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On guard: Security arrangements in place at the counting centre in the Motilal Nehru Government Polytechnic College at Lawspet on Thursday.

Narayanasamy tells cadre to keep vigil at counting centres

Special Correspondent Scale up testing and increase capacity of beds in govt. hospitals, says former U.T. Chief Minister

A COVID-19 patient in PPE gear after casting vote at the Government Primary in Kalapet constituency in Puducherry, on April 6, 2021.

Puducherry Assembly elections | Union Territory records 78% turnout

Special Correspondent The process was by and large peaceful barring the odd complaints about temporary EVM snags in a few polling stations

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| Puducherry Assembly elections 2021 | U.T. averages 35.64% polling as of 12.30 p.m.
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| Puducherry Assembly polls | Third gender voters demand survey among their community
Data
| Data | Assembly elections 2021: Voter turnout lower in 90% of seats compared to 2016
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| Assembly elections | Peaceful polling in T.N., Kerala, Puducherry, Assam and Bengal

COVID-19

Medical students in Puducherry colleges concerned over COVID-19 safety norms Special Correspondent

Rules are not followed in some private colleges even after some students tested positive, they say

Four-day free vaccination drive kicks off for those aged above 45 in Puducherry

Union Territory sees a sharp spike in new COVID-19 cases

Puducherry gets ready for ‘vaccine utsav’

₹ 100 fine for not wearing mask in Puducherry

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Puducherry reports three more COVID-19 fatalities

Vaccination programme extended by 4 days: L-G

As cases rise, concerns mount over exams

Tea business brewing amid pandemic

Coronavirus | ICF tells staff to take the shot or go on leave

Coronavirus | Over 1 lakh vaccinated in Puducherry

Aadhaar camps for students

The biometric updation has to be done before June

Aadhaar not mandatory for COVID-19 vaccination, says L-G

Vaccine beneficiaries cross the one-lakh mark in the Union Territory

U.T. registers 512 new cases, two deaths

The recovery rate fell under 95% for the first time in over a year to 92.62%

NABARD aid for rural projects swells to ₹ 395 crore

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has so far sanctioned a cumulative amount of ₹395 crore for 69 projects under the

Coronavirus | 7,172 persons vaccinated on day 1 of Tika Utsav in Puducherry

The mass vaccination programme will be held until April 14

Lt. Governor’s Special Secretary relieved from post

S.D. Sundaresan, Special Secretary to the Lt. Governor, has been relieved from his post.An order to this effect from Chief Secretary Ashwani Kumar

Medical students in Puducherry colleges concerned over COVID-19 safety norms

Rules are not followed in some private colleges even after some students tested positive, they say

Four-day free vaccination drive kicks off for those aged above 45 in Puducherry

Initiative being organised across 100 sites in U.T.

Union Territory sees a sharp spike in new COVID-19 cases

300 fresh infections reported; two more die in Puducherry

Man immolates partner, self at CMBT

A man immolated himself and his partner, who was sleeping on one of bays in CMBT, Koyambedu, in the early hours of Saturday. The police said the

Counting centres under CCTV surveillance, says nodal officer

‘60 police personnel deployed for security of strong rooms’

Union Territory records two COVID-19 deaths, 272 new cases

Mass testing to be done at 100 places in the Union Territory from today

Be messengers for the vaccination drive, says L-G

‘Cooperate with the administration’

Factors that influence women voter turnout

Promises of freebies by DMK and AIADMK have caught their imagination, but no conclusion can be arrived at

Leopard killed in suspected road hit near Coimbatore

Forest Department staff were trying to trace the vehicle that could have possibly been involved in the road hit.

Tamil Nadu Information Commission recommends compulsory retirement to 9 IAS officers who headed Teachers Recruitment Board

Case relates to the recruitment of Teachers/Asst Professors by TRB

223 fresh cases in Puducherry

Number of active cases stands at 2,084; test positivity rate comes down

Curbs on OPD visits at Jipmer

Only those with appointments will be able to have in-person consultations

NLCIL augments power generation capacity with latest technology

Renewal energy output is up 39%; solar with battery energy unit commissioned

Puducherry gets ready for ‘vaccine utsav’

Each site given a target of vaccinating 500 persons daily

NLCIL gets new vigilance chief

L. Chandrasekar, former Deputy Inspector General of Forests (Central), Chennai, has assumed office as the Chief Vigilance Officer of the

₹ 100 fine for not wearing mask in Puducherry

The administration had decided to restrict gathering of people in public places from 12 p.m to 5 p.m starting Saturday night.

Narayanasamy tells cadre to keep vigil at counting centres

Scale up testing and increase capacity of beds in govt. hospitals, says former U.T. Chief Minister

Special Excise duty on liquor withdrawn

Validity of the duty had come to a close on April 7: L-G’s office

Tamilisai Soundararajan visits art and craft village

L-G discusses with officials means to improve artisans’ income

Union Territory sees a spike in COVID-19 cases

The active caseload touches 2,000-mark

Liquor to cost less in Puducherry

Special Excise duty withdrawn by Lt Governor

Former CM Narayanasamy appeals to SDPA supporters to be on guard at the counting centres

Former Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy has appealed to the workers of Secular Democratic Progressive Alliance to be on guard at the counting centres

Revised figures put U.T. voter turnout at 81.69%

Puducherry’s poll percentage was highest in the southern region where elections were held on Tuesday

Over 500 COVID patients turn out to vote in PPE gear

Their battle against the coronavirus infection did not deter over 500 voters from turning out to vote in PPE gear at designated polling stations

EVMs and VVPAT machines moved to counting centres amid tight security

Three-tier security arrangements put in place outside the strong rooms

Elders arrive in wheelchairs to vote

They were helped by nuns

78.49% turnout in Villupuram

Cuddalore district records 76.6%, Kallakurichi 78%

Members of third gender demand a survey in U.T.

‘This will help in formulating policies for this section’

U.T. records 81.64% voter turnout

Yanam sees the highest polling of 90.79%, Raj Bhavan the lowest of 73.24%

Puducherry Assembly elections | Union Territory records 81.88% turnout

The process was by and large peaceful barring the odd complaints about temporary EVM snags in a few polling stations

Puducherry Assembly polls | Third gender voters demand survey among their community

As per the electoral statistics available with authorities, the UT has 116 third gender voters, including 96 in Puducherry region

Puducherry Assembly polls | Voting picks up pace in 30 constituencies across U.T.

The fight for the 30-seat Assembly (which also has three nominated legislators) is essentially between the Congress-led alliance comprising DMK, Left parties and VCK and the NDA consisting of the AINRC, BJP, AIADMK and PMK.

Tamil Nadu Assembly elections | Anbumani, G.K. Vasan hopeful of AIADMK-led alliance win

Tamil Nadu was marching ahead in all sectors thanks to good governance provided by the government, says the PMK youth wing leader

Puducherry Assembly elections 2021 | U.T. records 77.90 % polling as of 5 p.m.

Voters would choose essentially between the fronts led by the Congress and the All India NR Congress.

Puducherry Assembly polls | All arrangements in place for smooth conduct of polling in U.T., says DEO

DEO visited distribution centres to inspect movement of EVMs to polling stations

Puducherry Assembly elections | Union Territory all set for polling on Tuesday

31,864 first-time voters expected to exercise their franchise; security strengthened to facilitate polling

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