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  Sri Lankan government blocks Facebook, Whatsapp after unrest

  World | May 13, 2019 11:17 IST

  The blockade comes a day after Sri Lankan police imposed curfew in the country's western coastal town of Chilaw where a mob attacked a mosque and some shops owned by Muslims in a dispute that started on a Facebook post by a Muslim shop owner.

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  594 child soldiers among 12,000 LTTE members rehabilitated by Sri Lanka govt

  World | July 24, 2018 19:25 IST

  There were 594 child soldiers among those rehabilitated during the period from 2008 to 2018, the RTI reply said.

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  PM Narendra Modi meets Tamil National Alliance delegation

  India | August 23, 2014 13:40 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met a six-member delegation of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) from Sri Lanka. The visit of TNA leaders is part of India's continuing engagement with the government

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  Jayalalithaa seeks diplomatic action for release of fishermen

  Politics | June 30, 2014 13:41 IST

  Chennai: Seeking strong diplomatic action from the Centre for release of 28 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said the Centre should “not” treat the IMBL with