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In their anxiety to buy essential commodities, people flout social distancing norms in Puducherry thereby exposing themselves to COVID-19.

Police to take help of private security agencies in U.T. Special Correspondent

Senior SP holds meeting to prepare a list of personnel

Five more new COVID19 cases in Cuddalore, total touches 13

Emergency call centreopened in Oulgaret

Bedi praises Modi’s leadership qualities

248 cases registered for violating lockdown

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Police to take help of private security agencies in U.T.

Five active COVID-19 cases in Puducherry: Collector

Home delivery of 5 kg free rice from April 10 in Puducherry

Five active COVID-19 cases in UT: Collector

Disinfectant tunnel installed at market

NCC cadets join fight against COVID-19

10 held for hosting lunch party during lockdown in Kanaganandhal village

A video of the lunch party had gone viral on a mobile application

Virtual classes conducted for Class X students in Puducherry

Classes held from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., the government has sought the help of local cable channels

Conservancy workers work without break during lockdown in Puducherry

Workers say that they have not taken any leave for fear of losing pay

CII seeks relief for units in Puducherry

The CII Puducherry chapter has urged Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy to provide relief to industrial units in Puducherry through electricity tariff

Five more new COVID19 cases in Cuddalore, total touches 13

Five more persons from Cuddalore district tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. With this, the number of persons affected by the viral disease has

Activists step out to feed community dogs

Volunteers of some NGOs serve dinner to beat policemen

Shoppers ignore advisory on COVID-19 at vegetable market

In spite of the government’s repeated appeals to comply with the lockdown, people continued to throng temporary market at the New Bus Stand on Sunday,

21 police personnel found to be living within containment zone asked to remain at home

The police department has directed as many as 21 police personnel found to be living within the containment zone, where some positive symptomatic

Emergency call centreopened in Oulgaret

The Oulgaret Municipality has established a multi-lingual emergency call centre to provide various citizen-centric services, including telemedicine,

Bedi praises Modi’s leadership qualities

Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership qualities, Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi on Saturday said the Prime Minister’s appeal to the

Money remitted to accounts of red ration card holders, following COVID-19 lockdown in Puducherry

Director of Civil Supplies Department, E. Vallavan, in a release on Saturday, said ₹2,000 had been remitted to the account holders of 1,78,180 red ration cards

‘Coordination helped contain COVID-19’

Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi said the absence of communication gap between the political leadership and the administrative leadership helped effectively

CII forms task force

The Confederation of the Indian Industry (CII) Puducherry has formed a State-level COVID-19 taskforce as part of its efforts to work closely with the

54 contract staff removed from payroll for obstructing work

The government has removed 54 contract workers at the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (IGMC&RI) from the payroll for

Six more test positive in Villupuram, three test positive in Cuddalore

Six more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the district on Friday, taking the total count to nine. All the six persons had returned to the

National Fisherfolk Forum demands declaration of fishing as an essential service

In a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, former MLA and Forum chairperson M. Ilango said that fish was a cheap source of protein for a large section of population in the country

Case against Mahe legislator for violating lockdown

Senior Superintendent of Police (Law and Order) Rahul Alwal said the MLA had used his own vehicle to distribute essential commodities at people’s doorsteps

54 contract workers of govt hospital sacked for obstructing COVID-19 work

A report stated that the 54 contract workers abstained from work on April 2.

PMJDY cash aid disbursal in a staggered manner from today

The disbursal of direct cash aid through the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana will be done in a staggered manner beginning on Friday to ensure social distancing

CPI(M) wants operations suspended at Karaikal port

The CPI(M) has sought the intervention of Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi in suspending operations at the Karaikal Port that involved shipments from countries

Stranded French tourists take special flight to Paris

A group of French tourists stranded here due to the global lockdown following the COVID-19 pandemic returned home on a special flight from Chennai to

Arrangements in place to ensure physical distancing at market places: Puducherry police

The Puducherry police have claimed that elaborate arrangements have been made at all market places to maintain physical distancing in front of shops

Woman with coronavirus-like symptoms dies in isolation ward at Cuddalore GH

A Health department official said that the patient died due to diabetic ketoacidosis

CPI(M) demands direct relief for daily wagers, street vendors

The government’s announcement of ₹2,000 as direct cash transfer to the bank accounts of all cardholders is hardly adequate to meet their requirements, said party secretary R. Rajangam

Cuddalore police launch ‘Stay Home Stay Safe’ campaign

The video has already gone viral on a social networking site and has over 16 lakhs views and has been shared 38,000 times so far

COVID-19: Two more positive cases in Puducherry

The patients are asymptomatic and are being looked after by a team of doctors at the Government Hospital for Chest Diseases, Gorimedu, officials said

E-pass system introduced in Puducherry

The District Administration has introduced e-pass system wherein the persons dealing with essential commodities and services can apply for the pass

Three persons who attended religious congregation in Delhi isolated

Three people from Ariankuppam who returned after attending a religious congregation at Nizamuddin mosque in New Delhi in mid-March have been moved to

Three wards in Villupuram municipality cordoned off, declared containment zone

The move follows three persons from Villupuram town testing positive for COVID-19, Law Minister C.Ve. Shanmugam said

People throng temporary markets in Puducherry, do not follow physical distancing

The crowd swelled after 9 a.m. at the market at the new bus stand, and police had a difficult time controlling the large number of people

Health Minister flays L-G

The Minister said it was important to support the Prime Minister than putting hurdles to his initiatives

MGMCRI opens up tele-consultation modes

The Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute Hospital (MGMCRI), a constituent unit of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, has launched seven

Fire service ill-equipped to handle major accident: CAG

Absence of fire-safety equipment in schools, hospitals and cinema halls, non-compliance of fire safety rules while setting up industries and

Assembly nod for vote- on- account

The vote on account would entail the government to draw Rs 2042 crore to meet the administrative expenditure from April to June

Puducherry Assembly nod for vote-on-account

The presentation of the vote on account would entail the government to draw ₹2,042 crore to meet the administrative expenditure from April to June

State buses will operate for personnel providing essential services in Villupuram

Officials of the Health Department, medical specialists, para-medical staff and conservancy staff will be transported to their place of work

Narayanasamy express concern over violation of lockdown rules

Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy on Sunday expressed serious concern over the rampant violation of lockdown rules by the locals .Talking to

Govt. opens shelter for migrant workers, urban homeless in Puducherry

The Government has made operational a shelter for migrant workers and urban homeless at Gorimedu and is exploring means to provide refuge to more such

Coronavirus lockdown: 38 booked for flouting norms in Puducherry

Police said cases were registered against people for violating prohibitory orders, against shopkeepers for not maintaining social distancing and for selling non-essential items

248 cases registered for violating lockdown

The Puducherry police continued the crackdown on those defying lockdown. In the last three days, the police have registered 248 cases under Sections

No COVID-19 cases so far in Auroville

No COVID-19 cases have been reported so far among the foreigner or Indian origin community in Auroville, which has a mixed population of domestic and

Woman arrested

The Villianur police on Friday arrested a 37-year-old woman in connection with the murder of her husband.The woman, Sathya, is accused of beating to

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