All set for the Victory Day parade

The Victory Day parade marking the third anniversary of the vanquishing of the ruthless LTTE terrorism from the country and end of the 30 years of terrorist atrocity which resulted in the death of several thousand innocent people of this country and destruction of millions worth property, will be held on May 19 at the […]








INDIAN RUPEES 100 MILLION WORTH OF HEROIN BOUND TO SRI LANKA SEIZED WITH CARRIERS

  Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana Indian anti- narcotic detectives  arrested four train passengers including two women and a Sri Lankan Tamil who was waiting outside in a car to receive the contraband, seizing ng more than 100 million Indian Rupees worth of heroin to be sent to Sri Lanka this Friday in Chennai. […]






ATTACKING KARUNANIDHI SUSHMA SWARAJ SAYS SRILANKA’S UNITY AND INTERGRITYSHOULD BE RESPECTED LIKE THAT OF INDIA

Onlanka News – ByWalter Jayawardhana Sushma Swaraj, India’s Leader of Opposition addressing the Madurai convention of her Bharatiya Janata Party questioned why when Sri Lanka’s respected Tamil Leader R.Sampanthan says that he wanted Tamils to remain in a united SriLanka certain leaders in Tamil Nadu want to promote Tamil separatism for Sri Lanka. […]





BJP NATIONAL CHIEF NITIN GODKARI BLAMES SRILANKA FOR TAMIL ISSUES

Nitin Gadkari, National president of BJP hoists the party flag on Thursday at BJP State Conference in Madurai.-Photo: S. James Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana Nitin Godkari, the National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the main opposition of the Indian parliament said in Madurai Tamil Nadu that he had spoken to G.L.Peiris , […]



US rep for Tamil Tigers faces sentencing

Federal prosecutors in New York City say a man who was the top U.S. representative of outlawed Sri Lankan rebel group, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), deserves a stiff prison sentence while his lawyers say he’s done enough time. […]



Doctors to go on island-wide strike today

All government doctors will launch an island-wide strike today from 8am onwards demanding the transport allowance agreed in 2008. All doctors are expected to join the strike with the exception of the Accident Service, Castle hospital, Lady Ridgeway Hospital, De Soysa Hospital and the Cancer Hospital, Maharagama. […]