Puducherry

COVID-19 vaccine drive launched in Kerala, 13,330 health care workers to be covered on Day 1

3:49 pm January 16, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: The vaccination drive to combat COVID-19 began in Kerala on Saturday at 133 designated centres with prominent government doctors among the first batch of frontline workers to be administered the vaccine. ”It’s a proud moment here in Kannur that the director of Malabar Cancer Centre, Dr Satheesan Balasubramanian became the first person in the […]

Rahul Gandhi witnesses jallikattu in Tamil Nadu

2:08 pm January 14, 2021

Madurai: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday witnessed the popular bull taming sport jallikattu at Avaniapuram here, with DMK Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin joining him on the dais. Gandhi, who flew from Delhi to the southern city, was accompanied by senior party leaders KC Venugopal, TNCC chief KS Alagiri and Puducherry Chief Minister V […]

Schools re-opened with adherence to COVID-19 norms

7:02 pm January 4, 2021

Puducherry : All schools here and in Karaikal re-opened on Monday with adherence to COVID-19 safety norms. The schools remained shut for nine months due to the pandemic-induced lockdown. Today, the institutions re-opened for half-a-day from 10 AM to 1 PM. Students were subjected to thermal scanning to assess their body temperature, a source said. The premises […]

Low key turnout for ‘Sani Peyarchi’ festival

8:51 pm December 27, 2020

Karaikal: A low key turnout due to strict COVID-19 restrictions, was witnessed at the famous shrine of Lord Saturn in Tirunallar in the union territory of Puducherry on Sunday on the occasion of ‘Sani Peyarchi’ festival. Devotees entering the temple were scanned with thermometers. They were not allowed to take a holy dip in the […]

Rice scheme: Bedi okays deposit of cash under DBT system

11:31 pm December 4, 2020

Puducherry: Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi on Friday gave her nod to deposit cash in lieu of rice in the bank accounts of beneficiaries of the territorial government’s free rice scheme for three months (from April this year). In a whatsapp message, she said Rs 2,200 would be deposited under the centrally approved system […]