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Vavuniya Campus of Jaffna University closed indefinitely
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Vavuniya Campus of Jaffna University closed indefinitely

The Vavuniya Campus of the Jaffna University has been closed indefinitely from yesterday evening, the University administration has announced. The…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/11/2017

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