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  Extend last date for inclusion in electoral rolls: DMK

  Politics | November 07, 2014 19:09 IST

  Puducherry: Puducherry unit of DMK today urged the election authorities to extend by ten days the last date for filing of applications by eligible persons for inclusion in the electoral rolls in the Union Territory.Convenor

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  Veteran labour leader remembered

  Politics | October 12, 2014 16:31 IST

  Puducherry: Chief Minister of Puducherry N Rangasamy paid homage at the statue of the veteran labour leader and freedom fighter V Subbiah on the occasion of his 21st death anniversary today.Electricity Minister T Thiagarajan, legislators

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  High Court refuses to interfere in four language formula in Puducherry

  India | September 14, 2014 7:04 IST

  Chennai: Refusing to interfere with the four-language formula in the union territory of Puducherry, Madras High Court yesterday said English would continue to be the link language for transaction of official business and in the

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  Lt Governor A.K. Singh Assumes Additional Charge of Puducherry

  India | July 18, 2014 10:00 IST

  Puducherry: Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lt Gen (Retd) A K Singh, given additional charge of Union Territory of Puducherry after the sacking of incumbent Virendra Kataria, yesterday assumed office here.Acting Chief Justice

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  As MP, Narayanasamy has done nothing good for Puducherry: CM

  Politics | April 03, 2014 23:44 IST

  Puducherry: In a blistering attack on Union Minister and Congress Lok Sabha poll candidate from here V Narayanasamy, Chief Minister N Rangasamy today charged him with doing nothing for the development of the union territory

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  Read DMK list of Lok Sabha candidates for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

  India | March 10, 2014 14:17 IST

  Chennai: DMK supremo Muthuvel Karunanidhi today released the list of party candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Five seats have been left for local parties, Karunanidhi said. He said,

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  India's top 10 states with highest women literacy rate

  India | May 07, 2014 7:18 IST

  New Delhi:  According to Census 2011, India's literacy rate is  74.04 per cent. Literacy rate among Indian women is 65.46 pc, while for men it is 82.14 per cent. Though women have made strides in

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  BJP strike fails to impact life in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

  India | July 23, 2013 8:15 IST

  Chennai, July 23: Normal life in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry was unaffected by the general strike called by the BJP yesterday to protest the murder of its leader V. Ramesh, though several buses were damaged

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  French Republic Day celebrated in Puducherry

  India | July 14, 2013 11:52 IST

  Puducherry, July 14:  Deputy French Consul General Helene Charpin and Director of Information and Publicity Alagiri today paid homage at the statue of the Unknown soldier at the French War Memorial on the 224th anniversary

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  Gutkha, paanmasala banned in Puducherry

  India | June 26, 2013 18:38 IST

  Puducherry,June 26: Gutkha and paan masala have been banned in the Union Territory with immediate effect.An order banning the manufacture, storage, distribution or sale of 'gutkha and paanmasala' and other food products having tobacco and

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  Aurobindo Ashram premises attacked in Puducherry

  India | March 21, 2013 15:29 IST

  Puducherry, Mar 21:  A group of pro-Tamil activists today barged into the Aurobindo Ashram, damaged furniture and smashed glass panes after reportedly attacking and injuring the watchman.Police said activists of the Periyar Dravida Kazhagam (PDK)

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  'Land of Pi' campaign to promote Munnar, Puducherry as tourist destinations

  Bollywood | January 11, 2013 19:23 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 11: Cinema tourism, a growing segment in the country, received a shot in the arm in the capital Friday with union Tourism minister K. Chiranjeevi announcing a "Land of Pi" campaign in

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  E-stamping facility launched in Puducherry

  India | July 19, 2012 7:45 IST

  Puducherry, Jul 19: Chief Minister N Rangasamy today launched the electronic stamping (e-stamping) system basis in Puducherry.The administration had last month inked an MoU with Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited as part of its

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  Curfew In Yanam Near Puducherry After Workers Torch Buses, Trucks

  India | January 27, 2012 17:00 IST

  Puducherry, Jan 27: Large-scale violence broke out in Yanam, an enclave of Puducherry about 30 kms from Kakinada, following the death of a trade union leader of a ceramic private factory here, allegedly due to

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  Chidambaram To Visit Cyclone Ravaged Villages In Puducherry

  India | December 31, 2011 21:46 IST

  Puducherry, Dec 31: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram will inspect cyclone Thane ravaged villages in the union territory of Puducherry and Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu tomorrow.Speaking to reporters here after holding a review meeting,

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  TN, Puducherry Cyclone Toll Reaches 42

  India | December 31, 2011 18:18 IST

  Chennai, Dec 31: Relief operations were launched on war-footing to bring back normalcy in cyclone Thane battered Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district and the adjacent Puducherry, as the toll caused by the severe storm mounted to

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  Cyclone Thane Crosses East Coast; 33 Killed In TN, Puducherry

  India | December 30, 2011 22:38 IST

  Chennai, Dec 30: A severe cyclone dumped heavy rain and sent wind gusts up to 140 kmph after it hit the Tamil Nadu coast today killing at least 33 persons and left a trail of

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  Puducherry Elections: Detailed Results

  India | May 14, 2011 18:22 IST

  Puducherry, May 14: Following, according to the Election Commission of India, are the detailed results for all 30 assembly constituencies, for which counting took place on May 13:Puducherry Assembly Elections 2011 - Results

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  May 13 Is Lucky For Congress Except In TN, Puducherry

  India | May 13, 2011 18:31 IST

  New Delhi, May 13: May 13 has again brought a bit of luck to the Congress when it got governments in two states and its ally Trinamool Congress swept to power in West Bengal. However,

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  Cong Refuses To Defend Puducherry L-G

  India | April 18, 2011 19:06 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 18: Congress today left it to Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Iqbal Singh to decide whether or not to resign in the wake of his alleged links with suspected money launderer Hasan Ali.“We leave