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Asian Tribune is published by World Institute For Asian Studies|Powered by WIAS Vol. 11 No. 295               

Sunday Celebrity

Blockade at Kundankulam n-project stops scientists’ visit

Fri, 2011-10-14 00:31 — editor
From R. Vasudevan - Reporting from New Delhi

The agitation against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant near Tirunelveli picked up momentum on Thursday with more than 10,000 activists laying siege to all the entry points to the project site.

Sonia Gandhi asks top party leaders to back Home Minister

Sat, 2011-09-24 02:08 — editor
From R. Vasudevan - Reporting from New Delhi

It is quite clear that Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi along with the Prime Minister is determined to strongly defend Home minister P. Chidambaram in the current row over his role inn the 2G Spectrum scam.

Sri Lanka President warmly welcomed in Russia

Fri, 2011-06-17 02:05 — editor
By Muditha Gamage in Colombo


Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for Russia on Thursday (16th) morning to participate in the “St. Petersburg international Economic Forum”. He was warmly welcomed on his arrival.

Rape charged leveled against the film director and LTTE supporter Sebastian Seeman: Actres Vijayalakshmi

Sun, 2011-06-05 03:57 — editor
Sathyalaya Ramakrishnan reporting from Chennai


The Chennai City Police has registered a rape case against Sri Lankan origin and strong supporter of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabakaran and the Tamil film director Sebastian alias Seeman on a complaint lodged by famous cine actress Vijayalakshmi.

TN elections 2011: AIADMK and DMDK announces candidates-Jayalalithaa from Srirangam and Vijayakanth from Rishivandiam

Tue, 2011-03-22 11:21 — editor
Sathyalaya Raamkrishnan reporting from Chennai

The All India Anna Dravida Kazhagagam(AIADMK) supremo J Jayalalithaa has decided to contest from Srirangm Constituency and her new confident actor turned politician DMDK leader Vijayakanth seeking his fortune from Rishivandiyam instead of his earlier constituency Viruthachalam.

Globally one in ten people or 650 million has a disability

Mon, 2010-12-06 04:46 — editor
By Quintus Perera – Asian Tribune

International Labour Organization (ILO) Colombo Office in a dispatch indicate that Juan Somavia, Director General; ILO as saying that the focus on "Keeping the promise: Mainstreaming disability in the Millennium Development Goals towards 2015 and beyond".

Sri Lanka: CA allowed to go ahead for hearing Writ Petition filed by former Army Commander Fonseka challenging the order of the 1st Court Martial

Tue, 2010-11-30 05:26 — editor
By S.S.Janagan

The Court of Appeal yesterday (29) permitted to go ahead with the Writ Petition of the former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka challenging the impugned order of the 1st Court Martial which sentenced him for cashiering.

Govt won’t file case against Arundhati, Geelani

Fri, 2010-10-29 05:02 — editor
From R. Vasudevan---Reporting from New Delhi

The government on Thursday decided not to file any case against hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and activist Arundhati Roy for purportedly giving "hate speeches" at a seminar held in New Delhi last week.

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