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Articles 21 through 120 of 500:
- “Congress Has Not Forgiven Rajiv Gandhi’S Killers” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
The Congress has neither forgotten the gruesome murder of its leader Rajiv Gandhi nor forgiven the perpetrators of the crime, G.K. Vasan, Union Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation, said on Sunday.
- Ltte Chief Declares Renewed Resolve To Continue “Struggle” (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 05, 2007)
Forty-eight hours after the death of the Tamil Tiger’s political wing chief, S.P. Thamilchelvan, the LTTE leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran, vowed to continue the “liberation struggle with renewed determination” even as the Sri Lanka military . . . . .
- Rising Rupee Hits Exporters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 05, 2007)
THE rupee hit a nine-year high when it touched 39.22 against the dollar on Thursday following a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.
- Karuna Defends Poem On Tamilselvan (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Sunday defended his poem in praise of the slain LTTE political chief SP Thamilselvan by stating that it is human nature to express condolence.
- Karuna’S Poem For Slain Ltte Leader Sparks Row (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Nov 05, 2007)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi’s poem in praise of slain LTTE leader S.P. Tamilselvan has sparked off a controversy, with Opposition leader and AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa charging him with violating the Indian constitution and . . . .
- Karuna Faces Flak Over Ltte Poem (Asian Age, R. Bhagwan Singh, Nov 05, 2007)
Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi on Sunday denied violating the Constitution and his oath of office by penning a poem of tribute to a slain leader of the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, arguing that it was a "humanitarian . . . . .
- Allies Want Joint Modi Attack (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), which is scrutinising the Tehelka-Aaj Tak sting operation on the post-Godhra riots in Gujarat, said no one can challenge the findings of national inquiries.
- Karuna In Immigration Detention Centre (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Nov 05, 2007)
The rebel LTTE leader, Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan, better known as “Colonel Karuna Amman,” who was arrested here on Friday for allegedly travelling on a false passport, is being held in an immigration detention centre.
- Blow To Ltte (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 05, 2007)
The death of LTTE’s political wing head S P Tamilselvan in a Sri Lankan air raid in Killinochi in the north is a deadly blow to the rebel outfit.
- Intelligence And Accountability (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Nov 05, 2007)
A retired middle-level officer in the country's intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, has published a book quite critical of the R&AW's functioning.
- Ltte Chief Vows To Continue ‘Liberation Struggle’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Vowing to continue the “liberation struggle” despite the death of LTTE’s political head S P Thamilselvan in an aerial raid, Tamil Tigers’ elusive supremo V Prabhakaran has said Sri Lankan security forces “cruelly killed the peace dove . . . . .
- Tamil Tigers Leader Killed In Sri Lankan Air Strike (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The public face of the Tamil Tigers, one of the world's most deadly rebel militias, was killed yesterday in a Sri Lankan air raid - prompting analysts to warn of a dangerous "spiral into full-scale war" on the Indian Ocean island.
- Top Ltte Leader Killed (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Sri Lankan fighter jets pounded a meeting of top rebel leaders in Kilinochchi early today killing the head of the Tamil Tigers’ political wing and five others in an attack seen as a major victory for the government in its long fight with the guerrillas.
- Thamilselvan Killed In Lankan Raid (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Nov 03, 2007)
Head of political wing head of the Tamil Tigers S P Thamilselvan has been killed along with five other rebels in an aerial raid by the Sri Lankan Air Force supersonic jets on Friday morning, the Tigers said in a statement.
- India's Oil Majors In Global (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Given runaway international crude oil prices, India's top energy firms are gearing up massive expansion and exploration plans both at home and abroad.
- Thamilchelvan Killed In Air Raid (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 03, 2007)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s “Political Division” chief Thamilchelvan was killed on Friday in an attack by the Sri Lanka Air Force on Kilinochchi, Tigers’ administrative headquarters.
- Thamilchelvan Was Involved In Many Attacks: Colombo (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 03, 2007)
The Air Force on Friday said it carried two raids targeting the “gathering of LTTE leaders” and a base of the suicide squad also known as Black Tigers.
- Top Ltte Man Killed In Airstrike (Asian Age, R. Bhagwan Singh, Nov 03, 2007)
The political chief of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, S.P. Thamilchelvan, was killed in an air raid by the Sri Lankan Air Force early on Friday in what is clearly a major blow to the Tamil Tigers and a serious setback to any . . . . .
- Ltte Breakaway Chief Arrested In Britain (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Colonel Karuna, the leader of a breakaway faction of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers rebel group, has been arrested in Britain and is being held in immigration detention, the interior ministry said on Friday.
- Top Ltte Leader, 5 Others Killed In Lankan Air Strike (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Sri Lanka struck a major blow against the Tamil Tigers on Friday, killing the rebels’ political chief and top peace negotiator in a surgical government air strike.
- Ltte's Political Wing Head Killed (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Nov 03, 2007)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on Friday lost one of its top chiefs and public face for the now-defunct peace process, when its political wing leader SP Tamilselvan was killed in a precision air strike in the heart of . . . . .
- Ltte Leader Thamilchelvan Killed (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
S P Thamilchelvan, leader of the Tamil Tigers' political wing, was killed on day in an attack by the Sri Lankan Air Force in the country's rebel-held north, the rebels said.
- Lanka Jets Bomb Tiger Base, 33 Die (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Sri Lankan Air Force fighter jets on Thursday pounded an Liberation of Tamil Tigers Eelam training base inside a rebel-held territory as ground troops killed at least 33 Tamil Tigers in a series of clashes in the island’s embattled . . . .
- Ltte's Political Wing Head Killed By Lankan Air Force (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The LTTE's political head S P Thamilselvam was killed in a raid by the Sri Lanka Air Force this morning in Kilinochchi in the island's embattled north, dealing a major blow to the rebels.
- Public Face Of The Tamil Tigers (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
SP Thamilselvan - who died in a Sri Lankan air force raid on Friday morning - is the most senior Tamil Tiger leader to have been killed in recent years.
- Us - Or Chinese - Poodle? (OutLook, B. Raman , Nov 03, 2007)
Ever since Shri Prakash Karat took over the stewardship of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), it has come out in the open as a strong defender of Chinese interests.
- Uk Detains Breakaway Tamil Leader (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
UK police and immigration services have arrested a prominent Sri Lankan rebel figure and placed him in immigration detention, British officials say.
- Tamil Tiger Political Leader Killed In Air Force Raid (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels say the leader of their political wing has been killed in a bombing raid by the country's air force.
- Tamil Tiger No 2 Killed In Government Air Raid (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The Tamil Tigers’ political chief and number two in command was killed yesterday in an air force raid, dashing hopes for a quick end to the resurgent conflict in Sri Lanka.
- Senior Tamil Tiger Leader Killed (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
A senior leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels has been killed in a government air raid, the rebels say.
- Political Head Of Ltte Killed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
LTTE’s political head S.P. Thamilselvam was killed in a raid by the Sri Lanka Air Force on Friday.
- S Lanka Troops 'Abused Haitians' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The UN is sending home more than 100 of the 950 Sri Lankan peacekeepers in Haiti, accusing them of sexual abuse, including with underage girls.
- Western Textile Importers Plan Boycott (Hindu, BATUK GATHANI, Nov 02, 2007)
Action likely against manufacturers violating child labour norms
Western clothing retailers are worried about their customers imposing voluntary boycott
Other Asian supply chains in Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Philippines are also under the scanner
- Lankan Air Force Hit Ltte Positions, 40 Rebels Killed (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Sri Lankan Air Force jets on Thursday bombed an LTTE training base inside a rebel-held territory as ground troops killed at least 40 Tamil Tigers in a series of clashes in the island’s embattled north, officials here said.
- 22 Ltte Cadres Killed (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 02, 2007)
The Sri Lankan military on Thursday claimed that 22 LTTE cadres, two soldiers and a civilian were killed in the north even as the Air Force reported aerial attack on an LTTE “training camp” in Mullathivu district.
- Lanka Jets Bomb Tiger Base, 33 Die (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Sri Lankan Air Force fighter jets on Thursday pounded an Liberation of Tamil Tigers Eelam training base inside a rebel-held territory as ground troops killed at least 33 Tamil Tigers in a series of clashes in the island’s embattled north . . . . .
- Sri Lankan Media In Shackles (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Journalism is fast becoming a risky profession in Sri Lanka and journalists themselves are more in the news than they prefer to be.
- India Is Favoured Ground For Dumping Toxic E-Waste (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Oct 31, 2007)
India is one of the most favoured grounds for many countries for dumping their highly toxic e-waste.
- Intelligence Key To Navy's Success: Source (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
The availability of real time maritime intelligence from South and South East Asian countries has been a key factor in the Sri Lankan navy's recent stunning successes against the intrepid and innovative naval wing of the LTTE.
- Nepal Needs A Close Look (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Oct 31, 2007)
In the case of Nepal, historically India's foreign policy has been driven by its security concerns, but the policy planning has been patchy.
- Indian Intelligence Claims Knowledge Of Pakistan’S ‘New Kashmir Strategy’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 31, 2007)
A three-pronged Kashmir strategy adopted by Pakistan involving shifting the focus of engineering violence in Kashmir to other parts of India outside Jammu and Kashmir (JK), and building ‘united’ political support within JK has been unearthed . . . .
- The Type Of War Being Fought In The Frontiers Is Not Our War: Asad Durrani (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 30, 2007)
The former ISI chief,Asad Durrani, on the situation in the NWFP, talks with the Taliban, and the challenges before the new army chief.
- Lankan Air Force Bombs Suspected Rebel Bases (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Oct 30, 2007)
Sri Lanka on Monday claimed that its supersonic jets have bombed "a regular gathering place of LTTE's intelligence wing leaders in the north of Puthukkudiyiruppu" in the rebel heartland of Wanni.
- Bangalore It Show Takes Off Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
It promises to be bigger and grander this year. Over 200 top information technology companies, 60 of them global majors, will converge for BangaloreIT.in, arguably Asia’s largest IT and telecom annual event, to take off at the Bangalore . . . .
- Ltte’S Growing Air Power (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Oct 29, 2007)
Sri Lankan soldiers carry the coffin of an officer who was among the servicemen killed in the LTTE’s air attacks on a military air base.
- 29 Ltte Men Killed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
The Sri Lankan troops killed 29 Tamil Tiger rebels and two soldiers also died in clashes in the north, the military said on Sunday, as stepped-up fighting continues in the latest chapter of a long-running civil war.
- Isi-Backed Terror Camps Being Rationalised To Export Violence In J&k: Ib (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Latest intelligence assessments suggest a shift in Pakistan's strategy of exporting terror by seeking a "united political voice in Jammu and Kashmir and extend the arc of violence to the hinterland."
- 24 Tigers, 3 Soldiers Killed In Lanka Clash (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
At least 24 Tamil Tiger rebels and three soldiers have been killed in a series of clashes in Sri Lanka’s restive northern region, officials said on Sunday.
- Is Ltte Toying With Bourse In Colombo? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
The roller coaster ride of the pivotal Colombo stock exchange despite the overwhelming success of the government’s $500 million sovereign bond has raised fears of a possible manipulation of the bourse by the LTTE.
- Code Of Conduct For Polls (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 29, 2007)
ON Oct 24, the Election Commission circulated a document entitled ‘Draft Code of Conduct for Political Parties and Contesting Candidates for General Elections, 2007’ to all political parties for comments.
- Ltte Toying With Bourse In Colombo? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
The roller coaster ride of the pivotal Colombo stock exchange despite the overwhelming success of the government’s $500 million sovereign bond has raised fears of a possible manipulation of the bourse by the LTTE.
- 10 Rebels Slain In Sri Lanka (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Oct 29, 2007)
The Sri Lankan Government on Sunday claimed that at least ten Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in two separate clashes with the troops manning the forward defences in Wanni and Jaffna.
- India Threatened By 'Failed States': Nsa (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
Intelligence inputs available with the Government indicate the possibility of imminent jihadi attacks on country's "economic and iconic targets".
- Saarc Members Vow To Combat Terror (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The SAARC members on Thursday decided to strengthen cooperation in combating terror and crime, with a meeting of home ministers, chaired by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, agreeing to a bi-annual meeting of police chiefs.
- Sri Lankan Detained (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
A Sri Lankan national was detained on Wednesday by the Central Crime Branch police on charges of attempting to travel on a fake passport from Chennai to London.
- Saarc Nations For Evolving Treaty On Mutual Legal Aid (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 26, 2007)
Acknowledging that terrorism remains a serious threat to sustainable peace and development of South Asia, Saarc countries underlined the need to give an added push to evolving a treaty on mutual legal assistance with the home or interior ministers. . .
- Cooperate To End Terrorism (Tribune, Gen V.P. Malik (retd), Oct 26, 2007)
After the Karachi bloodbath on October 19 the global condemnation of the terrorists’ act and commiseration for Pakistan and Ms Benazir Bhutto was on the expected lines.
- Army Parades Dead Tigers Naked (Asian Age, R. Bhagwan Singh, Oct 26, 2007)
The LTTE has petitioned to the United Nations, by emails, accusing the Sri Lankan military of abusing the conventions relating to the treatment of the war-dead by parading the naked bodies of the 21 Black Tiger cadres killed during the . . . .
- “Centre Giving Priority To Protect State Fishermen” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The Central Government is giving priority to protect fishermen of Tamil Nadu from Sri Lankan Navy, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has stated in a letter to the State Government.
- No Country Is An Island (Indian Express, Shylashri Shankar, Oct 25, 2007)
This is the right time for India and the international community to think seriously about crafting a peace agreement in Sri Lanka.
- 8 Lanka Planes Destroyed By Tigers (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Sri Lankan government on Wednesday said eight planes belonging to its Air Force were destroyed and unveiled details of preliminary investigations into the Tamil Tiger attack on the Anuradhapura airbase on Monday.
- Pathologist Maintains Bob Woolmer Ingested Poison (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
The pathologist who conducted the autopsy of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer on Thursday told the inquest into Woolmer's death that Woolmer died as the result of poisoning and strangulation.
- Ltte Can Now Contest Elections (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
In a major initiative to bring the rebels into the mainstream, the Sri Lankan parliament has passed a legislation to enable parties like Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Karuna faction opposed to the Tamil Tigers to register . . . .
- 8 Aircraft Lost, Says Colombo (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 25, 2007)
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake conceded in Parliament on Wednesday that eight aircraft of the Air Force were destroyed in Monday’s pre-dawn ground and air attack by the LTTE on the Anuradhapura airbase.
- Murder Of Infants (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 25, 2007)
THE number of infants who die before they complete one year in Punjab is disturbingly high at 44 per 1,000 births.
- Ltte Can Contest Elections Under New Legislation (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
In a major initiative to bring the rebels into the mainstream, the Sri Lankan Parliament has passed legislation to enable parties like the LTTE and the Karuna faction opposed to the Tamil Tigers to register themselves and contest elections in the country.
- Saarc Ministers On Mutual Assistance To Check Terrorism (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Home Secretaries of SAARC countries on Wednesday resolved to move forward in the matter of mutual assistance to check terrorism and trans-border crimes and expressed the need for better cooperation among police organisations of member-countries.
- Ltte Can Contest Elections Under New Legislation (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
In a major initiative to bring the rebels into the mainstream, the Sri Lankan Parliament has passed a legislation to enable parties like Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Karuna faction opposed to the Tamil Tigers to register . . . .
- Indian Govt Urges Mly To Be Open In Defence Deals (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
India on Wednesday urged its military chiefs to ensure transparency in a swathe of multi-billion dollar deals due to be signed in coming years as the armed forces modernise.
- Plea Seeking Cbi Probe Into Sri Lankan’S Death Dismissed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the recent death of a Sri Lankan fishermen union leader.
- Ltte Attack In Military Context (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 24, 2007)
Pushed into the Vanni jungles and denied vital supplies as a result of a relentless year-long campaign by the Sri Lankan military, a desperate LTTE has scored a hit of modest military significance.
- S. Asian Terror Database Proposed (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Oct 24, 2007)
Member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation on Tuesday proposed the creation of a database among them for a coordinated action against terrorism, drug trafficking, cyber crimes and financial frauds.
- Pakistan And Its Prisoners Of Destiny (Hindu, Ramesh Thakur, Oct 24, 2007)
Benazir Bhutto knows how to press the right buttons when speaking to Western audiences through the mass media.
- Aircraft Were Detected: Colombo (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 24, 2007)
Amid speculation on the extent of losses in the LTTE’s ground and air raid on the Anuradhapura air base on Monday, the Government said on Tuesday two separate enquiries were initiated to probe the sequence of events.
- Tigers Strike Again (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2007)
There appears to be no stopping the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) from carrying out their military strikes on the ground and from the air at a time of their choosing.
- Iraq To Close Pkk Offices (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Iraq said on Tuesday it would shut down the operations of Kurdish rebels based on its soil, hoping to head off a threatened invasion to crush them by Turkish troops massed on the border.
- 10 Killed In Gunbattle In Northern Sri Lanka (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
LTTE insurgents attacked troops in northern Sri Lanka, setting off gunbattles that killed 9 rebels and a soldier, the military said.
- Tv Show May Have 'Helped' Ltte Suicide Attack (Times of India, CORPORATE BUREAU, Oct 24, 2007)
Sri Lankan defence officials said on Tuesday that a major Tamil Tiger suicide attack against a key military base may have been helped by security lapses during the screening of a popular TV talent contest. A rebel "Black Tiger" suicide squad. . .
- 30 Tamil Tigers Killed In Sri Lanka (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
At least 30 Tamil Tigers were killed in a series of clashes with Sri Lankan security forces in the island nation's embattled north, hours after the deadly LTTE attack on the Anuradhapura air base that left 13 soldiers and 20 guerrillas dead.
- Denial As Strategy (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 24, 2007)
AS the undeclared one-and-a-half-year-old war in the east and the north rages on, Sri Lanka is faced with a paradoxical situation. By all accounts, the Mahinda Rajapaksa government has cornered the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam . . . .
- Ltte Launches Aerial Attack On Anuradhapura Air Base (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 23, 2007)
Fourteen personnel of the Sri Lanka military and 20 cadres of the LTTE were killed and four aircraft of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) destroyed in a pre-dawn ground and aerial attack by the Tamil Tigers on Monday on the Anuradhapura air base in the . . .
- Sri Lanka Air Force Jets Pound Ltte Airstrip (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 23, 2007)
An hour-and-a-half after the LTTE struck the Anuradhapura air base in the early hours of Monday, Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) supersonic fighter jets ‘pounded’ an LTTE airstrip located at Iranamadu area in the north.
- Ltte Launches 2-Pronged Attack On Air Base,33 Killed (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
In a two-pronged attack on Sri Lankan Air Force, LTTE suicide fighters today launched a daring pre-dawn strike on an Air Force base backed by the second-ever aerial bombings triggering an intense battle that killed 13 soldiers and 20 rebels.
- Ltte Mounts Air, Ground Raid; 32 Dead (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
At least 12 Sri Lankan airmen and 20 rebels were killed in a daring air and ground pre-dawn attack on Monday by the Tamil tigers on an air force base in Anuradhapura in North-central Sri Lanka.
- Tigers Bomb Lanka Airbase, Mount Land Attack (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Tamil Tigers’ air wing bombed a north Sri Lanka air force base before dawn today, while the rebels said suicide fighters mounted their biggest ground assault since the two-decade civil war began.
- Another Ltte Air Raid On Govt Forces, (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Monday’s early morning raid on a strategic air base in northern Sri Lanka via both air and land by Tamil Tigers has once again proven that the LTTE is far from being a spent force despite recent military set backs the group has suffered in the . . . .
- 29 Die In Big Tiger Hit On Lankan Airbase (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Tamil Tiger rebels launched a combined air and ground attack on a Sri Lankan Air Force base in Anuradhapura in the country's north-central region hours before dawn on Monday, killing at least nine military personnel.
- Fierce Clashes In Lanka (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Oct 23, 2007)
According to latest claims by the Sri Lanka, at least eight Tamil Tiger rebels and two government soldiers were killed and over fifty combatants were wounded when both sides locked in intense artillery bombardment ahead of their respective Forward . . . .
- On The Brink Of All Out War (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
The government claims that at least 280 rebels have been killed since September and more than 20 soldiers have been killed in various battles over the same period.
- Tigers Pound Lankan Air Base, 33 Killed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
A group of Tamil Tiger suicide fighters, backed by the rebel group's tiny air wing, carried out a surprise pre-dawn attack on a Sri Lankan Air Force base on Monday, setting off a huge battle that killed nine troops and 20 guerrillas, the military said.
- 'Ltte Crippled Financially, Fund-Raising Activities On Decline' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
The finances of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealem have come down by a whopping 70 per cent due to decline in overseas fund raising activities and curbs on its global financial network, terrorism experts have said.
- Sri Lankan Rebels Attack Air Base (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebels attacked an air force base in island nation's north before dawn on Monday and heavy explosions and gunfire could be heard, the Defence Ministry said.
- Now, Sena Finds Fault With N-Deal, Upa’S Us Tilt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Backtracking from his earlier stance in support of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray on Sunday voiced his opposition to the deal and came down heavily on the UPA Government for its pro- America stance.
- Recruitment Drive To Save Ram Setu (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is on a recruiting spree.
- 16 Ltte Rebels Killed In Northern Sri Lanka (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Sixteen Tamil Tiger rebels were killed and four government soldiers were injured in two clashes between the army and the rebels in northern Sri Lanka, defence officials said on Sunday.
- “38 Tigers Killed In Battles” (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 19, 2007)
The Sri Lanka military on Thursday claimed to have killed at least 38 cadres of the LTTE in pitched battles on the forward defence lines (FDLs) in the north even as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched mobile services to extend the . . . .
- Increased Military Spending Keeps South Asia On The Boil (Deccan Herald, Gobind Thukral, Oct 18, 2007)
Rising defence spending will not only aggravate South Asias internal and external disputes, but also exacerbate human security.
- Counter Terrorism Meet (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 18, 2007)
Sri Lanka will host a three-day international conference on “Countering Terrorism” from Thursday to enable various countries exchange experiences in tackling the challenge posed by terrorism.
- Lankan Military Kills Eight Tigers, Seizes Arms Cache (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
A series of battles between Sri Lankan soldiers and rebel gunmen killed eight guerrillas, the military said on Wednesday, as troops uncovered a massive weapons cache of suicide vests and powerful explosives hidden in a house.
- Let Men Do Their Bit (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Oct 18, 2007)
For 30 years, vasectomy has been a political taboo, and the entire burden of family planning has been on women. But modern vasectomy techniques are a success in the West. India needs to try them
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