Puducherry

President arrives in Odisha on a 3-day visit

President’s Rule imposed in Puducherry

10:42 pm February 25, 2021

New Delhi: President’s Rule was imposed in Puducherry following a recommendation by the Union Cabinet after a Congress-led government lost power in the Union Territory in a vote of confidence. The notification, signed by President Ram Nath Kovind, said the decision was taken after the president received a report from the administrator of the Union […]

Two Yemen-bound persons detained

11:45 pm February 17, 2021

Chennai: Two persons bound for Yemen via Muscat were detained at the airport here on Wednesday, policesaid. The two–from Kerala and Puducherry, had arrived at the airport to proceed to Yemen when immigration authorities stopped them and handed them over to police for questioning,officials said without divulging details.

Telangana Guv Tamilisai Soundararajan to be sworn-in as Pondy Lt Governor on Thursday

11:20 pm February 17, 2021

Puduch: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, who has been given additional charge of Puducherry, will be sworn-in at a function in Raj Nivas hereon Thursday. A communication from the government said that she will be sworn in at 9 am. She has been posted as Lt Governor incharge after former IPS officer Kiran Bedi was removed […]

Kiran Bedi removed as Puducherry LG

11:40 pm February 16, 2021

New Delhi: In a sudden development, Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi was removed from her post on Tuesday night at a time when the union territory was witnessing a political crisis following the resignation of Congress MLAs from the V Narayanasamy government. A brief communique issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesman Ajay Kumar Singh said the President has directed that Bedi ”shall cease to hold the office of the […]

Top govt officials in Pondy get vaccinated against COVID-19

7:13 pm February 11, 2021

Puducherry: Two of the top officials of Puducherry Administration were inoculated against COVID-19 on Thursday at a government hospital here, official sources said. Chief Secretary to the territorial government, Ashwani Kumar and the Secretary to Information and Publicity Department, S D Sundaresan received the vaccine shots This is the first time that top officials of […]