Two-day special camp for marriage registration of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in T.N.
This follows a letter sent by the office of Commissioner of Non-Resident Tamils Welfare and Rehabilitation to the Registration department.
A special camp was held in 2018. Since December that year, the registration of marriages has been taking place for all those who applied online, an official release said.
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Two-day special camp for marriage registration of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in T.N.
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