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Arson attacks in Vavuniya: 1 June 1983: Vavuniya: crops, huts, buildings and vehicles destroyed and burned in Gandhiyam farm at Kovilkulam; market, shops and vehicles burned and civilians assaulted; property damage over Rs. 3 million: Sri Lanka Armed Forces [36] Attack on Tamil passengers on the Jaffna-Colombo train: 5 June 1983: Vavuniya ...
On 16 August 1985, at about 5am, a landmine exploded on the outskirts of the Vavuniya town, causing a minor damage to a culvert but no one was injured nor killed.Although the Tamil militants were suspected of having detonated the landmine targeting security personnel, it was reported based on eyewitness accounts that the incident was staged by the Sri Lankan Army itself in order to use it as ...
Vavuniya District's population was 171,511 in 2012. [2] The population of the district is mostly Sri Lankan Tamil. The population of the district, like the rest of the north and east of Sri Lanka, has been heavily affected by the civil war. The war killed an estimated 100,000 people. [10]
Vavuniya (Tamil: வவுனியா, Romanized: Vavuniya, Sinhala: වවුනියාව, Romanized: Vavuniyāva) is a city in Vavuniya District in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. The municipality is administered by an Municipal Council .
Security Forces Headquarters – Wanni is a regional command of the Sri Lanka Army, that is responsible for the operational deployment and command all army units stationed in and around the southern part or the Vanni region of the Northern Province, this includes several divisions and the independent brigades. Currently due to ongoing combat ...
Pandarikulam (/ p ʌ n ˈ d ɑː r ɪ k ʊ l ʌ m /, (PUN-daa-ree-KU-luhm), (Pandãrekuĺam) also known as Pandarikkulam (officially designated as Vavuniya 03 or 214E [2]), is a prominent suburban area located within the northern region of Sri Lanka, in close proximity to the town of Vavuniya. Approximately 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) from Vavuniya ...
UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) Vavuniya Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Vavuniya District, of Northern Province, Sri Lanka. References
Kurumankadu or Vavuniya 01 is a town in Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka. It is the second-largest town in the district after Vavuniya . It is situated in the Jaffna , Mannar Junction at Vavuniya.