Shortly after, under a mild December sun, I make my way to the Jaffna Fort. The second largest Dutch fort in Sri Lanka, built as a small garrison by the Portuguese in 1618,sections of it were ...

The Portuguese transferred the Jaffna capital from Nallur to Jaffna in 1621. It was easier to defend Jaffna than Nallur. Work on the Jaffna fort started in 1625 and was still continuing in 1637. Kayts ...

Jaffna District Commander Sathasivamillai Krishnakumar alias ‘Col’ Kittu was regarded as the uncrowned king of Jaffna in the ...

Men all around him had guns. All over Kandeepan's country, swarms of men patrolled public spaces, wielding fully loaded, ten-rounds-a-second automatic guns. Kandeepan is from Jaffna, Sri Lanka's ...

Marked as the largest multi-trade exhibition in the North of Sri Lanka, the Jaffna International Trade Fair (JITF) is all set to make its highly anticipated return with its 15th edition, from 24-26 ...

Colombo, January 30 (Daily Mirror) - The Jaffna Magistrate's Court today allowed a peaceful protest to be held tomorrow by the unemployed graduates of the Northern Province during the visit of ...

Then is it a tussle to live or die?” At this point I ask Kittu about what some Jaffna residents told me he is always there in the thick of danger. One has seen him firing at a helicopter from a ...

Located in Broward County, about 30 miles north of Miami, beach-centric Fort Lauderdale sits on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The area's also home to several museums, shopping districts and ...

Visitors can explore iconic sites such as the Jaffna Fort, which serves as an architectural testament to the region’s colonial past, and the Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil, a revered Hindu temple that holds ...

Night - Clear. Winds S at 11 to 12 mph (17.7 to 19.3 kph). The overnight low will be 58 °F (14.4 °C). Sunny with a high of 82 °F (27.8 °C). Winds S at 11 to 14 mph (17.7 to 22.5 kph). Partly ...