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Lankaweb
April 17, 2018
Paragraph 91 of the Darusman Report states that the hospital at Puthukkudiyiruppu was hit every day between 29 January and 4 February 2009 by Multi Barrelled Rocket Launchers (MBRLs) and other artillery taking at least nine direct hits. Imagery dated 5 February 2009 indicates that the hospital hadÃâà...
Tamil Guardian
April 6, 2018
Several casualties and fatalities were reported along roads side from Teavipuram to Puthukkudiyiruppu, with the fleeing civilians forced to leave their dead on the side of the roads or bury them under intense shelling. A further 90 civilians were reported killed by similar circumstances two days prior.
Hiru News
March 29, 2018
A 17-year-old schoolgirl from the Kaiweli area at Puthukkudiyiruppu in Mullaitivu had died after jumping into a well. The police said that the girl was upset about her GCE O/L results and it might have been the reason her decision. She was a student of Vallipuram Maha Vidyalaya, Mullaitivu. Her father hadÃâà...
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
February 10, 2018
Puthukkudiyiruppu polls for first time in 40 years; record turnout in north ... Following an election petition filed against the holding of elections in Puthukkudiyiruppu , on the basis that it was unfair to hold elections while the displaced people had not been re-settled, the local elections in the area had been onÃâà...
Tamil Guardian
January 24, 2018
"A woman candidate in Puthukkudiyiruppu area of Mullaitivu District has been physically assaulted, kept locked in a house, and threatened to withdraw the complaint she made to the Police. Women candidates in Puttalam and other districts have been verbally humiliated by religious leaders and theirÃâà...
Hiru News
December 25, 2017
Gangsters+unite+for+treasure+hunting. Tuesday, 26 December 2017 - 11:18. Gangsters unite for treasure hunting. 5,227. Views. Police arrested 11 suspects last night (25) while they engaged in excavating inside the forest in Puthukkudiyiruppu to locate treasure and gold alleged to have hidden by the LTTE. The suspectsÃâà...
Groundviews
March 10, 2017
There have been increased incidents of military intimidation in the last couple of weeks in areas like Pilakudiyirippu (near Keppapulavu), Paravipaanchan in Kilinochchi, and Puthukkudiyiruppu – former military held lands which have been released to former residents after sustained protests, human rightsÃâà...
The Hindu
March 1, 2017
Adjacent to it is a gate where two army personnel are seen standing, guarding the entry point. For the displaced families, meeting bureaucratic requirements for title deeds or documentation they may have lost during war years is only part of the challenge. But protesters in Puthukkudiyiruppu and the nearbyÃâà...
Atlas Obscura
August 18, 2016
They stumbled on a deserted submarine boatyard near Puthukkudiyiruppu in the country's Mullaitivu district, where Sea Tigers were manufacturing secret underwater vessels. As the Tigers retreated further into the jungle during the government's final push against the LTTE, the rebels left ghost camps behind, including thisÃâà...
The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka
January 24, 2016
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena declared open the newly built apparel factory of the Hirdaramani group at Puthukkudiyiruppu which would help resolve the burning issue of unemployment among the youth in the North. Speaking at the event President Sirisena said that the government has planned to launch newÃâà...
Sunday Times.lk
April 11, 2009
With the fall of the final bastion of Puthukkudiyiruppu this week the focus now turns on the 'no-fire zone' where tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped. For well over two moths, the country's attention has been focused on Pudukkudiyirripu which served as the nerve centre of the LTTE's military operations in theÃâà...
TamilNet
January 10, 2009
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) fired artillery shells killed four displaced civilians, including the parents and the daughter of a family, residing in the settlement located behind the hospital of Puthukkudiyiruppu in Mullaiththeevu district Saturday night, according to medical sources. Two of the killed victims wereÃâà...
TamilNet
September 9, 2008
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) bombers that flew over Vanni as Black Tigers were engaged in causing destruction to Sri Lankan joint operations headquarters for Vanni in the early hours of Tuesday, bombed Puthukkudiyiruppu town, three times, with bombs that caused deep craters, according to TamilNetÃâà...
