් සිරුරු 11කට අදාළ අස්ථි කොටස් මතුකරගත් බපව කැනීම් නිලධාරීන් පවසයි. කැනීම් නිලධාරීන් පැවසුවේ සමූහ මිනීවළ තුළින් මේ වන විට මිනිස් සිරුරු ළ 101කට අදාළ අස්ථි කොටස් මතුකරගෙන ඇති බවයි. මිනිස් සිරුරු 90කට අදාළ අස්ථි කොටස්ද ගොඩගෙන ඇත. පසුගිය පෙබරවාරි මස 20 වැනි දින යාපනය චෙම්මනි සිත්තුපාත්තු ස…Read Article

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Fourth Phase of Excavation Uncovers 85 Human Skeletons Near Chemmani Cemetery in Jaffna - LNW Lanka News Web

Colombo (LNW): The fourth phase of excavations at a site near the Chemmani cemetery in Jaffna has so far uncovered human skeletal remains belonging to 85 individuals, according to official reports. The excavation, which began on July 21, is being carried out under a directive from the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court.Of the 85 sets of remains, 67 have been exhumed under the supervision of judicial medical authorities. The excavation is scheduled to con…Read Article

VOLT Charge Together with Keells Supermarkets Bring the First Commercial EV Fast Charging Station to Northern Sri Lanka - Lanka Business News

In a move that enhances both accessibility and affordability in Sri Lanka’s evolving transportation landscape, VOLT Charge, the country’s fastest-growing EV charging company and a subsidiary of JAT Holdings PLC, has further strengthened its partnership with Keells Supermarkets by launching the first-ever commercial EV fast charging station in the Northern Province. Located at the Keells store in Jaffna, this landmark installation improves infras…Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

Struggle, Anniversary: Black July - Groundviews

Photo courtesy of Daily FT Make it new. Renew. Look ahead. But I cannot forget the murdered and burnt, the Jaffna Public Library, the journalists, the moderate and the fierce opposition and soldiers and some inventors of the hateful policies, eaten by genies they released into our consciousness, our fears and dreams. So much bloodJaffna · Jaffna Read Article

July 1983 Anti-Tamil Pogrom: State-Engineered Violence, Not Spontaneity - Colombo Telegraph

By Lionel Bopage – Dr. Lionel Bopage Communal violence in Sri Lanka did not erupt overnight. The tragic events of July 1983 were not simply a spontaneous reaction to the killing of 13 Sri Lankan soldiers by Tamil militants. Rather, they represented the culmination of decades of political manipulation, systemic discrimination, and calculated brutality. Evidence points to the direct involvement of ruling party officials in orchestrating the violen…Jaffna · Jaffna See the Story

Defending the LGBTQIA+ Community’s Pride, Dignity and Right to Be Seen - Groundviews

Photo courtesy of Kumanan Last year a transgender individual reached out to the local police for assistance in retrieving a personal document from their family home after they had been denied access to their belongings by family members. The individual’s mother and the police ended up filing a case against the original complainant. As aJaffna · Jaffna Read Article

The Ongoing Struggle for Land Rights in the North - Groundviews

Photo by Oneli Nonis Although Sri Lanka’s civil war ended over 16 years ago, large tracts of land taken over for security and economic purposes in the North and East remain in the hands of the military and state institutions, depriving legitimate owners of access to their homes, livelihoods and cultural identity. Over the decades,Civil War · Jaffna Read Article

Chammani Mass Graves: ITAK Calls for International Oversight Into Excavations - LankaXpress

Sri Lanka’s largest Tamil political party, Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeking the involvement of independent, internationally respected forensic experts to oversee all stages of the investigation into the mass grave in Chemmani, a village in northern Jaffna. Expressing profound concern regarding the on-going exhumation at Chemmani, the Tamil party urged urgent and decisive action to unco…Jaffna · Jaffna See the Story

Chemmani is more than a grave. It is a mirror. It reflects not just the brutality of a past war, but the moral decay of the present. The bones beneath Jaffna’s soil are not bones of the enemy. They are citizens. Children. Loved ones. They are the responsi

. By Sakuna M. Gamage Chemmani is Speaking Again ! “At the foot of the Kaneru flower tree You fell down and bled from your chest You were lost to me Not to this country But to the earth..”Don’t get up, even though if you get up, Where should we go? Where indeed can people ...Continue reading ‘Chemmani is more than a grave. It is a mirror. It reflects not just the brutality of a past war, but the moral decay of the present. The bones beneath Jaff…Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

“Thamizh Arasuk Katchi” in Trouble : Jaffna MP Sivagnanam Shritharan’s Insidious Campaign Against his own party ITAK. – dbsjeyaraj.com

To By D.B.S. Jeyaraj Retiring Supreme Court Judge Gamini Amarasekara made several important observations while addressing court recently. According to newspaper reports, Justice Amarasekara emphasised that while external threats to judicial independence could be collectively resisted, internal challenges posed a far more insidious danger. The eminent judge reportedly stated “A judge with the right convictions ...Continue reading ‘“Thamizh Arasuk…Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

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India Washed its Hands, Sri Lankan Army Turned to LTTE, and People Were Left With Nothing: Varadaraja Perumal

චෙම්මනි සමූහ මිනී වලෙන් සොයාගත් මිනී ගණන 101ක්

Fourth Phase of Excavation Uncovers 85 Human Skeletons Near Chemmani Cemetery in Jaffna - LNW Lanka News Web

VOLT Charge Together with Keells Supermarkets Bring the First Commercial EV Fast Charging Station to Northern Sri Lanka - Lanka Business News

Struggle, Anniversary: Black July - Groundviews

July 1983 Anti-Tamil Pogrom: State-Engineered Violence, Not Spontaneity - Colombo Telegraph

Defending the LGBTQIA+ Community’s Pride, Dignity and Right to Be Seen - Groundviews

The Ongoing Struggle for Land Rights in the North - Groundviews

Chammani Mass Graves: ITAK Calls for International Oversight Into Excavations - LankaXpress

Chemmani is more than a grave. It is a mirror. It reflects not just the brutality of a past war, but the moral decay of the present. The bones beneath Jaffna’s soil are not bones of the enemy. They are citizens. Children. Loved ones. They are the responsi

“Thamizh Arasuk Katchi” in Trouble : Jaffna MP Sivagnanam Shritharan’s Insidious Campaign Against his own party ITAK. – dbsjeyaraj.com

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VOLT Charge Together with Keells Supermarkets Bring the First Commercial EV Fast Charging Station to Northern Sri Lanka - Lanka Business News

Struggle, Anniversary: Black July - Groundviews

July 1983 Anti-Tamil Pogrom: State-Engineered Violence, Not Spontaneity - Colombo Telegraph

Defending the LGBTQIA+ Community’s Pride, Dignity and Right to Be Seen - Groundviews

The Ongoing Struggle for Land Rights in the North - Groundviews

Chammani Mass Graves: ITAK Calls for International Oversight Into Excavations - LankaXpress

Chemmani is more than a grave. It is a mirror. It reflects not just the brutality of a past war, but the moral decay of the present. The bones beneath Jaffna’s soil are not bones of the enemy. They are citizens. Children. Loved ones. They are the responsi

“Thamizh Arasuk Katchi” in Trouble : Jaffna MP Sivagnanam Shritharan’s Insidious Campaign Against his own party ITAK. – dbsjeyaraj.com