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Lanka OK with India hosting talks HT - P K Balachanddran, 11 January 2002. Sri Lanka has no objection to India hosting the proposed peace talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando has said. "As far we are concerned, we do not mind where the talks are held," Fernando said here today. He was commenting on the LTTE's controversial suggestion that India host the talks in one of the southern Indian cities. More... Published: Thu Jan 10 22:50:01 EST 2002

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TNA wants ban on LTTE lifted Hindu - Nirupama Subramanian , 11-01-2002 . Representatives of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) who met the Norwegian delegation that arrived here today told the facilitators that Sri Lanka must lift the ban on the LTTE in the interest of the peace process...

Norway opens Sri Lanka peace talks BBC South Asia, Thursday, 10 January, 2002, 17:17 GMT . Norwegian peace negotiators have begun talks in Sri Lanka with the government and the minority Tamil community in an attempt to end the country's 18-year civil war...

Speculation on venue premature: Lanka The Hindu NUS, Thursday, Jan. 10. 13:46GMT. Sri Lanka today dismissed suggestions that a south Indian city could be the venue for negotiations with the LTTE as "premature" speculation, even as a Norwegian delegation began fresh consulations here to revive the peace process...

Norwegian peace team begin talks with government leaders Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1800 slt 10.01.02. The Norwegian peace talks held talks with foreign minister Tyronne Fernando and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today...

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State here Island, 11 January 2002. The United States Embassy announced today that the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Mr...

Karuna refutes CM's charge Yahoo India, 11 January 2002. DMK president M Karunanidhi tonight challenged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Pannerselvam to prove his charge that the DMK government had given "tacit support" to the LTTE in the past...

Controversial AAA boss to care for Livestock Island, 11 January 2002. Agriculture and Livestock Development Minister S. B. Dissanayake has appointed his one-time co-ordinating secretary and controversial chief of the Amateur Athletic Association [AAA] Sunil Gunawardene as Deputy Chairman of the Livestock Board, ministry sources said...

New Sri Lankan government seeks to impose slump on masses WSWS, 11 January 2002. With the economy reeling under the impact of world recession, the recently-elected United National Party (UNP) government is seeking to use the slump to justify attacks on living conditions and jobs...

Sonia attacks BJP 'misrule' Yahoo India, 11 January 2002. Congress President Sonia Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on BJP for its "misrule" in Uttar Pradesh saying those who spoke about Lord Rama's Ayodhya have turned the State into "Ravana's Lanka"...

The constitutional Council and other commissions to be finalized. Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1803 slt 10.01.02. The government says it will make all appointments to the constitutional council and the independent commissions before the local government elections...

SAF Games postponed again South Nexus, 11 January 2002. For the second time in three months, the 9th South Asian Federation (SAF) Games, scheduled to be held here in March, have been postponed due to the prevailing tensions with India...

Local government elections postponed by two weeks Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1758 slt 10.01.02. The Local government elections due on March first has been postponed by two weeks...

Sports minister announce new team of cricket selectors. Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1804 slt 10.01.02. Former Sri Lankan cricket captain Michael Tisserra has been appointed as the new chairman of selectors...

"DMK opposed to LTTE's activities" The Hindu NUS, Jan. 10 22.30 hrs (IST). DMK president M Karunanidhi tonight made it clear that his party was opposed to LTTE's activities on Indian territory...

Tamil Nadu DMK misgivings over LTTE bid The Hindu (Southern States), 11-01-2002 . The DMK, once a supporter of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, has serious misgivings over its attempt at making Chennai a base for its political ideologue, Anton Balasingham, to facilitate peace talks...

Don't drag DMK into LTTE issue: Karunanidhi The Hindu (Southern States), 11-01-2002 . The DMK president, M. Karunanidhi, today objected to the Chief Minister, O...

Facilitate talks: Nedumaran The Hindu (Southern States), 11-01-2002 . The Centre should extend all help for the smooth conduct of talks between the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE for finding a peaceful solution to the island nation's ethnic problem, the Tamizhar Desiya Iyakkam leader, P...

PM requested not to allow LTTE presence in TN The Hindustan Times, Chennai, January 10 . Tamil Nadu government on Thursday asked the Centre not to permit the LTTE to have its presence in any form in India, especially in the state...

LTTE attempt to regain legitimacy in India? Hindu - Nirupama Subramanian , 10-01-2002 . The request by the LTTE for its London representative, Anton Balasingham, to be relocated to Chennai and for peace talks to take place in a south Indian city, is a ``transparent ploy'' to regain legitimacy in India but once again raised ``awkward'' questions for New Delhi on the role it wants to play in the Sri Lankan peace process, observers and analysts said here...

LTTE issue in Centre’s court: MK Yahoo India, 10 January 2002. DMK president M Karunanidhi today said it was for the Centre to decide on lifting the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to find an amicable solution to the vexed ethnic strife in Sri Lanka...

Sharjah offers to host ICC Knockout HT, 10 January 2002. A day after India withdrew its bid to host the ICC Knockout tournament, the Emirates Cricket Board, jubilant over staging upcoming Pakistan's home Test series against West Indies in Sharjah, has offered to host the ICC event too...

12 students injured, four hospitalised Daily Mirror, 10 January 2002. A clash between two factions at the Kelaniya University on Tuesday left 12 students injured and four of them had been admitted to hospital, police said yesterday...

Tea exports till Nov `01 dip 17% Yahoo India, Thursday January 10, 4:32 PM. Tea Board officials said on Wednesday that India`s tea exports in the first 11 months of 2001 fell 17.31 per cent to 154.19 million kg from 186.45 million kg in the corresponding period of previous fiscal...

SAF Games postponed again Yahoo India, Thursday January 10, 9:40 PM. Islamabad, Jan 10 (PTI) For the second time in three months, the 9th South Asian Federation (SAF) Games, scheduled to be held here in March, have been postponed due to the prevailing tensions with India...

‘Let Balasingham come to Chennai’ Yahoo India, 10 January 2002. Senior MDMK leader and Union Minister of State for Non-Conventional Energy M Kannappan today said there was nothing wrong in allowing LTTE spokesman Anton Balasingham to camp at Chennai or any other city to facilitate peace talks between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government...

Gas prices come down Amantha Perera in Colombo, 6.20p.m. SLT Wednesday, January 09. Gas prices have been reduced to Rs 350 per cylinder, Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake announced this afternoon...

Norway to help tie up Sri Lanka truce The Indian Express, 10 January 2002. The Sri Lankan peace process, deadlocked for eight months now, is set to resume, with a three-member Norwegian team arriving here for consultations with the government...

Vavuniya pass system relaxed, fuel coupon abolished Island, 10 January 2002. The pass system imposed for ten years by army and police in Vavuniya is expected to be greatly relaxed on January 15 as part of a series of extensive government measures to create an atmosphere conducive to proposed peace talks with the LTTE...

Sri Lanka extend their winning streak to seven Yahoo India, 10 January 2002. The sunlight bathed down on the Asgiriya International Cricket Stadium, giving the green light for a result with no interruptions from rain, as Sri Lanka quest to see the end of another imposing victory against the Zimbabweans on the fourth day of the second test...

ICC takes another step in fight against corruption Yahoo India, 10 January 2002. The International Cricket Council has moved ahead in its bid to root out corruption in the game by deciding to appoint six persons on a full time basis in its Anti-Corruption Unit led by Sir Paul Condon...

Party leaders hold talks on the constitutional council Amantha Perera in Colombo, 6.25p.m. SLT Wednesday, January 9. A discussion took place today in parliament on the composition of the constitutional council that is to be set up under the 17th Amendment to the Constitution...

LTTE softens stand on lifting of ban Times of India, 10 January 2002. Despite the LTTE demanding that de-proscription should be a pre-requisite for peace talks with the government Tamil sources say the rebel group appears to have softened its stance...

Sri Lanka set to host ICC KnockOut Cricinfo, Jan 9. Sri Lanka are set to stage the International Cricket Council (ICC) Knockout Trophy in September after India's decision not to host the popular ten-team tournament...

Minister sees progress in Sri Lanka peace process MSNBC, Colombo, Jan. 9. (PTI). Sri Lanka hopes a recent truce and plans to lift an economic embargo will enable talks with Tamil Tigers to focus on the key rebel demand of a separate state, the country's new foreign minister said on Wednesday...

Centre has to decide on lifting ban on LTTE: Karunanidhi Yahoo India, 10 January 2002. DMK Chief M Karunanidhi today said it was for the centre to decide on lifting the ban on LTTE to find an amicable solution to the vexed enthic strife in Sri Lanka...

Key Sri Lankan highway to Tamil area set to reopen Yahoo/IANS, 09 January 2002. A key highway in Sri Lanka linking the Tamil-dominated north and the Sinhalese south is likely to be reopened to send food and other essentials to areas controlled by rebels...

India in a fix over LTTE request NDTV/MSNBC, 09 January 2002. After years of alienation following the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has put in a formal request seeking India's assistance...

Mini polls, budget delayed Daily Mirror, 09 January 2002. A potential constitutional and political dispute arose yesterday with President Chandrika Kumaratunga not sending the controversial local government amendment bill to the Supreme Court for a ruling on its constitutionality...

Three Sri Lankans arrested Yahoo India, 09 January 2002. Three Sri Lankan nationals were taken into custody for allegedly producing forged no objection certificate from the police to enable one of them to go out of India...

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