The twenty ninth General Convocation, Convocation 2013, of the University of Jaffna to be held on 10th and 11th of January 2014. The said convocation comprises of four sessions on each day to take place at the Kailasapathy Auditorium with the first session commencing at 0900 hours. It is learnt that more than 1300 students receive degrees and/or diplomas at ........
Valvai Seafarer Welfare Association, called VaisWA, the one and only organization in Srilanka, who represented their own village seafarers in the past, has issued an official statement about them. The statement briefs about the Seafaring Valvettithurai and its ancient shipping, formation of VaisWA and its..............
The annual get together cum price giving event 2013 of Valvettithurai based community held in Germany day before yesterday on 4th Jan. The function was held BEUTH STR-21, 44147 DORTMUND, which had commenced at about 100 hours in the morning. All those Valvai based people had participated in the .........
The depression over southwest Bay of Bengal and lay centered at 0830 hours IST of today, the 4th January 2014 near latitude 8.50 N and longitude 83.50 E, about 263 southeast of Nagapatinam and 133 Nm east of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka). According to latest weather reports, it may intensify further into a deep depression during next 24 hrs. It would move ................
Annual cultural event of 'Valvai Kalai Ilkkiya Manram’ held yesterday, on 01st of January 01-01-14 at Nediyakadu Pillaiyar temple road, Valvettithurai. The event had commenced at 1600 hours. The event was headed by R.Makinthan, head of the 'Valvai Kalai Ilkkiya Manram’ Professor N.Shanmukalingan (Vice chancellor, Jaffna University), Mr.P.Meendchi sundram .........
Annual cultural event of 'Valvai Kalai Ilkkiya Manram’ ' held yesterday, on 01st of January 01-01-14 at Nediyakadu Pillaiyar temple road, Valvettithurai. The events had commenced at 16.00 hours. The event was headed by R.Makinthan, head of the 'Valvai Kalai Ilkkiya Manram’ Professor N.Shanmukalingan (Vice chancellor, Jaffna University), Mr.P.Meendchi sundram......
The final matches of cricket tournament of Kommantharai youth sports club held yesterday night at Kommantharai Hindhu Tamil mix school's sports ground. The final event was headed by S.Senthuran, president of the Kommantharai youth sports club, where Mr.M.Raveendran (Principal, Kamparmali Vidthyalayam), and Mr.K.K.D.W.P Kumarasinghe (Police O-I-C of .........
The member of Northern Provincial Council, Mr.M.K.Sivajilingam has denied the allegations published in numbers of media, especially in the electronic media yesterday, over the protest held by group of people on 27th of December, in front of the Valvettithurai Urban council complex. It was alleged that Mr.Sivajilingam had requested the police to forcibly .............
Deputy Chairman Mr.Satheesh and another 4 TNA members, namely S.X.Kulanayakam K.Karunanatharasa, M.Mayuran and S.Piratheepan had lodged a complaint at the Valvettithurai Police station today at about noon for denying access in order to cast their votes for the UC budget of the following year of 2014, held VVT urban council complex today..........
The TNA controlled Valvettithurai urban council budget for the next year of 2014 was passed at the second reading today at about 1000 hours. 3 members have voted favourably, including a member of EPDP, where another EPDP member refrained from casting the vote. Deputy Chairman Satheesh and another 4 TNA members, namely S.X.Kulanayakam .....
Christian community, in Valvettithurai, have celebrated Christmas. Number of resident Christians had gathered at the Valvettithurai Church at about 2100 hours to offer prayers and celebrate Christmas Day on December 25. Ven Niruban Nizanath, father of the church in-charge, had conducted all proceedings in the event on the 24th from 2200 hours till .......
Christian community from all over the world prepare to celebrate their Christmas day, tomorrow 25th December. The photos shown below are the Christmas day decorations, including real and artificial fit trees which are decorated with things such as coloured bulbs kept in various places, seen in some parts of the world....
London Burnt wood school) students have sent a letter to the principal of Valvettithurai Roman Catholic Tamil (mix) school after raising a £351.65p to help to buy an urgently needed Photo copy machine. At a campaign held at the school, burnt wood Lane, Tooting, yesterday morning, the students managed to get their target. Having read the article about the RC school........
The TNA controlled Valvettithurai urban council budget for the next year of 2014 was defeated for the second time with 3 majority votes on last 17th, where there were 02 votes for the budget and 05 votes against it and 2 members of EPDP were refrained from casting the vote. The meeting for passing the Budget for the next year of 2014 was held under the chairmanship ............
“Proficiency in Security training for seafarers with designated security duties” – A mandatory STCW certificate for all seafarers come into force 01st Jan 2014 onwards. As per the Manila 2010 amendments to the STCW convention, all seafarers employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship are required to complete a security training meeting.........
Tamish – a new game, which includes Tamil and English letters, has been introduced yesterday at Valvettithurai. The introduction of new game ‘Tamish’ was held at Yokanayaki Study centre, Udaiyamanal, Vembady, Valvettithurai at about 1500 hours, where number of people including the member of NPC Mr.M.K.Sivajilingam were present....
The procedures shown below describe how to type Tamil easily in Skype, Face book and Goggle etc. Even though some of the readers probably aware of this procedure, it still would benefit who has difficulties in typing Tamil. The relevant procedures as follows,.........
Valvai Educational Development Association (VEDA) has started new classes of grade 6, 7 and 8 from 9th of this month onwards, for the year of 2014. VEDA has reported that total 56 numbers of students have joined the new classes, which are in addition to the classes of grade 9, 10 and 11 being conducted successfully in the past 4 years. VEDA is a non .............
Valvettithurai born veteran artist Velliyampalam Muthusami has been selected as the recipient of an award of ‘Kalaa pusana’ (கலாபூசண ) this year, announced last Friday. The 68-year-old artist, a symbol of ingenious and simple, had captivated many audiences in the 1960s and ‘70s, representing 'Heliyans', competing with other veteran.......
Viewing to our editorial-cum-article, a reader from Australia has given his brief thoughts towards saving of drops of rain water. The reader’s comments as follows; Thank u for this article.VVT council should take action and be the example for other parts of Jaffna by protecting and stopping each & every drop of rain water......
Valvettithurai based Mr.Ramathas Ramesh becomes Assistant Divisional Secretariat to Oddisuddan of Mullaittivu district, from this month of December onwards. Ramesh, who has passed out his SLAS (Srilanka Administrative Service Exam) last year, has graduated from Jaffna University......
A leading business man of Valvettithurai Mr.Aarumugasami Balasubramaniyam, called as ‘Rasa’ (age 49) passed away yesterday. Mr.Rasa, a leading and popular business man, had been admitted at a Colombo hospital few days ago for a illness and he was admitted in the ICU at the time of death. Rasa, who had various businesses in the past, is the........
Rare Phenomena of Sun set and Moon rise taken place simultaneously at Pacific Ocean during last full moon day. The rare event was experienced by a Master Mariner Capt.S.Manivannan and his crew sailing on Bulk carrier Rhyne, Capt.S.Manivannan shares his rare experience with our readers.......
Basis on the cut out marks of G.C.E (A/L) declared by University Grants Commission in the month of August, 45 numbers of Students has got elected for the Universities in the various fields from Hartley College, Point Pedro, a leading College in the Northern province of Srilanka. The numbers of students ..........
51 volunteers from Valvettithurai and adjacent areas have donated blood to the Jaffna teaching Hospital blood bank yesterday. The campaign was held at Valvettithurai Orani base hospital yesterday, 01st of December at about 1000 hours, amidst heavy raining. The campaign, which is taking place every 4 months over here, was organised by ............
At an event headed by Mr.Kulanayakam, Justice of Peace, Mr. Sakthivel Piratheepan has taken oath as a new Valvettithurai Urban Council member. The event was held yesterday at about 1215 hours. Sakthivel Piratheepan has replaced the seat of Mr.M.K.Sivajilingam, who had to resign from his seat, after got elected into NPC. The decision of electing............
The Photo shows a fruit called ‘’Naaval Pazham’’ (generally called as black plum in English) very commonly seen only in eastern coastal region of Vadamaradchi and Thenmaradchi of the Jaffna Peninsula and commonly seen eastern coastal region of Vanni area. The ‘’Naaval Pazham’’ is called in different local names in different areas, in Srilanka it is being called as ‘’Naaval Pazham’’ ........
The student of ‘Advanced Technological Institute’ (ATI), Jaffna, Magalingam Mayuran, has made remarkable records in athletics, held in Colombo 2 weeks ago. Mayuran, a native of Valvettithurai, had succeeded to get a gold medal in Butt shot, silver medals in 400m, 4x100m and 4x400m races and bronze medals by participating in Cricket and ...........
Rare Phenomena of Sun set and Moon rise taken place simultaneously at Pacific Ocean during last full moon day. The rare event was experienced by a Master Mariner Capt.S.Manivannan, who shares his experience with our readers.
Concurrent events – Full Moonset & Sun Rise! Almost in 180 degree, opposite directions. In transit with the ship’’s Fore and aft line.
It was very interesting and an astonishing phenomena, in my opinion, even for a Merchant Navy Navigator, it is one of the very rarest experience in his life time, as the way it happened as coincidence during one of normal routine ocean passage,
(and had not achieved it by any pre planned manoeuvre) that We had during our
vessel’s
Transpacific voyage from Chile, South America to China in the Far East Asia.
As you can see the vessel’s route map below, she is on a “Great Circle”
navigation passage from South America to Southern tip of Japan, Far East. Her
initial heading
begin with 285 (T), gradually increase up to 300(T) and later gradually decrease
to 270 (T) as final course when ending the Great Circle navigation sector at
South of
Kyushu, Japan.
‘Florence C Robinson’ a sailing vessel, which had crossed Atlantic, in 1938, from Valvettithurai, Srilanka to Gloucester of West coast of United States of America, by Seafarers hailed from Valvettithurai. ‘Florence C Robinson’ initially named as Annaporani, which had been built in 1929 at Valvettithurai – the place uttered by all in this Island.
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