Relatives of a Tamil family are seeking answers, after a sister and brother were killed and their mother critically injured in Toronto car crash last week.

Pateeran Puvanendran, 21, and Neluxsana Puvanendran, 23, were both killed after their car was hit by a dump truck at the junction of Markham Road and Elson Street on Wednesday October 12.

The siblings were pronounced dead at the scene. Their mother, 52-year-old Srirathy Shanmuganathan, was also in the vehicle, and remains in critical condition.

A series of events took place across Europe to mark Tamil Eelam's Women's Day and the 35th death anniversary of 2nd Lt. Maalathy, the first female fighter of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to lose her life in the Tamil armed struggle. 

The day is an opportunity to honour women’s involvement in the fight for Tamil rights.

A sergeant of the Sri Lankan Army Commando Force has been arrested for stealing a T-56 rifle from the occupying Kilinochchi commando camp and reportedly selling it to underworld criminals.

The unemployment rate in Jaffna has climbed to 21 percent said the Jaffna District Secretary K. Mahesan on Monday, as he revealed thousands had registered as job seekers in the district.

A ruling from the Madras High Court has found that the principles of the controversial 2019 Citizen Amendment Act (CAA) applies to “Hindu Tamils of Sri Lanka”, in a ruling that may pave the way for Eelam Tamils to be granted Indian citizenship.

A protest was held in Batticaloa on Saturday, denouncing the Sri Lankan government’s offer of Rs. 200,00 compensation for relatives of those who had been forcibly disappeared or abducted by state forces.

An event was held in Nyborg by the Demark Tamil Women’s Organization to mark the Tamil Eelam Women’s uprising Day and the 35^th death anniversary of 2^nd Lt. Maalathy, the first female fighter of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to lose her life in the Tamil armed struggle.

A Tamil woman tearfully called on the Northern Province Governor Jeevan Thiyagarajah to release her husband, who was detained by Sri Lankan authorities under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) more than 12 years ago.

“My children are living without a father for 12 years now,” she told reporters.

Newly built statues of Swami Vipulananda and Bharathiyar were unveiled in Jaffna earlier this month.

The inauguration ceremonies for the opening of the statues were attended by local figures including Mayor of Jaffna, Viswalingam Manivannan and Vice Chancellor of the University of Jaffna Professor S. Srisatkunarajah.

A commemoration event was held to commemorate the victims of 1987 massacre by the Indian Peacekeeping Forces (IPKF) in Jaffna.

Makkal Needhi Maiam party leader Kamal Haasan met with Tamil National Alliance MP Sivagnanam Shritharan, where the two discussed the Sri Lankan military occupation of the North-East and the prospect of autonomy for Eelam Tamils.

The US Department of Defense has donated medical equipment to the Sri Lankan Health Ministry to support the urgent medical needs of the country.

Tamils from the Polikandy area of Jaffna who continue to live in a refugee camp in Mannar have slammed the ongoing Sri Lankan military occupation of their land.

As they attended an event where dry rations were being distributed to the displaced, the families called for their land to be released.