The Vavuniya Regional Campus of the University of Jaffna has been upgraded as “University of Vavuniya" by the Education Minister with more dedicated faculties assigned to the new university.
Giving legal effect to the upgrading of the regional campus, an Extraordinary gazette notification(2231/5) has been issued by Education Minister G.L. Peiris declaring that the new university will be operational from August 1.
Initially three faculties namely: Business Studies, Applied Science and Technology Studies are to be setupped in the university.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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