Colombo - Tamil rebel chief Velupillai Prabhakaran Thursday declared that his movement was looking to renew good relationships with neighbouring India.

Prabharkan in his annual speech to mark what the rebels call a "Heroes Week" coinciding with his 54th birthday said "We wish to express our goodwill and are looking forward to the opportunity to build a constructive relationship."

Colombo - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday condemned the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed at least 101 people and called for a concerted action to eradicate terrorism.

"These unfortunate attacks bring into focus the urgent need for concerted action by all countries to eradicate the menace of terrorism, wherever it is, and whoever the leaders and manipulators of such violence may be," President Rajapaksa said in a statement.

Colombo– Heavy fighting between government troops and Tamil rebels raged for the third successive day in northern Sri Lanka on Monday as the military claimed they killed at least 120 rebels and lost 27 soldiers.

Military officials said fighting was continuing around the outskirts of Kilinochchi, a stronghold of the rebels located 370 kilometres north of the capital, as troops had surrounded the areas from three fronts.

The defence ministry quoted military officials from the battlefield saying 27 soldiers were killed and 70 others were injured on Sunday. The military put the rebel death toll at

Colombo  - Government troops were advancing from three fronts to a strategic town in northern Sri Lanka Sunday as Tamil rebels were set to mark two anniversaries.

The defence ministry said troops are marching towards Kilinochchi, 370 kilometres north of the capital, which has been a Tamil stronghold and centre of rebel administration for more than a decade.

The army Sunday launched attacks at earth embankments built around the outskirts of Kilinochchi, the Defence Ministry said.

The government campaign comes as Tamil rebels prepare to mark both the birthday of chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, who turns 54, and Heroes Week, in which members killed during the Tamil's 25-year- campaign for independence are remembered.

Colombo - Two soldiers were killed and 13 others were injured in an accid

Colombo  , Nov. 20 : India''s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Alok Prasad, on Thursday, handed over a consignment of humanitarian relief assistance for distribution among civilians in the war-torn Wanni area.

The consignment was handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

It includes hygiene items, clothes and food and weighs 1680 tons. It was delivered at a function held at Kelaniya on the outskirts of Colombo.