By 247latestnews on May 27, 2015
gang rape, Jaffna, srilanka, tamil
SOUTH ASIA, SRI LANKA

7 Years old girl abducted and gang raped at Paranthan, Selvapuram,Killinochchie on last Monday. Schoolgirl was abducted while on her way to school was abducted and raped while at the public toilet. Suspects have left the girl inside the toilet. She has been rescued by Killinochchie police and rushed to the Killinochchie hospital. She was […]
By 247latestnews on May 27, 2015
SOUTH ASIA, SRI LANKA

Austrian police have arrested several security employees at the Vienna Airport including a Sri Lankan for allegedly smuggling illegal immigrants from Sri Lanka to the UK and the US, The Telegraph reported yesterday. Two members of airport security staff are being held in custody on suspicion of allowing passengers without visas or proper travel documents […]
By 247latestnews on May 27, 2015
gang rape, Jaffna, srilanka, Vidhya, Vidhya Gang Rape
SRI LANKA

A protest was staged at the Borella Cemetery Roundabout condemning the rape and murder of Vidya Sivaloganadan, a schoolgirl in Jaffna. The protesters staged this demonstration demanding justice for Vidya Sivaloganadan. A list of 16 demands for women and children was also presented during this protest. The protest concluded following a candlelight vigil for the […]
By 247latestnews on May 26, 2015
gang rape, Jaffna, Maithripala Sirisena, srilanka, Vidhya
SRI LANKA

Head of state president Maithripala Sirisena expressed his deepest condolence to mother and brother of Vidhya brutally raped and murdered in Kayts at Northern Governors office today. President Maithripala Sirisena paid sudden visit to Jaffna to investigate on death of Vidhya and the tense situation reported in the area. President hold discussions with Northern Governor […]
By 247latestnews on May 26, 2015
INDIA, SRI LANKA

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in India has refused to certify ‘Porkalathil Oru Poo,’ a film based on real life story of television journalist, Isaipriya, who was allegedly killed in captivity by the Sri Lankan armed forces in the final stages of the civil war in 2009, on the grounds that the film […]
By 247latestnews on May 26, 2015
Jaffna, swiss kumar, Vidhya Gang Rape
SOUTH ASIA, SRI LANKA

President Maithiripala Sirisena pays sudden visit to Jaffna to hold discussion on tense situation reported in Jaffna peninsula after death on schoolgirl at Kayts. Special discussion is currently underway at the Jaffna Vembhadi Women College as Journalists are not permitted to report news on this discussion. I strongly condemns the death of schoolgirl at Kayts, president […]
By 247latestnews on May 25, 2015
Jaffna, rape, swiss kumar, Vidhya Gang Rape
SOUTH ASIA, SRI LANKA

Sri Lankan police came under fire Saturday for their failure to act after the gang rape and murder of a teenage girl in the district of Jaffna, as tensions heightened in the former war zone following angry protests over the incident. Children’s Affairs Minister Rosy Senanayake slammed police for their response to a complaint after […]
By 247latestnews on May 25, 2015
gang rape, Jaffna, srilanka, Vidhya
SRI LANKA

Batticaloa Kallaru and divisional Kallaru people both together held a demonstration yesterday insisting death penalty given the culprits who have brutally murdered the Jaffna Punguditivu student Vithya. Such incident should not take place and for fear should be established among the culprits death sentence should be publicly granted to this culprits. Such rule should be […]
By 247latestnews on May 25, 2015
Jaffna, rape, swiss, Vidhya Gang Rape
SRI LANKA

Hundreds of people gathered and held a candlelight vigil in Colombo Independence Square in memory of a school girl Vithya who was brutally raped and killed in Punguduthivu, Jaffna. The event was organized by the State Minister for Children Affairs Rosy Senanayake.
By 247latestnews on May 24, 2015
SOUTH ASIA, SRI LANKA

The month of July is chosen as it is a month which has roots deeply connected to the ethnic conflict of the country and any conflict sparked during that month would deeply hurt the sentiments of the global Tamil masses and enrage them, the newspaper adds, further quoting sources. ‘Randiva’ further reports : The initial step […]
By 247latestnews on May 24, 2015
Jaffna, swiss, Vidhya Gang Rape
SRI LANKA

A 15-strong group of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) detectives arrived in Jaffna last night to conduct an urgent probe into a string of incidents that culminated in Wednesday’s attack on the Magistrate’s Court. The probe will centre on the causes that led to the incidents and whether any ‘anti national’ groups were attempting to destabilise […]