Chennai, May 3 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has appealed to the people of the state to contribute to the state government to buy food materials and ship to Sri Lanka to help the people of that country who are reeling under an economic crisis. Chief Minister Stalin also announced that his party, […]
15 more Sri Lankan Tamil refugees reach Rameswaram
Chennai, April 25 (BPNS) With the economic crisis continuing to loom large in Sri Lanka, 15 more Tamil refugees from the island nation reached the Indian shores on Monday early morning. The refugees have landed at Rameswaram. Tamil Nadu Coastal police received tips that some Sri Lankan refugees have landed up at the mount near […]
TN Government seeks legal advice to grant refugee status to Sri Lankans
Chennai, April 24 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Government has approached the services of legal experts to provide refugee status to the Sri Lankan Tamils who are reaching the country after the economic crisis has escalated in the island nation. Since the economic crisis commenced in Sri Lanka, 60 Sri Lankan Tamils have reached the shores […]
Houthi rebels release Keralite sailors from captivity
Thiruvananthapuram, April 24 (BPNS) The Houthi rebels of Yemen who have taken into custody Indian sailors in captivity since January 2, 2022, along with their UAE flagged merchant ship, Rwabee have released sailors including three Keralites. The vessel was seized in the Red Sea by the rebels. The released sailors are Dipash of Meppayur in […]
18 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees including pregnant woman reach Rameshwaram
Chennai, April 22 (BPNS) 18 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees including a 4-month pregnant woman reached the shores of India and landed up at Rameswaram on Thursday late night. With the arrival of the 18 refugees, the total number of refugees from Sri Lanka who have reached Indian shores has touched 60. The island nation is […]
Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif’s Cabinet takes oath
By Sajjad Hussain Islamabad, Apr 19 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s 34-member Cabinet was sworn in on Tuesday after several days of delay, with Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani administering the oath to new ministers as President Arif Alvi did not attend the ceremony. The ceremony was scheduled to be held on Monday, but President Alvi […]
Economic crisis in Sri Lanka: Mother, two children land up in Tamil Nadu
Chennai, April 20 (BPNS) With Sri Lanka engulfed in an economic crisis, the inflow of refugees from the island nation continues to Indian shores. The latest is the arrival of a single mother and her two children at Dhanushkodi on Wednesday morning. Tamil Nadu marine police on a tip-off from local fishermen recovered the mother […]
Pakistan nearing its disintegration, Sindhudesh leader Zafar Sahito
Leader of the Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM), Zafar Sahito who lives in exile in the United States of America has said that Pakistan was a state created by fake ideology and for some international benefit to the British, and now it has become a liability for everyone and is on the verge of disintegration. […]
21 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees land in Rameswaram
Chennai, April 10 (BPNS) 21 Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka have reached Rameswaram during the early morning hours of Sunday. The refugees were found at a sand mound at Dhanushkodi near Rameswaram. Indian Coast Guard and Tamil Nadu Marine police took them into custody and they are being interrogated at the Mandapam police station. Mandapam […]
TN prepares for arrival of more Sri Lankan Tamil refugees as crisis looms large in island nation
Chennai, April 9 (BPNS) With the arrival of four more Sri Lankan Tamils into the state, the Tamil Nadu Government is preparing itself for more refugees hitting the shores of the state. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has already sent directives to the various state government departments to prepare themselves for the arrival of […]