‘Yaldevi’ to resume next year: India HC

Friday, 20 July 2012 23:48

The Yaldevi train is set to resume services from Colombo to Jaffna next year ahead of schedule, Indian High Commissioner Ashok. K. Kantha said. He said the Indian government was currently taking all necessary measures to ensure that the service would resume within the next year.

The High Commissioner made these remarks at an International Research Conference held in Jaffna, organized by the academics of the Jaffna University.

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-1+27 # Ayam 2012-07-21 00:18

Great news...

-4+22 # Dilip 2012-07-21 00:23

In my dream, they completed the house scheme project and helped the refugees to relocate and now Yal Devi...DM please don't waste your time with these kind of braking news...

-8+18 # bandara 2012-07-21 12:03

delay is implementing the housing project to help relocate refugees is not the problem of the Indian govt. but due to the lethargy and non committment of Sl Govt. the Indians are only doing SL a favour, it is not their responsibility, but that of the SL Govt. which can afford to build houses for the army in the north and east , and build buddhist temples there,but not for the civilains

-2+5 # Tharaka 2012-07-21 21:34

my friend, in world politics, nobody does nobody favors. Its all business. every action has a plan behind it.

-4+7 # MI 2012-07-21 00:24

YES SIR.......

-7+38 # Gamini Amarasinghe 2012-07-21 00:31

Can you please explain, why is the Indian HC. making this announcement instead of the SL Government

-1+7 # upul 2012-07-21 08:17

Yes. Recently IMF local representative had a media briefing and commented , increase of duties of imports such as vehicles etc. is good decision by our government taken.

-6+6 # nihu 2012-07-21 10:46

How come???- its disgrace to the Government of Sri Lanka - send him back !!

-8+17 # bandara 2012-07-21 12:05

are you so dumb Gamini, because it is the Indian govt. which is funding and building it and not the SL Govt.

-10+7 # Russell J 2012-07-21 13:39

Why don't u settle down in India.even they have funded ,there is no authority to comment on it.I think u are out of your mind.shame on u .

-1+2 # patriot 2012-07-21 21:41

Good question. It seems like our central government is in India!!

-4+6 # gamarala 2012-07-21 01:26

dafaq do indians have to do with this?

-5+20 # kumaraya 2012-07-21 02:19

So it is the Indian High Commission who manages the affairs of our country!!

-10+8 # Dadoriya 2012-07-21 02:38

Get the coast line trains as planed to run at 100Km between Kalutara and Galle as planed first.

-9+5 # Jayantha 2012-07-21 02:53

Who the Hell do you think (?), having the Right to ask us these Questions???
Send back our refugees; so that you have nothing to do with us. We can look after Us & our refugees ourselves!!!

-9+4 # Russell J 2012-07-21 10:47

Yes..mind your own busines.we are not a part of India...

-5+8 # Yuri 2012-07-21 14:52

Yes but Sl is very much depend on India even for food

-1+10 # bandara 2012-07-21 12:12

since you have commented on this forum, I am sure you understand english. where in the article does it say that he has asked any questions???

Take their money shamelessly and talk of sending hom back

-13+9 # Powerlesserless 2012-07-21 04:36

What is so special about it to announce. We have lived without so long, and can live without it for another 30 or 40 years.
I wonder, who really needs this train, and why?

-4+15 # Vijitha 2012-07-21 04:48

Why is the Indian HC is making the statement?
Is Jaffna a part of India?

-1+6 # cxcb 2012-07-21 06:05

Douglas wont be happy with this news.

-4+7 # wije 2012-07-21 07:32

How can this Indian envoy tell us about "yarl devi" train to Jaffna.
There is no information from so called Srilanka regim. Is Jaffna
(yaalpaanam) part of Indian State? Shame on you who talk about Sri lanka sovereignty. Hopefully in another 10 Years time the entire Sri lanka will be part of one of Indian state

-13+7 # IrangaJ 2012-07-21 07:38

You can never trust indian technology !

-2+16 # bandara 2012-07-21 12:07

do you have any alternate SL technology?
Don't talk through your sitting side, Indians have the largest rail net work in the world

-10+11 # Nodrog 2012-07-21 08:30

China has helped us so much but they never made their own announcements on projects undertaken unlike the Indians. Now we know who has class and who doesn't.

-7+8 # bandara 2012-07-21 12:09

Sl is all the time just receiving aid/grant and borowing from the rest of the world from who ever cares to give, what a High Class the SL are in

-7+6 # nicky karunarathna 2012-07-21 08:49

India think it is big news. Tell these guys we had all these things before their chums LTTE destroyed everything what we had with their help, aids and abeting. So it is their duty to put those infrastructure back in place on their account.

-5+2 # MARAVAN 2012-07-21 09:07

Don't worry It won't happen..... Omanthai took two years pls

-4+2 # ravi 2012-07-21 09:07

If you like or not but you have to go with them only MR and the team know about it..

-3+4 # Yuri 2012-07-21 09:14

High way for China, Trail track for India.. we do not need gov just red cross sufficient

-0+4 # Jagath Leanage 2012-07-21 09:42

So glad to hear that.Infact I took a ticket for Rs.1000/- long time ago and its called "Hadawathata ticket Ekak".I am sure I will get a chance to go in the very 1st journey and anxious to do so.

-1+4 # Bitter Truth 2012-07-21 09:52

I think we dont have enough ministers to announce this. Now SL gov has outsourced certain jobs like this to some other country diplomats? May be to save some bugs??? Wonder whats the commision earned in this by Fam & Co???

-3+2 # sarath banda 2012-07-21 10:52

yarldevi is the express train and the indians are moving to the north of S L at a speed

-1+3 # RajasH 2012-07-21 12:29

This is nothing to do with Sri Lanka he is trying to appease the Tamil Nadu politicians under instruction from Congress

-0+3 # Soothsayer 2012-07-21 12:49

Unbelievable!

-0+4 # joker 2012-07-21 13:00

Jaffna Colombo was one of the lucrative routes for the CGR in the days gone by................................

-2+4 # sinhala for india 2012-07-21 14:22

Yes very good news and we should merge with india. when can I start voting in indian election

-1+5 # Rajan 2012-07-21 14:36

India reduced the housing project from 55 to 44 thousands recently. Hope they do not stop the train at Kodikamam.

-3+2 # Real peace 2012-07-21 19:02

Hidden plans to connect Yarl Devi to Tamil Nadu?

-0+1 # Sri Minnal 2012-07-21 21:36

This will not happen. India will never leran her experience in the hands of MR.

-4+1 # Alpenrock 2012-07-21 22:07

all tamils should thanks MAHINDA FOR WIPING OUR TIGERS

-1+0 # garawi 2012-07-22 07:27

So is it India now running the rail services in Sri Lanka to issue statements like this?? How dare they do this and we allow them to do so?? Even if India funds it, they still have no rights to issue such statements. This is bullying to the lowest extents.

-1+0 # garawi 2012-07-22 07:41

Exactly!

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