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44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

68-year old woman tests positive for COVID-19 in Puducherry

6:53 pm March 17, 2020

Puducherry: A 68-year old woman has tested positive for coronavirus in Mahe region of Puducherry, becoming the first confirmed case in the union territory, a senior official said on Tuesday. The condition of the patient was ‘stable’ in the Government General Hospital in Mahe, an enclave of the union territory in Kerala, Director of Health […]

COVID-19: Jammu school sealed for flouting closure order

8:43 pm March 16, 2020

Jammu: A private higher secondary school in Samba district was sealed on Monday for allegedly flouting the government’s order of closure of all educational institutions in Jammu and Kashmir over the novel coronavirus pandemic, an official said. A team of revenue and police officers, headed by Sub-Divisional Magistrate C P Kotwal, sealed the institution in […]

Nursery admission process begins in city

Pondy govt declares holiday for primary schools

5:43 pm March 15, 2020

Puducherry: The Puducherry government on Sunday declared holiday for all pre KG and primary schools in the Union Territory until further orders as part of precautionary steps to contain spread of coronavirus. Education Minister R Kamalakannan told reporters here that the pre-KG and primary schools would remain closed from tomorrow until further orders. Mahe region, […]

AAP files police complaint against Sambit Patra

Attempts being made to “blackmail” Centre on CAA: BJP

11:22 pm February 26, 2020

Panaji: The BJP on Wednesday alleged that the nationwide protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) were orchestrated by the opposition to “destabilise” the party-led NDA government and also the country. BJP national spokesman Sambit Patra said the Modi-led government has solved some of the controversial issues like Article 370, triple talaq, Ram Mandir and […]

COVID-19: 122 men from single CRPF battalion in Delhi test positive; more results awaited

Security of J-K our top priority: CRPF chief

9:17 pm February 19, 2020

Srinagar: The CRPF on Wednesday said Jammu and Kashmir was its top priority and stressed on the need for effective synergy among security forces and intelligence agencies to maintain peace in the Union territory. “Jammu and Kashmir is considered the crown of India and its security is our utmost priority,” DG CRPF A P Maheshwari […]