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A rikshaw puller rests near a deserted road during a day-long state-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against the surge in Covid-19 coronavirus cases in Siliguri. PTI Photo

Complete lockdown in Puducherry till April 26

The lockdown will kick in on the night of April 23 at 10 pm and will remain in effect till the morning of April 26 at 5...

21 April 2021 12:52 PM IST

The move was being effected since the colleges have remained closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were conducting online classes. (Representational Image: AFP)

Colleges in Puducherry to hold classes online from today

However, the practical classes for final semester students shall be conducted through offline mode following the safety...

26 March 2021 12:13 PM IST

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy (ANI)

Puducherry CM Narayanasamy loses confidence vote, Congress government...

Narayanasamy and his ruling side MLAs later walked out before the motion was put for voting

22 Feb 2021 12:23 PM IST

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy in a meeting with the Congress MLAs (ANI)

Puducherry Congress CM may quit ahead of vote

Ruling front's strength has been reduced to 12 with the latest resignation of two MLAs

22 Feb 2021 4:15 AM IST

Traditionally a Congress bastion, the former French colony has suddenly become the cynosure of the BJPs eyes since the party in power at the Centre is piqued over its inability to make inroads into South India. (Photo: Twitter @CMPuducherry)

Is the BJP eyeing Pondy?

Besides poaching the Congress MLAs, the BJP has also used NR Congress and AIADMK, in its mission to storm the Congress...

18 Feb 2021 4:09 AM IST

Whatever done was a sacred duty, says Kiran Bedi

'Whatever done was a sacred duty,' says Kiran Bedi

Telangana Governor Tamizhisai Soundararajan has been assigned additional charge of Puducherry following removal of Lt...

17 Feb 2021 10:51 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at a press conference at AICC headquarters. (PTI)

Trouble brews in Congress as one more MLA resigns ahead of Rahul...

Kumar's resignation comes close on the heels of senior party legislator Malladi Krishna Rao, who had earlier quit as...

16 Feb 2021 1:11 PM IST

A doctor conducts a swab test. (AP)

Coronavirus test for Puducherry CM, MLAs and ministers

Following ICMR's direction, the government had stayed the use of Rapid Kits received last night from the Centre for...

22 April 2020 2:55 PM IST

Puducherry chief minister V Narayanasamy. (P

Puducherry seeks 200cr interim relief from Centre to combat Covid19

All legislators of Puducherry to contribute 30 per cent of their MLA Local Area Development Fund to the COVID-19 fund

25 March 2020 6:30 PM IST

He also urged the Election Commission to intervene and stop the fund share transferred from the Chief Ministers relief fund until the completion of Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: ANI)

Puducherry CM extending freebies, violating model code: AIADMK

AIADMK alleged that Narayanasamy had been disbursing cash payments from CM's relief fund to his own party members.

12 March 2019 12:59 PM IST

Governor Kiran Bedi

Vote 'without fear or favour' in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, appeals...

Election to the lone parliamentary seat in Puducherry will be held on the second of the seven-phase poll on April 18.

11 March 2019 9:48 AM IST

Include Pondy history in school curriculum

She felt that school children should possess full knowledge and history of the Union Territory.

23 Feb 2019 7:04 AM IST