Close Watch Archive

SMS Post

Commotion at govt delegation meeting in Muttur after a minister says compensation for deaths would be Rs15000 per family which less than initial pledge-JNW

September 23, 2006 at 2:35 pm

SMS Post

Police steps up vehicle checks in Colombo, leads to congestion on main roads-JNW

September 23, 2006 at 12:31 pm

SMS Post

At road block in Madawachiya, close to Vavuniya, 2 suicide jackets & claymore mine found in van headed to Colombo-mil official-JNW

September 22, 2006 at 3:00 pm

SMS Post

Airforce bombs Ltte artillery positions in Poonaryn, says hits targets. On and off artillery and motar fire in Muhamalai-JNW

September 21, 2006 at 7:12 pm

SMS Post

Large ammunition dump found in Sampoor among which found 350 82 mm motars, 11 anti tank and 50 anti personnel mines-mil official-JNW

September 20, 2006 at 7:42 pm

SMS Post

14 muslims injured in Pothuvil in clash with police after protesting against killing of 10 civilians-police official, wire report-JNW

September 20, 2006 at 4:17 pm

SMS Post

4 soldiers killed after motars fired at convoy of 25 journalists on their way to inspect front line in Jaffna peninsula-AFP-JNW

September 19, 2006 at 5:46 pm

SMS Post

Airforce bombs Ltte positions in east. Shops shut in protest in Pothuvil over killings. Firing in Muhmalai while 24 reporters in area, no inj-mil offs-JNW

September 19, 2006 at 5:31 pm

SMS Post

Karuna group says attacked Ltte camp 15km from Chenkaladi, 5 Ltte cadres injured. Another ship with essential items leaves for Jaffna from Trinco-JNW

September 18, 2006 at 4:20 pm

SMS Post

In Pothuvil, which usually spared major violence, 10 Muslim killed using swords, 1 injured and admitted to hospital-DIG Ampara-JNW

September 18, 2006 at 10:38 am

SMS Post

Navy detects suspected arms ship off Kalmunai, it fires & raises Ltte flag when called to head to Trinco; airforce bombs,ship now sinking-navy official-JNW

September 17, 2006 at 3:56 pm

SMS Post

In Kantale, claymore injures 1 soldier, 1 home guard & 2 civilians. Jaffna Saturday, in attack on CEB van, 1 employee killed, 2 injured-mil official-JNW

September 17, 2006 at 10:32 am

SMS Post

Western prov DIG Ilangakoon says police teams appointed to investigate abductions of 17 Tamil businessmen, 5 of whom have been released-JNW

September 16, 2006 at 10:08 pm

SMS Post

Eric Solheim to visit SriLanka soon to meet Govt and Ltte ahead of planned talks-diplomat-JNW

September 16, 2006 at 1:54 pm

SMS Post

President tells Kofi Annan in Havana govt to give full cooperation to ngos. Each family of Muslims killed in Muttur to get 1 lakh-govt cabinet paper-JNW

September 16, 2006 at 1:36 pm

SMS Post

Lanka IOC to cut petrol by Rs1 to Rs101, diesel by Rs1 to Rs67 from midnight-LIOC official. Army clears mines in Jaffna Muhamalai FDL-mil official-JNW

September 15, 2006 at 8:05 pm

SMS Post

Jaffna close to Muhamalai 1 soldier killed, 2 inj by motar; also 1 killed, 2 inj by motars Trinco dist. Occasional shelling in Jaffna-mil official-JNW

September 14, 2006 at 11:57 am