Air Force bangs at LTTE's Sea Tiger nerve centre - Mullaithivu

Air Force fighter jets pounded one of the nerve centers of sea tiger Wing at Kaivelikulam North West of Puthukkudiyiruppu this afternoon (Saturday the 26th of January).

According to the Air Force sources, fighter jets have carried out air sorties at 1.05 p.m. targeting a covert meeting of sea tiger leaders and the attack has been carried out on real time ground intelligence, the sources further added.

Fighter pilots have confirmed that the target was accurately hit.

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Prabhakaran In India To Recuperate From Wounds?

Rumours of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supremo V. Prabhakaran having crossed the Palk Straits to India to recuperate from wounds sent the Tamil Nadu police into a tizzy Friday.

The state police's anti-extremist wing - the 'Q' Branch - refused to comment on the rumours that said Prabhakaran may have been seriously wounded and moved to Tamil Nadu.

There were enough indications here that the law and order machinery was pressed into service to check all hospitals across the state for persons with unexplained wounds.

Meanwhile, fishermen belonging to Rameshwaram, 600 km south of here, are on an indefinite strike to demand removal of floating mines in the expanse of water separating India from Sri Lanka.

Fishermen's associations have threatened to block roads from Feb 1 if their charter of demands, including for immediate release of 12 of their comrades allegedly held by the Sri Lankan navy, is not met

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India not playing any military role in Sri Lanka: envoy

India does not play any military role in the Sri Lankan conflict, the country's envoy to the US has said, while hailing New Delhi's role in the "political context".

"In the current military campaign there has been no role of India. But in a political context it has been a very positive role they have played and we are very appreciative of that. And from understandable reasons India does not get involved in the military campaign," Ambassador Bernard Goonetilleke said in response to a question from PTI.

He was speaking here at a discussion on the "Ceasefire Agreement, the Peace Process and the International Community".

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Batti polls: Nominations period ends

The submission of nominations for municipal and urban council polls in the Batticaloa district concluded yesterday, the Elections Commissioner’s office said.

The polls, to be held on March 10, will elect representatives for nine local bodies.

Around 61 nominations lists have been submitted by six political parties and independent groups.

Nine nominations lists have been rejected, elections officials said. The United People’s Freedom Alliance, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, National Development Front, National Congress, Eelam Democratic Front and the Tamil Eelamakkal Viduthalai Pulikal are among the parties contesting the poll.

The UNP will not contest. The Government decided to hold elections in the East after liberating the Eastern province from the LTTE.

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