Articles for Northern Province

Storm sets off floods and landslides in Philippines, leaving at least 14 dead
4 months, 1 week ago

Storm sets off floods and landslides in Philippines, leaving at least 14 dead

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — A storm set off landslides and unleashed pounding rains that flooded many northern Philippine areas overnight into Monday, leaving at least 14 people dead and prompting authorities to suspend school classes and government work in the densely populated capital region. A landslide hit two small shanties on a hillside in Antipolo city on Monday in Rizal province …

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‘Talks should resume between fishing communities of Tamil Nadu, Northern Province’
7 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Talks should resume between fishing communities of Tamil Nadu, Northern Province’

The Hindu  

The idea of a resumption of talks between the fishing communities of Tamil Nadu and the Northern Province in Sri Lanka to resolve the fisheries dispute in the Palk Bay is again gaining ground. Recalling the previous rounds of talks between the two sides, the author states that the Tamil Nadu fishermen are conscious that their counterparts in the Northern …

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Hundreds of aftershocks shake earthquake-hit northern Philippines
2 years, 5 months ago

Hundreds of aftershocks shake earthquake-hit northern Philippines

Firstpost  

A 7.0 magnitude quake rippled across the mountainous area, toppling buildings, triggering landslides and shaking high-rise towers hundreds of kilometres away in the capital Manila Manila, Philippines: Anxious residents slept outside after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the earthquake-hit northern Philippines, locals said Thursday, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr inspected damage in the region. The powerful quake rippled across the mountainous …

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Explainer: The never-ending problem of Tamil Nadu’s fishermen
2 years, 10 months ago

Explainer: The never-ending problem of Tamil Nadu’s fishermen

The Hindu  

The story so far: The vexatious fisheries conflict in the Palk Bay between India and Sri Lanka, especially between Tamil Nadu and Northern Province, has again acquired intensity with the Sri Lankan Navy arresting 12 fishermen of Rameswaram and impounding two boats on Saturday on the charge of poaching in the territorial waters of Sri Lanka. On hearing this, Tamil …

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In Sri Lanka, yet another chance at post-war recovery
4 years, 10 months ago

In Sri Lanka, yet another chance at post-war recovery

The Hindu  

The cellophane wrap is yet to be peeled off. The structure in Madduvil village in Jaffna district in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province is an ‘economic centre’ initiated by the previous Maithripala Sirisena-Ranil Wickremesinghe government. ‘Development, not devolution’ Following his big election win in November 2019, propelled mostly by the majority Sinhalese community, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s message to the Tamils was …

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Sri Lankan spin king Muttiah Muralitharan offered governor’s post for Northern Province
5 years, 1 month ago

Sri Lankan spin king Muttiah Muralitharan offered governor’s post for Northern Province

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan is likely to be governor of the country’s Tamil-dominated Northern Province after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invited him to accept the post, a media report said on Wednesday. The 47-year-old ace spinner, the record holder for highest wickets in Test cricket, is among the three new governors tipped to be appointed by Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, …

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