Elephant Pass (Tamil: ஆனையிறவு, romanized: Āṉaiyiṟavu; Sinhala: අලිමංකඩ, romanized: Alimankada) is a region located at the gateway of the Jaffna Peninsula...
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The Second Battle of Elephant Pass (code-named Operation Unceasing Waves III (ஓயாத அலைகள் மூன்று) by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam), was fought...
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The First Battle of Elephant Pass (Codenamed Operation Aakaya Kadal Veli, which means 'Air-Sea-Land' by LTTE) was fought in July 1991 for the control...
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place in July 1991, when 5,000 LTTE fighters surrounded the army's Elephant Pass base, which controlled access to the Jaffna Peninsula. More than 2,000...
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Battle of Elephant Pass: First Battle of Elephant Pass, fought in July, 1991, for control of the Sri Lankan military base of Elephant Pass Second Battle...
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The Road from Elephant Pass is a 2008 Sri Lankan war film directed, written and produced by Chandran Rutnam based on the novel of the same name by Nihal...
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Balraj (section Second Battle of Elephant Pass)
Anthony Brigade, which distinguished itself during the Second Battle of Elephant Pass in which Balraj landed by sea (rather than by land) on the Jaffna peninsula...
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Elephant Pass Military Base is a military base located in strategic Elephant Pass, Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Elephant Pass is the gateway of the...
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gallantry awarded by the Sri Lanka Army for his actions during the Elephant Pass Siege, in which he was killed. Gamini Kularatne was the second son of...
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In the Third Battle of Elephant Pass, Elephant Pass was recaptured from the Tamil Tigers by the armed forces of the Sri Lankan Army. Mahinda Rajapaksa...
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the siege of Elephant Pass Army base through an amphibious operation and established a beachhead at Vettalikerni to reach Elephant Pass camp. Lt.General...
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across LTTE-controlled areas in Vanni. The target of the battle was the Elephant Pass. The Muhamalai, Nagarcoil and Kilali Forward Defence Lines, the three...
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Road from Elephant Pass may refer to: The Road from Elephant Pass (film), the film directed by Chandran Rutnum The Road from Elephant Pass (novel), the...
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culminated in the capture in April 2000 of the strategically important Elephant Pass base complex, located at the entrance of the Jaffna Peninsula, after...
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LTTE's artillery unit in the Second Battle of Elephant Pass and hoisted the LTTE flag at the Elephant Pass base in 2000. He was also commander of the Kutty...
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The Road From Elephant Pass is a novel by Nihal De Silva. It won the 2003 Gratiaen Prize for creative writing in English. The novel was also nominated...
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Operation Balavegaya (section Battle for Elephant Pass)
history. Operation Balavegaya was launched in response to the siege of Elephant Pass by the LTTE. It is believed that Operation Balavegaya was the largest...
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Elephant Pass railway station (Tamil: ஆனையிறவு தொடருந்து நிலையம் Āṉaiyiṟavu toṭaruntu nilaiyam) (Sinhala: අලිමංකඩ අඛණ්ඩ දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station...
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Elephant Pass Fort (Tamil: ஆனையிறவுக் கோட்டை, romanized: Āṉaiyiṟavuk Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: අලිමංකඩ බලකොටුව Alimankada Balakotuwa) was a small fort in the strategically...
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of the Sri Lankan civil war most notably during the First Battle of Elephant Pass in which at least one Daimler was knocked out. Second World War Korean...
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that, during this period, some of the most vital wireless messages were passed between the LTTE operatives based in Tamil Nadu and Jaffna. These messages...
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second-class certificate, having performed well in his final subjects apart from a pass mark in chemistry. During Gandhi's final year at Doon, his mother and Albert...
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Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African...
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the screenplay, produced, directed and edited the film The Road from Elephant Pass, which was a Finalist Award Winner at the New York International Television...
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key districts such as Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu, and took over the Elephant Pass base. With the path clear towards the Muhumalai and Nagarkovil FDLs...
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Northern Province. The brigade made history during the Second Battle of Elephant Pass when it became the first non-state military regiment to defeat an entire...
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rainforests. Seeds of various plants will go through the elephant's digestive tract and eventually pass through in the animal's droppings (likely in a new location...
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indignities and offences against Scheduled Castes and Tribes, the Parliament passed the 'Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act...
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Thechikottukavu Ramachandran (category Elephants in Indian culture)
elephant was given conditional permission to participate in Thrissur Pooram on 11 May 2019, after a team of three veterinarians had the elephant pass...
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First Battle of Elephant Pass in which the LTTE besieged the army garrison of a full battalion strength at the strategic Elephant Pass from 10 July to...
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