Ex-LTTE hardcore marries heart-throb in maximum security jail
was celebration time at the country`s maximum security prison here, as 28-year-old Madvan Ranjani tied the nuptial knot with her former LTTE hardcore cadre heart-throb who is serving a 15 years sentence there.

Sri Lanka asks Interpol to treat Pottu Amman as dead
Sri Lanka has asked Interpol to remove the name of feared Tamil Tiger intelligence chief Pottu Amman from its most wanted list, though his body has never been found even ten months after the military campaign against LTTE ended.

`War hero` Fonseka faces court martial, calls it `illegal`
Gen Sarath Fonseka, the former Sri Lankan Army Chief who led his forces to a comprehensive victory over the LTTE, faced a court martial here on Tuesday.

Lanka to constitute panel to study cause of ethnic crisis
As he tries to win the hearts and minds of Tamils in a post-LTTE era, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa plans to constitute a committee to study the root cause of the ethnic question and ways to prevent it.

Canada asks Lanka to start talks with Tamil groups
Canada has asked Sri Lanka to start talks and the reconciliation process with the Tamil groups, saying such a step is crucial for lasting peace in the country.

Ex-Prabhakaran aide favours engaging moderate LTTE
Karuna Amman, an ex-lieutenant of slain Prabhakaran and now a federal minister favours tapping of moderates among the Tamil Tigers.

Indian seeks to open consulate in Jaffna
India is keen to open a consulate in Jaffna, the erstwhile stronghold of the LTTE, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said on Monday.

Lanka reconstructing television tower destroyed by LTTE
Residents of erstwhile LTTE bastion Mullaitivu will soon be able to enjoy television programmes with the Sri Lankan government accelerating the reconstruction of a transmission tower which was destroyed by LTTE.

Suspected Tamil Tiger fundraisers arrested: Germany
German authorities said on Friday that police have arrested six people suspected of raising funds for the Sri Lankan separatist group the Tamil Tigers.

India stresses `necessity` of political settlement to Lanka
India has stressed to the Sri Lankan government "the necessity" of reaching a political settlement acceptable to all the communities there, including the Tamils.