CARE International begins construction of permanent houses in Trinco

[TamilNet, Friday, 23 September 2005, 17:48 GMT]
Mr. Nick Osborne, Country Director of CARE International- Sri Lanka Thursday laid the foundation construction of permanent houses for tsunami-affected families in Naduoothu, a Muslim village in Kinniya division in Trincomalee district. The project is conducted under the Post Tsunami Recovery and Development Program. 125 houses will be constructed in the first phase.
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Police sergeant succumbs to wounds

[TamilNet, Thursday, 22 September 2005, 15:48 GMT]
Police Seargeant Mr. Wimalaratna, 57, who was shot and wounded by two motorbike-riding gunmen, succumbed to his gunshot wounds while he was being transferred from Akkaraipattu Hospital to Amparai Hospital in serious condition, hospital sources said. The sergeant was shot Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Akkaraipattu, 64 km south of Batticaloa town.
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Tamil youth found dead at Colombo lodge

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 21 September 2005, 18:42 GMT]
Dead body of Mr. Vivekanandarajah Kandasamy, a 23-years-old Tamil youth from Akkaraipattu in Amparai district, was recovered by Pettah Police from a lodge in Colombo Wednesday evening.
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Election Commissioner holds talks with heads of armed forces, Police

[TamilNet, Monday, 12 September 2005, 16:58 GMT]
Mr.Dayananda Dissanayake, Commissioner General of Elections Monday morning held discussions with the heads of three armed forces, Sri Lanka Army (SLA), Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) regarding the security to be provided during the forthcoming presidential election which is expected to be held during the second week of November this year, Deputy Commissioner of Elections Mr.W.Siriwardene said.
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Two STF soldiers, policeman killed in two attacks in Batticaloa

[TamilNet, Thursday, 08 September 2005, 14:23 GMT]
Two Sri Lankan armed personnel were killed, five Special Task Forces soldiers and five civilians were injured in two separate clashes when unidentified gunmen attacked STF soldiers and policemen who were monitoring the Batticaloa - Kalmunai Road in Manmunai, 7 km south of Batticaloa between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m. Thursday.
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Aquaculture Division acts on post-tsunami fisheries sector recovery

[TamilNet, Thursday, 08 September 2005, 08:43 GMT]
Fisheries and Aquaculture Department formed in the wake of tsunami has been co-ordinating fisheries related recovery programs in each district of the NorthEast. Headed by Mr.K.Sivarasa, Senior Advisor at Fisheries Department, Tromso, Norway, and advised by Jaffna University senior lectures specialized in fisheries sector the department employed 40 field assistants with fisheries diploma to complete a thorough survey of tsunami damages and the livelihood needs of the affected families in the NorthEast, officials said.
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STF raids LTTE offices in Amparai

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 06 September 2005, 14:44 GMT]
Soldiers of the Special Task Force (STF), the elite counter insurgency arm of the Sri Lanka armed forces, entered the Liberation Tigers' political offices in Sri Lanka Army (SLA) held Pandiruppu and Navithanveli in Kalmumai in Amparai district Tuesday evening. STF soldiers forced their way in by braking the doors and seized documents and stationary, sources said.
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Police station, checkpost attacked in Amparai district

[TamilNet, Monday, 05 September 2005, 16:30 GMT]
Unidentified attackers lobbed two grenades into Sammanthurai police station located on Kalmunai-Amparai main road at 7:30 p.m.. The attackers also fired at the police station building, Police sources said. Later, at 8:45 p.m., another Police post at Maruthamunai on Batticaloa - Kalmunai road came under gunfire.
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Grenade attack on Akkaraipattu Police sentry

[TamilNet, Sunday, 04 September 2005, 18:54 GMT]
Two unidentified men riding a motorbike on Pottuvil - Kalmunai road lobbed a grenade at a police checkpost near Akkaraipattu Police station in Amparai district Sunday at 9:30 p.m., police said.
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WUSC assists youths in Trincomalee

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 18:07 GMT]
World University Service of Canada (WUSC) donated twenty sewing machines to the first batch of girls and boys who have completed six months' sewing training course in the Government Technical College in Trincomalee. The course was conducted under the Project for Rehabilitation through Education and Training (PRET) of the WUSC.
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STF soldiers attack cloth dealer in Thirukkovil

[TamilNet, Sunday, 21 August 2005, 13:23 GMT]
Special Task Force (STF) soldiers attacked Mr. R. Selvarajah Pragalathan, 22, a cloth dealer who had come from the Liberation Tigers controlled area to Sri Lanka Army controlled Akkaraipattu town to purchase cloths. Mr. Pragalathan, was attacked by STF soldiers stationed at Kanjirankuddah checkpost in Thirukkovil on Sunday evening around 3:00 p.m.when he was on his way back to his village, sources said.
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Child Vision survey identifies five thousand disabled in East

[TamilNet, Saturday, 20 August 2005, 15:16 GMT]
Child Vision, a non-governmental organization has launched a project in the eastern province to identify disabled persons who were affected by tsunami and war and to rehabilitate them. Mr.Rumaiz, Chief Executive of the Child Vision, said that according to a survey conducted so far in 6 divisions in Trincomalee district, 10 in Batticaloa district and 13 in Amparai district, about 5409 persons have been identified with disabilities in the three districts related to visual, speech, hearing, mobility, intellectual, mental illness and other psychological disorders.
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Gunmen open fire on Sammanthurai Police station

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 06:58 GMT]
Unidentified attackers armed with automatic rifles opened fire on Sammanthurai police station Tuesday night around 11:30 p.m. Police constables returned fire on the attackers. No one was injured, Police said.
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STF soldier, policeman, homeguard injured in Akkaraipattu

[TamilNet, Sunday, 14 August 2005, 17:18 GMT]
An STF soldier, a policeman and a homeguard were seriously injured at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, when unidentified attackers lobbed a grenade into their checkpost located on RKM Road in Akkaraipattu, 64 km. south of Batticaloa, Police said. The injured men were rushed to Akkaraipattu Hospital and later transferred to Amparai Hospital. Tension prevails in Akkaraipattu following the attack.
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STF soldiers storm Karaithivu LTTE office, arrest four

[TamilNet, Sunday, 14 August 2005, 09:01 GMT]
Special Task Force (STF) soldiers who stormed the Karaithivu political office of the Liberation Tigers in Kalmunai arrested Mr. Uthayamenan, a political cadre of the LTTE and three civilians in the office around 8:00 a.m. Sunday, Police said. Later, the STF soldiers handed over the persons to Sammanthurai Police. The arrests were made to investigate the recent attacks on police and security posts in Amparai district, the STF soldiers had told the Police.
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STF arrests farmers in Akkaraipattu

[TamilNet, Saturday, 13 August 2005, 18:09 GMT]
Nine Tamil farmers were arrested by the Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) soldiers in Akkaraipattu and Kanjirankuda in Amparai district Saturday noon. The arrested men were taken to Akkaraipattu and Kanjirankuda STF camps, villagers said.
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Grenade lobbed at Thirukkovil police station

[TamilNet, Saturday, 13 August 2005, 17:57 GMT]
Two unidentified gunmen riding a motorbike lobbed a grenade and shot into the main entrance of the police station in Thirukkovil around 8:45 p.m. Saturday. No one was injured in the attack, Thirukkovil Police Officer-In Charge (OIC) Mr. Ahmeer said.
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STF water bowser attacked in Pothuvil

[TamilNet, Friday, 12 August 2005, 15:37 GMT]
Unidentified gunmen fired at a water bowser belonging to Special Task Force (STF) Friday evening around 4:30 p.m. at Sangamamkandy in Pothuvil, 90 km. south of Batticaloa. Three STF soldiers sustained minor injuries and the vehicle was damaged, Police said.
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One policeman killed, two injured in Amparai

[TamilNet, Friday, 12 August 2005, 13:35 GMT]
A Police Constable, Mr. Athukorala, was shot and killed and two other policemen were seriously injured when unidentfied gunmen shot at a police mobile unit Friday evening around 2:30 p.m. at Dehiyathakandia in Amparai district in the East. Injured police constables have been admitted to Amparai Hospital, Police said.
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Police constable shot in Kalmunai

[TamilNet, Friday, 12 August 2005, 13:05 GMT]
A police constable, Mr. Farook, 35, was shot and injured Friday noon in Karaithivu, 48 kilometres south of Batticaloa. The constable was on duty at Vettuvaikalavai Bridge with two other police constables when the incident happened. The gunmen fired from a long distance, from an abandoned land, Police said.
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