By Rathindra Kuruwita The local council (LG) elections will be held before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, says Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Rathnayake. The long overdue provincial ...

What Our Politicians Failed to Understand” (13th January 2025), inspired me to offer both heartfelt praise and clarify a ...

Jaffna known as “Yaarlpaanam” in Tamil and “Yaapanaya” in Sinhala is the capital city of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province.

The 26-year-long civil war between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE officially ended in May 2009 after claiming around 70,000 lives and displacing four times as many. Both sides committed a ...

Sri Lanka’s Aluth Avurudda, or Sinhala and Tamil New Year, unfolds in April. It’s a time when the harvest is brought in, and the sun moves from Pisces to Aries. Marking this astrological ...

The apex industry and entrepreneurship leveraging event held annually in the North of Sri Lanka kicked off yesterday at the ...

Indian High Commission renames Jaffna Cultural Centre to Thiruvalluvar Cultural Centre, sparking controversy in Sri Lanka's ...

The Tamil translation of B.R. Ambedkar’s works will be completed and released in 100 volumes by December 6 this year, his death anniversary ... joint venture by the New Century Book Book ...

“Based on results from world-renowned institutions, the use of iron in Tamil Nadu dates back to the beginning of 4th millennium B.C.E., establishing that iron usage was prominent in South India over 5 ...

Recent carbon dating of samples from burial urns in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district suggests the Iron Age could well have begun in the state. As per the study, Iron Age began at least 1,000 years ...

Two contentious issues that may never be resolved are disagreement between India and Sri Lanka over granting police and land ...

CHENNAI: It is no small feat for a government school to stand the test of time, providing education to the community for over 100 years. To honour such schools that have served generations ...