The government decided to release 34 fishermen of Tamil Nadu who have been kept in Jaffna and Vavuniya jails.While 13 fishermen were produced before a magistrate in Jaffna on Monday evening, the remaining 21 would be presented before a court in Mannar on Tuesday.
Once all the 34 persons are handed over to the Indian Consulate General in Jaffna, the Navies of India and Sri Lanka would decide on modalities of their return to Tamil Nadu, according to A. Natarajan, India’s Consul General in Jaffna,The Hindu nespaper reported.
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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