The Jaffna Fort still looms, weather-beaten and stubborn. Built by the Portuguese, expanded by the Dutch, it has seen more ...

The Coconut Cultivation Board has announced the launch of a special program titled “Coconut Fortnight” (‘Pol Desathiya’) as ...

The last journey of the 11th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, General Hamilton Wanasinghe, took place with full military ...

The Consulate General of India in Jaffna marked the International Day of Yoga 2025 with a grand celebration at the Thiruvalluvar Cultural Centre on Saturday (21) drawing over 1,700 participants from ...

Although a provincial correspondent, Sellathurai made a name for himself at and through the Virakesari .The quantitative output and qualitative nature of the news stories he filed from Jaffna made ...

The London Indian Film Festival will open its 16th edition with the U.K. premiere of “ Little Jaffna .” ...

Jaffna District, is to provide drinking water to about 300,000 people of Jaffna and Palai in Kilinochchi. The Auditor General reported that the loan period ends on 30 June 2026, and that under the ...

IndiGo introduces a new daily direct flight between Tiruchirappalli and Jaffna from March 30 to meet growing travel demands.

Lawrence Valin‘s feature directorial debut “Little Jaffna” is set to make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The first clip has been unveiled from the film. The film, which ...

The demand for travel between Chennai and Jaffna is evident, with over 21,000 passengers flying the route in just nine months last year. IndiGo's new direct flight provides a timely boost to this ...

A news story by Virakesari’s Jaffna correspondent was believed by readers. In later years a rival newspaper cast aspersions on Sellathurai’s coverage of the visit to Jaffna of Kundrakkudi ...