February 16, 2015 2:53 am
Suggests staying in Tamil Nadu, emigrating to a third country as alternatives.
January 31, 2015 3:16 am
According to official figures, there are more than 100,000 Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu.
January 31, 2015 3:07 am
Most of the refugees crossed the 29 km of sea from Talaimannar on Mannar Island to Rameshwaram on Pamban Island.
January 19, 2015 3:14 pm
There are an estimated one lakh Lankan Tamil refugees in India, who had fled Lanka during the war between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan army.
November 19, 2014 1:25 am
Prison officials said about 26 Lankan Tamils were on a hungerstrike for three days.
February 23, 2014 10:47 am
Due to its peculiar geographical locations and conditions, Andaman and Nicobar Islands are vulnerable to illegal cross-border activities.
April 17, 2012 4:51 pm
With over 1.56 lakh first generation engineering students benefiting from a scheme exempting them from paying tuition fee,the government today said it had allocated over Rs 400 crore for 2012-13,with the scheme now being expanded to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees also.
August 02, 2011 12:00 pm
Jaya had taken up plight of Sri Lankan Tamils lodged in camps with Hillary Clinton,release said.
November 04, 2009 3:18 am
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Tuesday asked the Centre to grant permanent residential status to 1.6 lakh Sri Lankan Tamil refugees residing in the state.
November 03, 2009 4:55 am
Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Monday asked his ministers and officials to immediately attend to the basic needs and demands of thousands...