Chemmani, a sparsely populated area in the northern peninsula of Jaffna has in recent times acquired a somewhat dubious image ...

It was so lovely to witness the concluding of the Pada Yathra (trek) pilgrimage for 2025 on July the fourth sans major issues ...

Jaffna is the primary home of the country's Tamil-speaking population and still has glimmers of its Indian and Dutch colonial past, resulting in a fascinating, complex culture. Start with architecture ...

Earnest devotees of Kataragama by the thousands—hailing from all communities, not least Tamil Hindus—are undertook the annual ...

Photo courtesy of Kumanan Last year a transgender individual reached out to the local police for assistance in retrieving a ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake found himself at the centre of an unexpected diplomatic mix-up this week after a letter ...

Sri Lankan cricket legends Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Muttiah Muralitharan have been actively involved with the Foundation of Goodness to give back to the society.

For centuries, barefoot pilgrims have walked through the arid jungles and lush forests of Sri Lanka’s east and south, following a sacred route to a fabled shrine in Kataragama in the deep south, in ...

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As there was a shortage of firewood, specially to bakeries in Jaffna main land, the mangroves were cut for firewood. Mangrove wood is ideal for bakeries as this hard-wood, give lot of charcoal.

A 65-year-old retired army veteran decided to donate property worth ₹ 4 crore to a temple in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvannamalai district as he felt neglected by his daughters, with whom he had ...

A large crowd of devotees has gathered at Puri's Jagannath Temple for Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra that will commence on Friday.