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Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles to open with Varsha Bharath’s ‘Bad Girl’
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA), which will be held from May 6 to May 10, will close with Lawrence Vailin’s debut movie ‘Little Jaffna’ ...
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A.M.A. Azeez’s Agricultural Feat in the East
He had his childhood and entire schooling in Jaffna. He attended leading Hindu schools and was a brilliant student ... The grandeur and splendour of Zahira College and the Ceylon Muslim Scholarship ...
How Sri Lanka has emerged as India's strategic anchor in a turbulent subcontinent
Sri Lanka acts as a buffer in countering Chinese strategic encirclement through the Belt and Road Initiative and port ...
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Hindu College OSA hosts 10th Clash of the Titans Debate
The event witnessed an intense competition, culminating in the presentation of the prestigious Clash of the Titans Cup to LSR Hindu College's Old Students Association (OSA) hosted the 10th Clash ...
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Direct air service between TN and Jaffna after five decades
A direct air service between Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu and Jaffna in Sri Lanka officially commenced on 30 March 2025, marking the first such connection between the two cities in nearly five ...
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A new rail journey is helping to heal the wounds of Sri Lanka’s civil war
Jaffna’s Nallur Kandaswamy is one of Sri Lanka’s primary Hindu temples Credit: Moment RF An equine-loving friend had told me breathlessly of the island of Delft and the wild horses descended ...
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Distance Between Rameswaram and Jaffna
The map below shows the location of Jaffna and Rameswaram. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance ...
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175 Years of Academic Brilliance:The Rich Legacy of St. Patrick’s College, Jaffna
St. Patrick’s College has not only shaped the educational landscape of the Northern Province but has also played a pivotal role in sculpting the cultural, social, and intellectual fabric of Sri ...
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Violence Flares as Hindu Group Calls for Removal of Muslim Ruler’s Tomb
The tensions showed how right-wing Hindu leaders and organizations in India use historical grievances to fuel contemporary tensions. By Hari Kumar Anupreeta Das and Pragati K.B. Reporting from New ...
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Power outage at Power and Energy Ministers’ event in Jaffna
A brief power outage occurred during a meeting attended by the Minister of Power and Energy, Kumara Jayakody in Jaffna today. The Power and Energy Minister delivered a speech, assuring that ...
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Clashes erupt in western India as Hindu groups demand demolition of Mughal ruler’s tomb
Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in parts of a western Indian city on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes were sparked by Hindu nationalist groups who want to demolish the tomb of a ...