Puducherry

Video on dumping of COVID-19 victims’ bodies in Karnataka triggers outrage

4:34 pm June 30, 2020

Bengaluru: A video purportedly showing health workers burying inappropriately some bodies of COVID-19 victims in a large pit allegedly in Ballari district in Karnataka has surfaced, triggering an outrage on social media. A top official in the district, the native of state Health Minister B Sriramulu, said they were inquiring into it. In the video, […]

138 litres of liquor seized from train, accused missing

Decks cleared for re-opening liquor shops from Monday

11:00 pm May 24, 2020

Puducherry: Liquor business would resume in Puducherry and Karaikal regions from Monday as Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi has approved levy of special excise duty on all categories of liquor in the regions. The Chief Minister V Narayanasamy told reporters here on Sunday that the liquor shops would resume business on May 25 as Lieutenant Governor […]

Tablighi Jamaat: ED conducts multi-city raids

2 Tablighi event returnees test positive in Puducherry

11:47 pm April 1, 2020

Puducherry: Two people, who attended the Tablighi Jamat event in Delhi, tested positive for coronavirus here on Wednesday while seven others were under observation in the union territory, officials said. Chief Minister V Narayanasamy appealed to all those who took part in the religious meet from the union territory to volunteer themselves for screening. A […]

COVID-19 cases climb to 1,251; total deaths 32

12:47 am March 31, 2020

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,251 in India on Monday, registering the highest single-day increase of 227 cases, while the death toll rose to 32, the Union Health Ministry said. It said the number of active cases was 1,117, and 101 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated, […]

20 states, UTs in complete lockdown; six partially shut

9:14 pm March 23, 2020

New Delhi: As many as 20 states and Union Territories have ordered complete lockdown under their jurisdiction and six other states have put in place similar restrictions in some areas in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, officials said on Monday. The central government has also asked states to enforce additional restrictions, if necessary, leading to […]