Title - India links Colombo to Killinocchi via railway line

The railway route linking the political home of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels with the rest of the island rolled into service on Saturday after a 23-year interruption. The day marked a proud moment not only for Sri Lanka but also for Indian Railways whose PSU Ircon International had undertaken the rebuilding project.
The project is a part of efforts to promote reconciliation with the Tamil minority and heal the scars of the long-running separatist conflict. The train, carrying President Mahinda Rajapakse, arrived in the town of Kilinochchi, 330 kms north of Colombo, four years after the end of a nearly four-decade civil war.