Teenager killed by friends over mobile phone

A Class 8 student of a private school in Haryana`s Sonepat was killed allegedly by two of his classmates, after he had asked one of them to return his cellphone.

Pondy govt`s current financial crisis is its own doing: CPI (M)

The CPI-M`s Puducherry unit on Friday asked the Centre to intervene immediately and salvage the Puducherry government from its "serious financial crisis`.

Govt-owned textile mill workers stage dharna in Puducherry

Workers of the Puducherry government owned Anglo French textiles staged a dharna at the mill near here demanding that the management disburse wages due to them for last five months.

Banking services, industry hit hard in Puducherry

Banking services and industry were hit hard in the union territory in response to the nationwide two day strike call by 11 trade unions from Wednesday.

Sankararaman murder: Hearing adjourned to Feb 13

A local court Wednesday adjourned to February 13 the hearing in the Sankararaman murder case in which Kanchi Mutt seer Jayendra Saraswati and his junior Vijayendra Saraswati are the prime accused.

Iqbal Singh leads Union territory to pay homage to Gandhi

Lt Governor Iqbal Singh led the Union Territory of Puducherry in paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 65th death anniversary on Wednesday.

Sankararaman murder case hearing adjourned

A local court Friday adjourned to January 24 the hearing in the Sankararaman murder case in which the Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi and his junior Vijayendra are the prime accused.

CM owes explanation on current fiscal crisis: DMK

Opposition DMK Thursday demanded that Chief Minister N Rangasamy led AINRC government release a white paper on the present `financial crisis` facing it.

Thiruvalluvar day celebrated in Puducherry

Thiruvalluvar day marking the birth anniversary of saint poet Thiruvalluvar was celebrated here with Chief Minister N Rangasamy.

Govts at loggerheads over shifting of Finance Secy

A piquant situation has arisen with the Puducherry govt and the Union Home Ministry at loggerheads over shifting of Finance Secretary of the Union Territory.