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In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  Badulla - LoveToKnow 1911
BADULLA, the capital of the province of Uva, Ceylon, 54 m.
Badulla stands 2222 ft. above sea-level; the average annual rainfall is 7911n.; the average temperature, 73°.
The population of the town in 1901 was 5924; of the Badulla district, 186,674.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Badulla   (140 words)

  
 Genocide'83 - Badulla - case study of state terror
Badulla - a fortress of Sinhala chauvinism from the fifties
Badulla was a fortress of Sinhala chauvinism from the fifties.
Badulla was one of the main targets of anti-Tamil violence in the riots of 1958.
www.tamilnation.org /indictment/genocide83/badulla.htm   (4962 words)

  
 Badulla
Badulla is the capital of the province of Uva, on the island of Sri Lanka, 54 m.
Badulla stands 2222 ft. above sea-level, it is a very beautiful town in Sri Lanka surrounded by mountains.
An invitation to teach in Uva College Badulla was extended to Vernon by the Vice-Principal of the College.
ivan_corea.tripod.com /id26.html   (348 words)

  
 Information on Potato Production in Sri Lanka.
Cultivation was again attempted in 1957 in Badulla and Nuwara Eliya districts, but the farmers were not able to get a reasonable income because imported tablestock potatoes were available in the local market at a very low price.
This district has an altitude of 550-914 m and a mean temperature ranging from 18 to 25 degrees C with a mean annual rainfall of 1729 mm.
In Badulla there are two planting seasons, one in the uplands in November-December (Maha planting) and the other in June-July (Yala planting) in the paddy fields of lowlands after the rice harvest.
lanra.anthro.uga.edu /Potato/asia/lanka.htm   (1922 words)

  
 Badulla,Web hosting in Badulla, hosting in Badulla, domain registration in Badulla,NT,Linux,Dedicated Servers in ...
All resellers in Badulla will be given the server access control panel to administer hosting works directly.
Also Resellers in Badulla are provided with the technical support online and support on phone, email too.
Resellers in Badulla will be given special discounts to promote web hosting packages in Badulla.
www.bookandhost.com /badullahosting.htm   (192 words)

  
 travelsrilanka - Badulla - Sri Lanka
Badulla, which is located at the southeastern extremity of the hill country, is invariably passed through by those heading down to the coastal regions in the southeast corner of Sri Lanka.
The town is capital of the mountainous Uva Province, but as it is situated at a slightly lower elevation (about 600 metres) it features tropical vegetation (especially palms) rather than the rolling patanas (plains) typical of the region.
Badulla is almost encircled by the river known as the Badulla-Oya.
www.travelsrilanka.com /index.cfm?PAGE=732   (526 words)

  
 travelsrilanka - Dunhinda Falls and Bogoda Bridge - Sri Lanka
Badulla is fortunate in having two remarkable attractions nearby: the impressive Dunhinda Falls, the seventh highest in the country, and an ancient architectural marvel - the wooden, roofed Bogoda Bridge.
Set amidst rolling tea-clad hills, shelves of lush green paddy and rocky ridges, Badulla is an ancient town in the centre of a most beautiful part of a little-explored countryside.
They are located about 12km west of Badulla and 3km from Katawela down a winding road, which stretches past beautiful vistas of spiked paddy, some of it lush green, for as far as the eye can see.
www.travelsrilanka.com /index.cfm?PAGE=2158   (1214 words)

  
 Abooda.com - Giving the Orphan Boys a Home - Chandra Illam, Badulla
The Chandra Illam orphanage in Badulla, to be opened on the 14th of January 2005, aims to ease the burden of at least some of these young boys, by taking them under their wing and caring for them.
The Chandra Illam is a home for orphan boys between the ages of six and 12 years and has the capacity to care for a maximum of 30 young boys.
In such a context, children are compelled to stop their education and begin work in order to boost the family income.
www.abooda.com /feature/ChandraIllam.asp   (1058 words)

  
 WHO Virologists Going to Sri Lanka
Eight confirmed cases are being treated at the Badulla Hospital and six others at the Cardiology Unit of the Colombo National Hospital (CNH).
A separate ward has also been set up at the Badulla Hospital for patients suffering from the disease and in the future, all new patients suspected of suffering from this disease will be admitted to this ward.
Influenza B, it is not clear what virus is causing the myocarditis, but there is a good chance that Tamiflu is included in the medications.
www.recombinomics.com /News/02270506/Virologists_Sri_Lanka.html   (314 words)

  
 Genocide '83 - Widespread attacks in Kandy, Badulla
In Badulla itself, according to a report in Virakesari of 1 October 1983, quoting the government agent, 127 houses, 252 shops, four Hindu temples, four printing presses, two cinemas, one tavern, three Tamil schools, 79 vehicles and a rural bank were destroyed.
The survivor's account was given by Mrs.Sivamany Ganesan, aged 36, a mother of three children who belonged to one of two Tamil families attacked.
Mrs.Ganesan said that she was a weaving teacher, married to a used car salesman, living with her family atMuthieyangama Road, Badulla, a well to do street which included three Tamil homes.
www.tamilnation.org /indictment/genocide83/gen04.htm   (1238 words)

  
 BADULLA BOMB EXPLOSION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
A bomb has exploded in a bus in Badulla killing one person and injuring thirty one people.
Ten women and twenty one men have been injured and it is reported that four of them are in a critical state.
Thondamann who openly says the north and the east should be handed over to Prabhakaran for ten years continues to be a cabinet minister due to the power hungry politicians who call themselves Sinhalayas.
www.infolanka.com /org/kalaya/new220.htm   (133 words)

  
 Sri Lankan plantation workers expose frame-up by estate management   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
He was taken into police custody, and chained to a bed in a Badulla hospital.
We were brought to the Badulla prison at 2 a.m.
Marshal Perera, the attorney appearing for him, said that there was no possibility that he could have participated in setting fire to the bungalow as he was in police custody at the time.
www.wsws.org /articles/1999/mar1999/sri-m06.shtml   (1765 words)

  
 Bonnieland Bungalow, Badulla, Sri Lanka
Bonnieland Bungalow in Badulla: An informal Sri Lankan hill top home enjoying hot days and cool evenings.
An Oxford educated Ceylonese gentleman, Mr Selviah, trekking with his Irish sweetheart Bonnie, stopped to catch a breath and stumbled upon this fascinating location, and promptly named it ‘Bonnieland’.
Boasting the hottest climate and cleanest air, Badulla is a peaceful setting to relax and recharge the batteries.
www.boutiquesrilanka.com /hotel-overview.php?HotelId=86   (320 words)

  
 Tsunami News for Badulla, Sri Lanka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The 2005 projected population for Badulla, Sri Lanka is 42,442
Corporal Premasiri of Badulla and Lance Corporal Janaka Udayakumara also from Badulla.
The outbreak has hit the region around Badulla, about 130 kilometers east of Colombo.
danger.mongabay.com /earthquake/2005/Badulla.html   (113 words)

  
 BBC - Weather Centre - 5 Day Forecast in Celsius for Badulla, Sri Lanka
Find out more detailed information on indices and symbols for these charts.
The weather symbol shown for each day in the five day forecast represents the predominant weather expected on the day in question.
BBC Weather Centre in association with the Met Office
www.bbc.co.uk /weather/5day.shtml?world=2046   (189 words)

  
 Uva travel guide - Wikitravel
Badulla is the capital city of Uva Province.
from Badulla on the highway A°4 leading to Pottuvil on the eastern coast.
Diyaluma Falls It is 220m (570ft) in height and very close to the A-4 road between Koslanda and Wellawaya.
wikitravel.org /en/Uva   (326 words)

  
 Mysterious Deaths Close Schools in Badulla Sri Lanka
myocarditis in Badulla district that affected patients and health care workers.
Now there is a new cluster of illness linked to rural schools in the same Badulla district.
This has produced another significant investigative response, but these investigations fail to identify the etiological agent, which is an increasing cause for concern.
www.recombinomics.com /News/03310504/Mystery_Sri_Lanka.html   (238 words)

  
 Great Railway Journeys of the World: Srilanka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The railway line from Colombo to Badulla is a spectacular railway line which, over a distance of 180 miles, ascends from sea level to 6500 feet and then descends in to the Uva valley (or Uva Basin as it is usually called) to terminate at Badulla at 2000 feet.
The railway was built by the British in the latter part of the 19th century primarily for freight.(Guage: 5ft6in, 1676mm) Since then very little has been changed.
In any case the food consists of stale sandwiches and rolls which seem to have done the journey from Colombo to Badulla and back many times and it is probably best to bring your own food.
www.gyan.doctors.org.uk /trainjourneys.htm   (1012 words)

  
 Situation Reports: South Asia: Earthquake and Tsunami - Dec 2004, Sri Lanka: CHA monthly situation report Jun 2006 - ...
There has been no disruption in the day–to–day life in the district, despite the undulant conditions in northeast parts of the country.
There were long queues of vehicles, especially three–wheelers, at filling stations in Badulla during the second week of this month due to the fuel shortage.
The persons at the stations informed that there was no fuel in stock but the customers pointed out that this was a ploy by the authorities prior to a price hike.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/YAOI-6SKA6T?OpenDocument   (2269 words)

  
 TOUR PACKAGE 10   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
City tour of Kandy: visit the University Square, the upper lake, the bazaar etc. Check-in at your hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel, then leave for Badulla in the hill country.
After breakfast leave for Arugambay at the eastern coastal belt, which has an unspoiled natural beach and is known as the best place for surfing and swimming.
sunwayholidays.lk /TBeachers.htm   (254 words)

  
 Tea Trader - Ceylon, from Colombo to Badulla
The Ceylon tea districts form a compact area in the central core of mountains and foothills to the West and South-West.
Choose a single ticket from Colombo to Badulla comprising 125g each of Kandy Carolina BOP, Dimbula Rosita BOP, Nuwara Eliya Court Lodge BOP and Uva Adawattee BOP for C$18.00 or a return for 33.00 for twice as much.
The term BOP means 'Broken Orange Pekoe', a small, well-sized grade of leaf separated from the larger 'Orange Pekoe' grades.
www.passageway.com /teatrader/Ceylon.html   (726 words)

  
 Badulla Sri lanka Neurosurgeon Dr. Saman Wadanamby Spine Treatment
Badulla Sri lanka Neurosurgeon Dr. Saman Wadanamby Spine Treatment
Saman Wadanamby is a Neurosurgeon located in Badulla, Sri lanka specializing in Degenerative Spine, Spinal Deformity, Trauma, Tumor-Infection, and/or spine, neck and back surgery and treatment
Use of the website is conditional upon your acceptance of our User Agreement.
www.spineuniverse.com /mdpage.php?doctorID=4929   (83 words)

  
 Ella Map Sri Lanka: Location of Sunnyside
Free transport can be arranged from the station.
Drive along the Badulla road and turn right at the Kumbalwela junction to Ella.
From Bandarawela, drive towards Badulla and turn right at the Kumbalwela junction to Ella.
www.sunnyside.go2lk.com /location.htm   (181 words)

  
 Welcome to the Sri Lankan Hill Country Disabled Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
This proposal seeks start-up funds for the establishment of a Humanitarian project to be called The Hill Country Disabled Group.
It’s a local non-profit initiative managed by three dynamic and empowered members of the disabled community in the District of Badulla in Sri Lanka, and it will be managed by the Koslanda Nanasala.
Disabled individuals in the Hill Country of remain unrepresented and live in severe poverty-stricken, isolated conditions, without proper medical care, educational opportunities or interaction with the outside world.
hcdg.org   (270 words)

  
 Abooda.com - U.K web portal for communities from Sri Lanka
The future of the people of Badulla working in the tea estates are to be changed by a group of young youths who have the vision and the determination to improve the lives of the young children of Badulla and thereby helping to shape the future generation of the people in Badulla.
Many children were left without anyone to care for.
Murugesu Armugam was born in Demodara, Sri Lanka.
www.abooda.com   (733 words)

  
 Badulla - Wikipedia
Badulla (Tamil: பதுளை) ist die Hauptstadt der Provinz Uva in Sri Lanka.
Die Stadt hat etwa 42.000 Einwohner (2005) und liegt im Südosten Sri Lankas am Fluss Badulu Oya.
Badulla war Sitz des singhalesischen Prinzen, der das Gebiet beherrschte, bevor es dem Britischen Empire einverleibt wurde.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Badulla   (73 words)

  
 Badulla, Sri Lanka Weather Forecast / tempo prévisions météorologiques / previsioni meteo / ...
Badulla, Sri Lanka Weather Forecast / tempo prévisions météorologiques / previsioni meteo / wettervorhersage / parte meteorológico / weervoorspelling
Welcome to the weather forecast pages for Badulla
Just click the tab buttons above to view the information you require.
www.weather-forecast.com /locations/Badulla.shtml   (187 words)

  
 Wake Up !!!! - Human Rights Organisations, World Media, NGO's, Politicians and the World Community
Security forces defused two powerful bombs primed to explode near a crowded Badulla-Colombo passenger train.
The explosive devices had been placed near the railway track in the picturesque tea-growing region of Hali-Ela in Badulla district.
Bus bomb injures at least 45 in Badulla (SL Govt PRI Unit : 7 February 2000)
www.spur.asn.au /deliberate_killing_of_civilians_by_LTTE.htm   (1024 words)

  
 Google Earth Community: Badulla - Uva Province - Sri Lanka
Google Earth Community: Badulla - Uva Province - Sri Lanka
During portuguese era in 17th century hardly damaged by fire made by general Constantino de Sa.
3 years later when Constantino de Sa tried to attack Badulla again, he lost a fight against the 20.000 men troops of King Senarat from Kandy.
bbs.keyhole.com /ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/650362/an/0/page/0   (160 words)

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