Puducherry News

In Puducherry, the contest involved the NDA, which includes the AINRC, the BJP and the Congress-DMK alliance. Actor Vijay's TVK had also sought to make it triangular.

Puducherry Election Results Full List Of Winners 2026: According to the Election Commission of India, the NDA has won 17 seats, getting a clear majority.

As per Election Commission of India data, early trends are showing BJP's lead in several constituencies of West Bengal and Assam, INC's lead in Kerala, AINRC leading in Puducherry and  TVK leading in Tamil Nadu.

Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation for three Puducherry highways worth ₹2,000 crore, boosting connectivity and development.

Across India, there's a growing trend to rename places, driven by a desire to reclaim cultural and historical identities. These initiatives often involve reverting to pre-colonial names or adopting names long used by local communities, aiming to better reflect the region's heritage. 

Pucucherry Chief Minister Rangasamy remains tight-lipped even as legislators have come out against his government. 

Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy also said free bus travel in the government-run Road Transport Corporation vehicles initially meant for the women of scheduled caste community would be extended to all women.

Due to rains, surplus water of 100 cubic feet each has been released from 3 lakes, namely Sembarambakkam, Puzhal and Bundi. The Tamil Nadu government has issued a warning to avoid taking selfies near water bodies. A red alert has been issued for Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram and Puduvai for very heavy rains for the next few hours.

Cyclone Mandous is currently 350 km southeast of Chennai. Cyclone Mandous is said to be moving at a speed of 60 kmph. The wind speed could touch 85 kmph.

IMD has issued a red alert for three districts of Tamil Nadu Mandous cyclone becomes more intense

Heavy rainfall ALERT in Tamil Nadu 6 NDRF teams deployed in the wake of heavy rainfall from Dec 7-9 Arakkonam is closely monitoring the situation round the clock

As soon as the news of Lakshmi's death spread people started gathering in large numbers near Calve College. The carcass was carried by a giant machinery and placed in front of the temple for public homage. 

Puducherry govt makes wearing helmets mandatory for two-wheeler riders This comes after Union Territory saw a rise in fatal road accidents Violators to be heavily fined

Envious women killed eighth grader The women who killed Balamanikandan, is from Karaikal Balamanikandan was 13 years old

After the day's polling, the Election Commission said over 99 per cent of the total electors had cast their ballot.

The Opposition DMK in Puducherry staged a protest against the alleged imposition of Hindi in JIPMER Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan held discussions with officials, before insisting there was no such imposition

Puducherry suspended schools for pre-primary classes because of the pandemic Puducherry has already resumed Classes I to XII have already

The flight services from Puducherry to Bengaluru and Hyderabad will soon restart again after it was suspended two years ago due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The tally COVID cases touched 444 during the last 24 hours

Puducherry extended COVID lockdown till January 2, 2022. Cinemas, theatres can operate at full capacity. Relaxations have been offered during Christmas and New Year celebrations.