Puducherry

Heavy rains lash Puducherry

2:39 pm December 4, 2020

Puducherry: Heavy rains lashed Puducherry and its suburban areas on Friday under the influence of cyclone Burevi. Official sources told P T I that during the last 24 hours ending 8.30 AM Friday, Puducherry recorded around 14 cm rainfall. Several housing colonies and main thoroughfares were waterlogged as a result of the torrential rains while […]

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Cyclone Burevi brings heavy rains to Pondy, normal life hit

3:32 pm December 3, 2020

Puducherry: Normal life was disrupted in Puducherry on Thursday as torrential downpour influenced by cyclone ‘Burevi’ pounded several parts of the union territory. PWD sources told PTI that during last twenty four hours ending 8.30 am. Puducherry and its suburbs recorded 7.6 cm rainfall. Tanks were getting copious inflow and the level of water was […]

PM Modi speaks to Tamil Nadu, Puducherry CMs over Cyclone Nivar

12:14 pm November 24, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry regarding the situation in the wake of Cyclone Nivar and assured them of all possible support from the Centre. On Monday, the Indian Meteorological Department had forecast a cyclonic storm that could intensify into a severe cyclonic […]

UPSC declares results of civil services main exam

Civil service (prelims) test held, COVID-19 norms followed

11:06 pm October 4, 2020

Puducherry: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Sunday conducted the Civil Service Preliminary Examination 2020 in eight centres here with adherence to COVID-19 protocol. Out of the 2,908 candidates who chose the Union Territory as their centre of examination, 1,590 appeared for it in the forenoon while 1,582 sat for it in the afternoon, […]

COVID-19 tally in India past 52 lakh, recovery rate 78.86 per cent

1:32 pm September 18, 2020

New Delhi: India‘s COVID-19 tally raced past 52 lakh with 96,424 people testing positive in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease rose to 41,12,551 on Friday,according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country’s recovery rate stands at 78.86 per cent The total coronavirus cases mounted to 52,14,677, […]