N. Rangasamy on Friday was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Puducherry. Lt. Governor of Puducherry, Tamilasai Soundararajan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Rangasamy.
New Delhi: Assam is heading for a photo-finish in the Assembly elections with the UPA looking poised to close the gap with the ruling NDA. As per the CVoter Exit…
Voting began across 475 seats in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry today, at 7 am. Polling begins for 31 seats in third phase of Bengal elections Polling…
Puducherry: Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Monday resigned after his Congress-led government collapsed just before facing the floor test in the Assembly. After the dramatic walkout by Narayanasamy and his MLAs, Speaker V. P. Sivakozhundu announced that the government has lost its majority. Narayanasamy later submitted his resignation to in-charge Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundarrajan. […]
Bhubaneswar: A medical team headed by Professor Biranchi Narayan Mohapatra on Tuesday visited Puducherry to examine the health condition of eminent litterateur and Padma Bhushan Manoj Das. Das has been under treatment at a nursing home at Sri Aurobinda Ashram in Puducherry for the last three months due to old-age related ailments. At present, a […]
Bhubaneswar: A four-member team of doctors from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) at Puducherry is monitoring the health condition of eminent litterateur Manoj Das who has been under treatment for last three months due to old-age related ailments. Union Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Pratap Chandra Sarangi […]
Puducherry: The estimated loss to agriculture and other sectors due to cyclone Nivar has been tentatively put at Rs 400 crore and a full assessment is being made, Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said on Thursday after visiting localities affected by the cyclonic storm when it made landfall in the early hours. Paddy crops over […]
New Delhi: spoke to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Chief Ministers Edappadi K. Palaniswami and V. Narayanasamy respectively and took stock of the situation in the wake of Cyclone Nivar on Thursday. In the telephonic conversation, the Home Minister assured both the Chief Ministers of all possible help from the Centre. “We are closely monitoring the […]
Chennai: Very severe cyclonic storm Nivar made landfall near Puducherry in the early hours of Thursday, bringing heavy rains to the union territory and neighbouring Tamil Nadu, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said. Nivar weakened into a severe cyclonic storm after it crossed coast near Puducherry, the IMD said. There were no reports of loss […]
Chennai: Severe cyclone ‘Nivar’ would intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm and it is likely to cross the coast between Tamil Nadu and Puducherry before dawn on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department said. Chief Minister K Palaniswami, meanwhile, declared Thursday a public holiday for 13 districts including Chennai, Vellore, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Nagapattinam,Tiruvarur, Chengelpet and […]
Bhubaneswar: The deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm ‘Nivar’, said India Meteorological Department on Tuesday. As per a statement released by the IMD, the cyclonic storm Nivar will further intensify into ‘severe Cyclonic storm’ before crossing Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts on November 25 evening. It is pertinent to […]
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued cyclone warning for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts. As per the latest bulletin, the Depression over southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal moved nearly north-westwards in past six hours and lay centred at about 600 km south-southeast of Puducherry and 630 km south-southeast of Chennai. […]
Bhubaneswar: The low pressure area over southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal has become well marked low pressure area and persists over the same region, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday. As per the latest IMD bulletin, the system is likely to concentrate into a depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal during next […]
Puducherry: Around 30,000 people have been booked for riding motorcycles without wearing helmets in the Union Territory of Puducherry since February 11, a senior police officer said. The officer said traffic policemen have been noting down registration numbers of motorcycles when they come across the riders without helmets. Court summons will be issued to the […]
Chennai: Three public sector oil marketing companies have decided to expand their retail network by adding about 5,125 new outlets in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry over the next two years, a senior official of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) said on Sunday. The three companies are IOC, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., and Bharat Petroleum Corporation […]
Chennai: Cyclone Gaja centred over Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and cross Tamil Nadu coast between Pamban and Cuddalore on Thursday evening or night, the Met said. The wind speed would be about 80-90 kmph gusting at 100 kmph, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. In its Thursday […]
New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry (JIPMER) will begin online registration for the MBBS entrance exam 2018 on March 7. The registration process wil continue till April 13. Last year, the registration had begun on March 27 last year. As per a notification issued by the JIPMER, the MBBS […]
Puducherry: Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy today said the Union Territory has been accorded status on par with states by the Finance Commission enabling it to receive funds like any other state. Speaking to reporters here, he said, “As a result of our sustained efforts the Centre has now treated Puducherry on par with states […]
Puducherry: Puducherry Lt-Governor Kiran Bedi said today the CBI has “demolished an historical complex” of corruption in medical college admissions, after the agency registered cases against two IAS officers and 11 government officials. She thanked the investigating agency for its efforts in uncovering the alleged irregularities in admission procedures for Post Graduate medical courses in […]
Los Angeles: Actress Margot Robbie has been roped in to play Queen Elizabeth in upcoming drama film “Mary Queen of Scots”. Besides Robbie, the movie will feature Saoirse Ronan as Mary Stuart. “Mary Queen of Scots” will take on the historical family rivalry between Elizabeth and Mary, when the latter attempted to overthrow her cousin’s […]
With the state-owned oil companies planning to implement daily revision of fuel price in five cities from May 1, the same will have a nationwide roll out soon after. In the first phase, the ‘daily dynamic pricing’ scheme will be implemented in Puducherry, Vizag, Udaipur, Jamshedpur and Chandigarh. Currently, state refiners Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat […]
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