Defender of the Nation
Defender of the Nation
The meet at Muhamalai between Defence Secretary Austin Fernando and LTTE during the weekend (16th November 2002) was basically centred on the question of resettling civilians in northern High Security Zones and a number of related matters including the re-opening of the Nagarkovil-Point Pedro highway that runs across Vadamarachchi.
Two motorbike-riding pistol men, suspected to be from LTTE fired on an Army soldier and a Tamil civilian, killing both of them while they were in Kaduruwela town area on Thursday (18) afternoon at about 1.30 p.m., according to the Polonnaruwa Police.
The tremendous enthusiasm and enviable sport talents shown by differently-able soldiers of the Sri Lanka Army during the chain of sport events that got off the ground, Friday (19) at Army Headquarters ground no doubt, evoked admiration, astonishment but not sympathy.
BATTICALOA : TROOPS STILL engaged in search and clear work in the recently liberated BATTICALOA area Monday (19) morning around 9.00 a.m. following a suspicion unearthed one more stock of LTTE explosives and other items that could have been used for criminal work.
VAVUNIYA: IN ANOTHER FRESH round of fighting between Tiger terrorists in VAVUNIYA and MANNAR, troops were able to inflict losses on the terrorists and their resources Monday (19) morning and afternoon hours.
VAVUNIYA: IN ANOTHER FRESH round of fighting between Tiger terrorists in VAVUNIYA and MANNAR, troops were able to inflict losses on the terrorists and their resources Monday (19) morning and afternoon hours.
THERE IS NO CHANGE in the policy of the Central government towards the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon said in a communication to Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy.
TAMIL NATIONAL ALLIANCE (TNA) parliamentarians have been ordered to be back in Sri Lanka and be present today in Parliament to vote against President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Budget 2008.