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Indian police officer with a lathi stick. The lathi (in Hindi/Nepali: लाठी, Tamil: லத்தி, Bengali: লাঠি, Urdu: لاٹھی, Sinhalese: ලති) is a bamboo stick used by the police in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
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 .
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]
The Vanni, also spelled Wanni, is the name given to the mainland area of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It covers the entirety of Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya Districts, and most of Kilinochchi District. It has an area of approximately 7,650 square kilometres (2,950 sq mi).
Northern Province, Sri Lanka: District: Vavuniya: ... is a suburb and is considered to be the largest village in Sri Lanka. It is the most populated area in Vavuniya.
Pandarikulam (Vavuniya-03 or officially designated as 214E) emerges as a distinctive suburban enclave within the expanding precincts of Vavuniya, situated in the northern region of Sri Lanka. It is characterised by a unique allure that distinguishes it from the surrounding villages assimilated during the town's progressive expansion.
The holidays are here, and the booze is flowing. From wine at Thanksgiving dinner to the steady stream of eggnog and festive cocktails at holiday parties to toasting the new year with a glass of ...
List of cities in Sri Lanka. ... City Image DS Division District Province Population Area [1] Density ... Vavuniya: Vavuniya: Northern: 99,653: 34,816