The ‘Aravanis’(Transgenders) festival at Koovagam begins today the 21 st of April,2008.Koovagam is situated at Villupuram District of Tamil Nadu, about 30 km away from Villupuram. A festival exclusively meant for ‘Aravanis’(Transgenders) is celebrated regularly every year at ‘Koovagam’ in the Villupuram District and at ‘Kothattai’ nearby Bhuvanagiri at Cuddalore District in Tamil Nadu. The […]
Fierce fighting in Sri Lanka kills 79 LTTE cadres, 13 soldiers
On a day of fierce fighting, as per the Sri Lanka military, at least 79 cadres of the LTTE and 13 of its troops were killed and dozens others injured on Sunday in continuing battles along the Forward Defence Lines (FDLs) in the north. Going by the death toll given by the military and the […]