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Adani Ports, Vedanta group co-bidders for Puducherry's Karaikal port

The Karaikal Port defaulted on Rs 2,960 crore loans and was taken up for insolvency proceedings in April this year by the Chennai bench of NCLT

Strike by electricity dept staff in Puducherry 'illegal,' says official

The Union Territory administration on Sunday declared as 'illegal' the ongoing strike by electricity department staff to protest the decision to privatise power distribution. In a statement, secretary, power department, T Arun said, "The strike is illegal under section 3 (q) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and employees resorting to strike are liable for action as per rules". He said the period of strike will also be considered "a break in service". The secretary appealed to the staff to call off their agitation and return to their normal duties failing which "necessary action would be taken as per rules". Arun said the government had proposed to privatise power distribution "to increase efficiency and consumer satisfaction". He said "Section 133 of the Electricity Act, 2003, ensured all safeguards, that there would be no shortfall in the salary of employees and they would draw the monthly salary regularly as is being paid at present by the government". He said delegates of the

Puducherry reports 63 fresh Covid-19 cases, overall tally rises to 174,002

The union territory of Puducherry logged 63 new coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours pushing the overall tally to 1,74,002. The Puducherry region alone accounted for 33 of the 63 infections while Karaikal added 26 and Mahe and Yanam had two each, Director of Health G Sriramulu said in a release on Tuesday. The new cases were detected after the examination of 1,217 samples, he added. The union territory had reported 48 fresh infections on Monday. A 85-year-old woman succumbed to the infection in JIPMER, taking the death toll to 1,971. The number of active cases stood at 502 which included 15 patients undergoing treatment in hospitals while the remaining 487 were in home quarantine. As many as 88 persons recovered during the last 24 hours ending 10 AM Tuesday and the overall recoveries rose to 1,71,529. The Department of Health has so far examined 23,97,641 samples and found 20,32,074 out of them to be negative, Sriramulu said. The test positivity rate was 5.18 per cent whi

Amit Shah urges southern states to find solutions for river water sharing

Union Home Minister Amit Shah urged the southern states to explore joint solutions to issues related to sharing of river water

Puducherry records 47 fresh Covid-19 cases, tally reaches 172,000

Puducherry confirmed 47 fresh cases of coronavirus on Saturday, raising overall tally to 1,72,981. While Puducherry region alone witnessed 39 new cases, Karaikal reported five and Yanam three. Mahe an enclave of Puducherry in Kerala had zero new case of viral infection. The 47 fresh cases surfaced during examination of 871 samples, Director of Health G Sriramulu said in a release. He said the active cases were 278 which comprised 10 patients undergoing treatment in hospitals and the remaining 268 in home quarantine. As many as 62 patients recovered during last twenty-four hours and the overall recoveries were 1,70,734. There was no fresh fatality today in any of the four regions of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam. The toll remained 1,969. Sriramulu said the Department of Health has tested so far 23,82,403 samples and found 20,17,599 to be negative. The test positivity rate was 5.40 percent while the fatality and recovery rates were 1.14 percent and 98.70 percent, ...

Puducherry Congress facing crisis amid infighting over allegiance

The Congress party in Puducherry is going through a crisis amid differences between the groups owing allegiance to former Chief Minister and former Minister and senior leader

Puducherry: Opposition accuses LG of running 'parallel government'

Opposition in Puducherry alleged that LG Tamilisai Soundararajan was running a "parallel government" in the Union Territory and asked Chief Minister N Rangaswamy to resign like Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Former Puducherry CM, Congress cadres detained protesting inflation

Agitators said the imposition of GST on rice, milk and curd, the adoption of Agnipath military recruitment scheme and also lack of 'practical policies to guarantee employment' were highly condemnable

Puducherry reports 189 new Covid-19 cases, one death, toll reaches 1,964

A 59- year-old woman died of COVID-19 in Karaikal on Friday, raising the toll in the Union Territory to 1,964. The deceased had diabetes, hypertension and heart disease as co morbidity. As many as 189 fresh cases were reported in Puducherry during the last 24 hours pushing up the tally to 1,69,774. Puducherry region alone accounted for 149 new cases out of the total 189, followed by 30 in Karaikal, nine in Yanam and a sole case in Mahe region. The fresh cases in the Union Territory were detected after examination of 2,310 samples. Director of Health G Sriramulu said 215 patients recovered during last twenty-four hours and the overall recoveries stood at 1,66,577. The Health Department has examined so far 23,32,768 samples and found 19,73,721 out of them to be negative. Sriramulu noted that the test positivity rate was 8.18 percent while fatality and recovery rates were 1.16 percent and 98.12 percent respectively. The Health Department has administered so far 17,76,267 samples ..

Pondy witnesses surge in Covid cases; reports 165 infections in 24 hours

Puducherry witnessed a rise in number of daily COVID-19 cases with 165 fresh infections being registered on Tuesday, taking the overall caseload to 1,67,879.

Cyclonic circulation over North Odisha; rain likely in North India: IMD

Isolated to scattered rainfall is likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal during next 5 days

Droupadi Murmu meets Puducherry CM, seeks support in presidential election

Murmu has got support from Biju Janta Dal as well as YSR Congress

Adhere to Covid-19 protocols as cases are high in Pondy: Official

All sections of people in Puducherry should ensure that they adhere to Covid-appropriate behaviour without lowering their guard

After NIA raids in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, central agencies take up probe

After the NIA conducted raids at many locations in Chennai, Myladuthurai and Karaikkal in Puducherry, several people and organisations are under the scanner of central agencies

38% say living standards bad in 5 states/UTs that saw polls in 2021: Survey

A year after their Assembly elections as many of 38.29 per cent of surveyed people in these four states and a Union Territory think that their living standards have deteriorated.

Puducherry BJP begins preparations for local polls with Shah's visit

Buoyed up by the visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the BJP here has commenced preparations for the local polls.

CM Rangasamy urges Centre to grant full statehood to Puducherry

Chief Minister N Rangasamy on Sunday appealed to the Centre to grant full statehood to Puducherry, which has been a long-pending demand of the union territory

Home Minister Amit Shah to visit MP, Bihar and Pudduchery from April 22-24

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to visit Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Pudducherry from April 22 to 24, the officials in the Ministry said in New Delhi on Friday.

Amit Shah to be on 3-day visit to MP, Bihar and Puducherry from April 22-24

On April 22, the Home Minister will be participating in the 48th All India Police Science Congress (AIPSC) meeting in Bhopal as the chief guest at 11 am

Puducherry becomes coronavirus-free as active cases stand at zero

The union territory of Puducherry emerged coronavirus free as the number of active cases stood at zero after the recovery of the solitary patient, a senior Health department official said