Chandrabanu’s coins have been found in the north and there are place names such as Chavakaccheri in Jaffna peninsula . Around 1258, Jatavarman Sundara Pandya from the neighboring Tamil kingdom ...

The greater part of Jaffna peninsula was under LTTE control then ... Nadesan who was married to a Sinhala policewoman Vineetha Gunasekera , helped the tigers to draw up blueprints and maps necessary ...

The idea given was about 5 centuries before the creation of the provinces, i.e. 13 th century, "North" probably refered to the northern boundary of the Vanniyya adjacent to Yapapatuna (the Jaffna ...

The iconic Jaffna International Trade Fair (JITF) that has been held consistently in the Northern peninsula for the past 14 years hosting over 300 stalls and thereby strengthening a range of small and ...

A strong backlash from politicians and intellectuals in Jaffna, over the renaming the India-built Jaffna Cultural Centre as Thiruvalluvar Cultural Centre, has prompted Indian authorities to put up ...

Flurries with a high of 20 °F (-6.7 °C) and a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds from NW to WNW at 14 to 15 mph (22.5 to 24.1 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 59% chance of precipitation. Winds ...

“The JITF is the human connection that links the beautiful Jaffna peninsula with the rest of the country as well as the world,” Aasim Mukthar, CEO of Lanka Exhibition and Conference Services (LECS) ...

The academic staff of the Jaffna University has resorted to a trade union action on five demands, including stern disciplinary action against the misdemeasnour of the students. The lecturers of ...

In a concerning incident, two Indian fishermen from Karaikal were injured when the Sri Lankan Navy allegedly opened fire in the Jaffna Sea. The fishermen were part of a group of 13 who had ...

In 2012, Iran threatened to take legal action against Google over its decision to drop the term "Persian Gulf" from its Google Maps and leaving the waterway between Iran and the Arabian peninsula ...

Google Maps will reflect President Trump’s changes in the United States and will show the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley, Fox News Digital has learned. Google will make the changes once ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 59 °F (15 °C). Winds SSE at 6 mph (9.7 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds from SSE to SE at 3 to 6 mph (4.8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 45 °F (7.2 °C). Showers ...