Reports By Veeraraghav T M

LTTE gone but Sri Lanka pauses at crossroads

The Sri Lankan military's against victory against the LTTE in May 2009 altered the dynamics of the long-standing ethnic Tamil versus Sinhala conflict. Eight months later the sound of guns was replaced by the sound of fireworks on the streets of Colombo. President Mahinda Rajpaksa returned to power in elections but Tamils in the North did vote against him. Will Rajpaksa's electoral win the bigger battle facing Sri Lanka, the battle for a political and social solution to the ethnic Tamil versus Sinhala conflict?

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ltte-gone-but-sri-lanka-pauses-at-crossroads/109497-2.html

Rajapakse defeats Fonseka in Lanka presidential poll

Sri Lanka has decided that President Mahinda Rajapaksa is their real war hero. He defeated General Sarath Fonseka in the Presidential election.. leading by almost 60 percent votes.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rajapakse-defeats-fonseka-in-lanka-presidential-poll/109284-2.html

Home a big issue for Lankan Tamil, not polls

In a camp for the internally displaced people in Northern Sri Lanka, people who have lost everything they had in the battle between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan Army have been housed. Eight months after the war ended and Colombo got ready to decide between former Sri Lankan Army chief General Sarath Fonseka and President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the conversations in the refugee camp aren't about the politics or the final outcome but about when they will get back home.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/home-a-big-issue-for-lankan-tamil-not-polls/109205-2.html

SL Tamils divided between Gen Fonseka, Rajapaksa

Jaffna, the birthplace of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, will soon vote for Sri Lanka's next president. Jaffna's fishermen are back at sea and the fish markets are loud and noisy once again. The regular market works as if nothing ever happened in Jaffna town. The birthplace of the LTTE seems to be back to normal eight months after the Tigers were eliminated.

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Fonseka-Rajapaksa battle decider on January 26

The man responsible for eliminating the LTTE and its chief are now looking to win Sri Lanka's Presidential election. On the 26th of January- Sri Lanka will witness a fight between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his former army chief Sarath Fonseka for the nation's highest office.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/fonsekarajapaksa-battle-decider-on-january-26/109096-2.html

World look on closely as Sri Lanka goes to polls

All eyes are on Sri Lanka where a fierce electoral battle is on for the post of the president. The main competitors are President Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Sri Lanka Army chief General Sarath Fonseka. Rajapaksa is on a campaign for votes in a presidential election that he advance by two years after the Sri Lankan Army killed LTTE chief V Prabhakaran in May 2009.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/world-look-on-closely-as-sri-lanka-goes-to-polls/109071-2.html

Telangana meet to be no cake walk for Home Minister

Ahead of the all-party conference on Telangana, TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao has demanded an immediate Parliament law to facilitate formation of a separate state. K.Chandrashekar Rao said, "Our earnest appeal to the Central Government is to form a separate Telenganan as early as possible."

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State mulls panel to solve Telangana turmoil

There seems to be no end in sight to the Telangana turmoil as student protests continued on Monday. Sources say the Centre is considering a mechanism - either a panel or committee - to look into the Telangana issue.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/state-mulls-panel-to-solve-telangana-turmoil/107883-37.html

Andhra waits to solve Telangana tangle another day

The Andhra Pradesh government tried to calm tempers on Monday by adjourning the state assembly to get some time to discuss the issue of splitting the state.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/andhra-waits-to-solve-telangana-tangle-another-day/107112-37.html

KCR's son confident of getting Telangana soon

Centre's decision to divided Andhra Pradesh has divided the political parties and leaders into pro and anti-Telangana groups. Rayalseema and coastal Andhra are against Telangana and the state is witnessing violent protests. In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN, KCR's son KT Rama Rao said that his party will not agitate for creating Telangana and instead wait a little longer for the state to be created.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kcrs-son-confident-of-getting-telangana-soon/106980-37.html

Has the fast helped resurrect KCR's political career?

As TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao emerged from the hospital on Thursday there were no celebrations. It was perhaps a reminder that the Telangana victory they claimed to have scored has now turned into a confrontation.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/has-the-fast-helped-resurrect-kcrs-political-career/106959-37.html

Telangana state delayed indefinitely: What next?

The proposed resolution for a separate Telangana has now been delayed indefinitely. This following pressure from non-Telangana legislators. 128 MLAs resigned in protest. A report.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/telangana-state-delayed-indefinitely-what-next/106955-37.html

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