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- ↑ "Sencholai air-strike killed 55, details released". Tamilnet. 18 August 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ↑ "14 Aug 2006: 53 Tamil school girls killed by Sri Lankan air strike on children's home". Tamil Guardian. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ↑ "தமிழ்மக்களுக்கு நன்மை நடக்குமென்றால் எந்த எல்லைகளுக்கும் அப்பால் சென்று சேவைபுரிய தயார் – ஆளுநர்". Northern Provincial Council. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "Syllabus of Training Programme for A/L Students in Leadership 2006". Sangam.org. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "Access to examinations" (PDF). Relief Web. p. 47. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "220 More Mullaittivu Students & 250 Jaffna Students Get Free Educational Accessories from Their Southern Counterparts & Donors". Sri Lankan Army. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "School Performance Indices - Department of Examinations" (PDF). Doenets. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "ONUR and NP schools host Thai Pongal Festival series". Financial Times. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "துவிச்சக்கரவண்டிகள் வழங்கி வைப்பு". Tamil Mirror. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "9th Anniversary of the "Chenchcholai" – Mass Murder". Tamil Diplomat. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "Students Thaipongal festival organized Office for National Unity & Reconciliation". edumin.np.gov.lk. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "மாகாணத்திற்கு பெருமை சேர்த்த செம்மலை ம.வி. மாணவி தர்ஷிகா!". sankathi24. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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