Hundred of devotees, mainly from VVT and adjacent villages have participated Skanda Sashti Soorasamharam festival held at Valvettithurai Sivan temple yesterday. The puja of Skanda sasti commenced at about 16:00 hours and Soorasamharam was held at about 19:00 hours at the outer road of the Valvai Sivan Temple. Skanda Paauranam Soorasamharam......
One huge Baobab trees (Adansonia digitatal), (‘Peruku Maram’ in Tamil and ‘Ali gas’ in Sinhalese) is found in Neduntievu (Delft Island) and one more is found in Pallimunai, Mannar. These two are the oldest, largest and huge Baobab trees found in Sri Lanka. This tree, amazingly found on the island of Delft stands isolated in its splendor. A Note attached to this tree indicates that the....
Tsunami disaster evacuation drill carried out at Valvettithurai yesterday, 23rd october 2014, as part of 'National disaster evacuation drills' exercised by Disaster Management Centre (DMC) in all the 25 districts in the Island, commencing from 11 a.m. yesterday. The drill had commenced by alerting the public by sounding the siren from the 'Tsunami warning tower' located near the......
15 year old Valvettithurai based Sharanja Mathyvannan has won in the MFLA (Maryland Foreign Language Association) Art Contest, an art contest for students in USA held every year organized by MFLA. The overall winner Sharanja Mathyvannan is a student of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, class of 2016. Given below are the various further activities and their related.....
Photo shows a historical ancient pond located at Thondamanaru, Jaffna. The pond has been made by cutting the rocks, where plenty of fresh water is present at a deep of 3, 4 feet. The locals are using this pond all the way in their life; however the history of the pond is not exactly known now, due to the fact that the note which showed the history had allegedly been taken by some university students for their further studies.
Opening ceremony of the Northern Provincial Hydrological Research Centre (NPHRC) was held yesterday evening on 16th October 2014 at Thondaimanaru. Mr.C.V.Vikneswaran, Chief Minister - Northern Provincial Council had declared open the NPHRC, where Mr.Sritharan (Member of Parliament), Northern Provincial Minister of Agriculture P.Ainkaranesan, Dr. Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam Minister of Health.....
Sri Lankan-born Rajan Anandan, the Head of Google India, has been ranked as India’s Top Multi National Corporation (MNC) Chief Executive Officer. Rajan is the son of endurance swimmer and multi-Guinness record holder, the late Kumar Anandan, who born in Valvettithurai of Jaffna Peninsula and made his successful swimming across Palk strait from Valvettithurai to Kodiyakarai of Tamilnadu.
15 year old Valvettithurai based Sharanja Mathyvannan has won in the MFLA (Maryland Foreign Language Association) Art Contest, an art contest for students in USA held every year organized by MFLA. The overall winner Sharanja Mathyvannan is a student of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, class of 2016.It is learnt that viewing the overall winner in the Art contest, .
An event to celebrate the annual Navarathri Vani festival was held in Valvettithurai yesterday 10th of October 2014. The event had commenced at Shinings beach ground at about 1900 hours by lighting the auspicious lamp. Various Tamil and Hindhu related cultural events, including ‘Bajanai’, speeches; dances etc were performed at the celebrations......
The holy bath (Theertham in Tamil) festival of the historic Point Pedro Vallipuram Azhwar temple was held yesterday evening with thousands of devotees from all over the island participating the holy bath event. The chief Deity Sakkarathu Azhvar along with goddess Luxmy, Ganapathi and Hanuman were taken to Karkovalam beach from the temple yesterday after noon at about...
Valvettithurai based twenty three years old Miss Yazhini Murugathas becomes a Court of Advocate in London today, 30th September 2014. Yazhini has obtained her postgraduate degree in law (LLM - Master in Law) at UCL (University College of London) in this year 2014, and previously She has completed her undergraduate degree in law with honours (LLB: Bachelor of laws) at BPP Law School.
Valvettithurai Nediyakadu Pillaiyar Temple holy bath (‘Theertham’ in Tamil) festival held today morning at Orani beach, Valvettithurai. The chief Deity Vinayaka along with other gods was taken to VVT Orani beach from the temple at about 0800 hours, where special Puja was held in the presence of number of devotees...
The last day annual festival - holy bath festival (Therththam in Tamil) of Thondaimanaru Selva Sannathi Murugan temple was held today morning at about 0730 hours. The festival has witnessed thousands of devotees, where temple premises and all the roads leading to the temples were seen packed with devotees. The chief Deity, Lord Muruga’s ‘Vel” was taken from the ...
The chariot (or "Ther" in Tamil) festival of Valvettithurai Nediyakadu Pillaiyar Temple was held today, 08th Sep 14, at about 1200 hours. Hundred of devotees had participated at the event. The chief Deity, Lord Ganapathi, along with Lord Muruga, was taken from the temple today morning at about 1100 hours to the gaily decorated chariot so as to commence...
The chariot (or "Ther" in Tamil) festival of the historic Thondaimanaru Selva Sannithi Murugan temple was held today, where thousands of devotees have participated at the event. The chief Deity, Lord Muruga ‘Vel” was taken from the temple today morning at about 08:30 hours to the conventionally decorated chariot in order to commence the chariot festival...
The special event of annual festival of Thondaimanaru Selva Sannathi Murugan temple has drawn thousands of devotees today. The 10th day special event called “Poonkavanam” in Tamil had commenced at about 1000 hours amid “Harohara” slogans by devotees. Large number of devotes including “Kavadi”, “Thokuk kaavadi” (Paravai Kavadi) were seen..
The opening ceremony of newly refurbished Thangamma maternity ward of Valvettithurai district hospital was held on 28th August 2014. The ward officially declared opened by Mrs.Balachandran Nirmalathevi at about 1030 hours.
Northern Provincial Council has arranged a Beach Volleyball tournament at Revady beach, Valvettithurai. The matches are scheduled to commence tomorrow (22nd Aug 14), morning 0700 hours. Players, including females, from all of the northern districts have already arrived Valvettithurai and presently staying in 2 adjacent schools. The newly renovated Revady beach is......
Valvettithurai based well known writer Mr.P.Meenadchisundram has been awarded by Point Pedro Divisional Secretariat for upkeeping of documentation pertaining to Valvettithurai. He was awarded with others on last Saturday, 16th Aug of 2014, during an event of releasing a book named ‘Semparuththi’. The event headed by Mr.T.Jeyaseelan (Point Pedro divisional .....
Management faculty students of Jaffna University have visited Vadamaradachi including Valvettithurai and Thondaimanaru.
yesterday, 17th Aug 2014. The students, over fifty in numbers, all are from Trincomalee district of the eastern province.
Photos show students visiting Valvai Indoor Futsal Ground, which is the first and only such ground in Srilanka and newly ..........
Video shows Sounds of little birds in the surroundings, partly built and abandoned structure, called as ‘’Kopuram’’ in Tamil, a 40 years old small tree with purple flowers, called ‘Alari’ in tamil, a 200 meter long outer road of the temple – with all, over here, a 115 years old ‘Sivan kovil madam’ is situated on the western side of the Valvettithurai Sivan kovil temple, in the Jaffna ...........
Valvettithuraii based Mr.Arul Piragasam Narenthiran has participated in the ‘Prudential ride London 100’ – a 100 miles Bicycle ride in London and Surrey hills held on day before yesterday. Mr.Narenthiran had completed the ride in 7 hour in 26 minutes; however the relevant ride was limited to 86 miles this time due to the prevailed bad weather caused by the hurricane Bertha formed in the North Atlantic ocean.
A fisherman is reported to be missing off Valvettithurai Seas today. Mr.Arulanantham Gnanamurthy, age of 54 and father of four children, from Athikovil of Valvettithurai, Jaffna, had gone for fishing from Athikovil yesterday night in his own boat. Fellow fishermen have spotted his boat today early morning, which had been capsized and drifting away...
The month of July and the following two months are well known for the annual festivals of majority of temples in Jaffna Peninsula. Valvettithurai area is not too exception for it. The annual festival of Athisakthi Athivairavar temple and Netkozhu Vairavar temple, located at Athikovil and Orikadu respectively, have commenced day before yesterday, on 01st of..
Jaffna youths who had participated in the national level cricket tournament, organised by National Youth Services Council, were honoured yesterday at Valvettithurai. The event that took place in VVT new market auditorium was headed by Mr.Sathees, the president of ‘Kazhukukal’ sports club, where Mr.M.K.Sivajilingam, the member of NPC, Mr.Sukirthan,...
The annual winter get together of Valvettithurai based Srilankan Tamil, in Sydney, Australia, was held on 19th of July 2014. The events had taken place at Sports High School, Seven Hills – suburb of Sydney, where number of people had participated to make the event successful. The event was organised by Valvai welfare association (Australia). It may be ...
Valvettithurai Athisakthi pre school annual sports meet was held today at Chithambara college ground. The event was headed by Mr.Paramanantharasa (president of Athisakthi Pre-school), where Mr.K.Rasathurai (Principal, Chithambara College), Mrs.Kirija Vasuthevan (Secretary, Valvettithurai Urban council), Miss.S.Sathajini (Pre-schools coordinator, Point.....
Valvettithurai based nine year old ‘Kurinchigan” has caused his school to get first place with an award of £150,000 for an inter school competition held in UK. ‘Kurinchigan, the son of Mr and Mrs.Ramesh Thanaluxmi, who studies at Beecholme Primary School in London, had represented his school in the competition held by British Gas, with the concept ‘Green ...
The annual get together of Valvettithurai based Srilankan Tamil, in Canada, was held on last Saturday, 13th Of July 2014. The events had taken place at Area 1,2,3,&4 (Keel& Sheppard), Downs view Dells Park, where number of people had participated to make the event successful. Valvai based Mr.Sivanayagam Mohanthas was honoured at this event for his...
Polikandy Kanthavanam Subramaniya Swami Temple’s Chariot festival was held today (11th of July 2014) morning. Large numbers of devotees from surrounding places, including Valvettithurai had witnessed in the festival. The annual festival of Kanthavanam temple has commenced on last 28th and Holy bath festival ('Theertham' in Tamil) due to take place ...
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