NewsA march was held yesterday (28) in Vavuniya town calling on the President to elevate the University of Jaffna's Vavuniya Campus to a fully-fledged 'University of Vanni.' The marchers pointed out that the Vavuniya Campus has been in existence for 25 years. They stressed that it was time for the Wanni region to get its own university and noted that upgrading the Vavuniya Campus to university status was the most sensible way for this to happen. The march, which began from Kurumankadu and ended in Vavuniya town after handing over a petition containing the marchers' demands to Vavuniya District Secretary M.B.R. The District Secretary told the representatives that their request was justified and pledged to forward it to the President.

Source: Sunday Times March 01, 2017 11:09 UTC