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Newsfirst
March 10, 2018
A two-day-old infant who was reported missing from the Vavuniya hospital was found at the Anuradhapura hospital. According to the Police, a woman, a resident of Kebathigollawa, was arrested over the charges of kidnapping the infant. The suspect will be produced before the Vavuniya Magistrates CourtÃâà...
ucanews
March 8, 2018
Father Fernando, a Sinhalese, started a mission in Tamil areas with minimum facilities and great difficulties while living in Vavuniya in the north. He pleaded with church leaders and other leading figures to stand against war. His book contains letters and articles about the suffering of people during the civilÃâà...
Colombo Page
March 7, 2018
By December 31, 2017, more than 450 Army de-miners under the SLA-HDU team have succeeded in clearing 1,223.36 km2 in Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya, Mannar, Trincomalee, Ampara, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Puttalam districts. Batticaloa district had been declared completelyÃâà...
Skymet Weather
February 27, 2018
In the last 24 hours from 8.30 am on Tuesday, Batticaloa recorded three digit rainfall to the tune of 129.9 mm, Trincomalee 44.4 mm, Galle 38.2 mm, Vavuniya 17.5 mm. In the same time frame, Ratmalana, Anuradhapura, Kandy and Maha Illuppallama witnessed light showers. As per weathermen, theÃâà...
Groundviews
February 22, 2018
366 days (as of 20th Feb) is a long time to be at a 24 hour roadside protest. That's how long Tamil families of disappeared in Kilinochchi have been there. In the coming days and weeks, protests by families of disappeared in Vavuniya, Mullaithivu, Maruthankerny (Jaffna district) and Trincomalee will alsoÃâà...
Colombo Page
February 12, 2018
Contesting with the UNP, ACMC won 93 seats in nine districts - Mannar, 34 (and secured three Pradeshiya Sabhas); Vavuniya, 17; Mullaitivu, 12; Jaffna, 1; Kilinochchi, 2; Colombo, 2; Anuradhapura, 4; Puttalam, 8; and Batticaloa, 13. In Batticaloa district, ACMC won one more seat contesting alone.
Tamil Guardian
February 10, 2018
Mothers of the disappeared in Vavuniya condemn president's denial of secret detention camps. Mothers of the disappeared in Vavuniya on Friday condemned the Sri Lankan president's denial of the existence of secret detention camps.
Tamil Guardian
January 27, 2018
A Tamil student was attacked by a group of Sinhala students at the University of Jaffna's Vavuniya campus this week, suffering injuries to his chest and face. The mob continued to taunt the victim as fellow Tamil students attempted to take him to hospital, saying, "you're LTTE aren't you? You should go to theÃâà...
Tamil Guardian
September 5, 2017
The Sri Lankan Army continues in its mission of Sinhalising the Tamil homeland, specifically through the installation of Buddhist shrines within the premises of or in close proximity to Hindu temples in the North-East. The trend is prominent in Vavuniya, with the A9 running through most of the district andÃâà...
Tamil Guardian
December 31, 1999
Defying repeated calls for demilitarisation of the North-East, dozens of uniformed Sri Lankan soldiers entered a Hindu temple in Vavuniya last month to take part in a religious ceremony. Sri Lankan security forces stationed in Vanni went to the Sri Kanda Swamy Kovil in Vauvniya, where they participated inÃâà...
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