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Pondicherry: City in Puducherry, India
Pondicherry is the capital and most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the southeast coast of India and is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal to the east and the state of Tamil Nadu, with which it shares most of its culture, heritage, and language.

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Chennai Rains: IMD issues yellow alert, predicts showers in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh

A low-pressure area is anticipated to form over the southwest Bay of Bengal within the next 24 hours, potentially leading to isolated heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu from November 11 to 17
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Mumbai Rains: IMD issues 'red' alert in Mumbai for heavy to very heavy rainfall, local train services disrupted

On Tuesday, IMD predicted light to moderate rain at isolated places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal areas, which will occur from September 26 to September 30
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Why INDIA bloc has called for bandh in Puducherry

The opposition INDIA bloc, comprising Congress, DMK, and communist parties, has declared a bandh in Puducherry on Wednesday to protest against the AINRC-BJP government's increased power tariffs. They..
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Toxic gas from Tamil Nadu sewer lines kills 3 people

Three people, including a mother-daughter duo and a 16-year-old girl, died of asphyxiation in Puducherry's Reddiarpalayam area due to a toxic gas leak from underground sewer lines.
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Doctors operate on boy, remove toothbrush stuck in throat

Surgeons from a Puducherry govt institution saved a 14-year-old boy's life by removing a toothbrush stuck near his throat. The boy, S Deebesh, from Kiliyanur, was quickly treated by a team of doctors..
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40-40: Tamil Nadu voters give it all to DMK alliance

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin urged DMK and allies to win all 40 Lok Sabha seats, achieving success against AIADMK and BJP in TN and Puducherry.
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BJP goes all out in Tamil Nadu but no cracks in M K Stalin’s citadel

Leading the INDIA bloc's campaign in Tamil Nadu, DMK president and chief minister M K Stalin played dual roles: first, as the last sentinel against a saffron surge in the South; second, as a victim of..
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Weather update: Cyclone forming over Bay of Bengal, these states are likely to see rain, strong winds

Light to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Puducherry, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Lakshadweep until May 23.
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East, south peninsula to get rain, thunderstorms next week, IMD predicts

IMD forecasts wet spell, thunderstorms, gusty winds in east, south peninsula till May 9. Cyclonic circulation in northeast Assam, Bihar. Southwesterly winds from Bay of Bengal. Rains in Tamil Nadu,..
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Lok Sabha elections: Severe heat wave predicted in many states during second phase of polling

The Met office said high humidity could add to people's inconvenience in Tripura, Kerala, coastal Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Assam, Meghalaya and Goa. Voters in 88 Lok Sabha constituencies in..
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Lok Sabha polls in Puducherry: All you need to know


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Centenarians show childlike joy as postal voting begins

Centenarians in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry cast postal votes without age proof. Anjalai Rayappan, 100, voted secretly. Ramakkal Naidu, 101, supports AIADMK. S Angappan, 103, died post-enrollment for..
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Lok Sabha elections: BJP releases fourth list for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry


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57 names in Congress's list, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Berhampore

UP Congress suggests that the Gandhi family should contest from Amethi and Rae Bareli. Congress released a new list that includes names for different constituencies like Karnataka, Gujarat,..
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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: DMK seals seat-sharing pact with Congress, allots...

The Dravidian party gave Congress nine seats in Tamil Nadu, besides the lone Puducherry segment.
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3.6 lakh shops penalised since 2021 for selling tobacco near schools

Close to 3.6 lakh shops nationwide have faced action since March 2021 - ranging from challans to relocation - for selling cigarettes and tobacco within 100 metres of schools and educational..
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Police seize Puducherry liquor in Tirupati

Nayudupet division police seized Puducherry liquor being smuggled into the state of Andhra Pradesh in the early hours on Wednesday.According to Nayudupet DSP Rajagopal Reddy, the special enforcement..
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8 New Year revellers drown in sea in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry


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Ladakh saw sharpest rise in jobless graduates between 2021-2022 and 2022-23: Government

Unemployment among graduates increased in Ladakh, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan between 2021-22 and..
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Union minister explains why Puducherry airport is excluded from Udan 5.0 scheme


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Lok Sabha passes bills for women quota in J&K, Puducherry

The Lok Sabha passed legislations to extend women's reservation to the assemblies of Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry. The opposition used the debate as an opportunity to demand early statehood and..
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Indians prefer tried-and-tested destinations for year-end travel, says portal

New Delhi and NCR have remained the most booked domestic destination among Indian travellers in 2023, according to a travel portal. Goa, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Chennai also made the list of popular..
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Weather update: Chennai MeT predicts moderate rainfall, thunderstorms in 10 districts of Tamil Nadu

The IMD earlier warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall on Monday and Tuesday in north-coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
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Weather update: IMD predicts heavy rain in many states for next 5 days; check latest forecast here

For today and tomorrow, the IMD has forecast light to moderate rainfall along with thunderstorms in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, coastal Andhra Pradesh, and Rayalseema.
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4 IITs in south shine in gender ratio as girls make up 26% of new entrants

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad zone has achieved the best gender ratio among all IIT campuses, with 26% of young women joining this year. This zone, which includes Andhra Pradesh,..
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Modi govt to continue with its zero tolerance approach towards illegal immigration, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has stated that the Indian government will maintain a zero-tolerance stance towards illegal immigration. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) recently conducted raids..
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Ex-Puducherry Speaker P Kannan dies at 74, government declares 3-day state mourning

Former Assembly Speaker P Kannan of Puducherry passed away after a prolonged illness. The Puducherry government has declared a 3-day state mourning from November 6 to 8, during which the national flag..
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Day temperatures are significantly above normal in several regions in India: IMD weather summary

An Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) weather summary released on October 28, has revealed that maximum temperatures are significantly above normal in several areas. Rayalaseema is experiencing..
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Only Thiruvalluvar, Mahatma Gandhi images in court: Madras high court

Courts in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry can display portraits of only Mahatma Gandhi and the Tamil poet-saint Thiruvalluvar, the Madras high court has said in a circular in which it instructed the..
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30 medical colleges derecognised in two months for flouting NMC norms, say sources

Around 30 medical colleges across the country have lost recognition over the past two months allegedly for not following standards set by the National Medical Commission (NMC), official sources said on..
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Chennai: IMD predicts heavy rains in 15 TN districts on Sunday

Chennai: The statement also said that light to moderate rains with thunderstorms will occur at a few places in Puducherry and Karaikkal on April 24 and April 25.
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Daily Covid count tops 4,000, highest in over 6 months; 1  1 fatalities in a day

India on Wednesday recorded 4,435 fresh Covid-19 cases, the highest daily count in more than six months, and 11 fatalities due to the infection, as infections continued to spread in the country at a..
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How we raised Puducherry’s water table by 7ft


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79 cases of H3N2 influenza reported till now in Puducherry: Official


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Rain likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry for next three days

Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Theni, Tenkasi, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram.
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Cyclone Mandous: Traffic disruption, waterlogging, blackouts hit Tamil Nadu; 4 dead

Cyclone Mandous has impacted twelve districts in Tamil Nadu, as well as areas of Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh.
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Cyclone Mandous likely to become severe, Chennai issues precautionary measures; schools, colleges closed in Puducherry

IMD had predicted that Cyclone Mandous is likely to become severe and gather more intensity by Friday morning.
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Meaning of Cyclone Mandous explained: Here's why UAE named the storm; alert for Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh

Cyclone Mandous news: IMD has predicted rainfall due to cyclonic formation over the Bay of Bengal.
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Lakshmi, elephant of Puducherry's Manakula Vinayagar temple, dies due to cardiac arrest

When Lakshmi, the temple elephant, was being led for a walk, the unfortunate incident took place.
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Tamil Nadu weather update: Heavy to very heavy rainfall expected till November 13, IMD issues alert in Chennai

The IMD said rainfall is expected till November 13 and it could be heavy to very heavy in select regions of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
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Tamil Nadu rains update: IMD issues orange alert in 7 districts, schools closed today in Puducherry, Karaikal

The orange alert has been issued for Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Ranipet, Villupuram, and Vellore districts.
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Tamil Nadu: Schools closed in seven districts as heavy rain lashes parts of state

The weather department has predicted heavy rain in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry till Friday.
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IMD Rain Alert: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, other states to receive rainfall for next five days

The weather in the hill states has changed as a result of disturbances in the west. Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, and Himachal Pradesh will experience rain
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3 more Congress state units now back Rahul for chief’s post, total now 11

The Congress units in Odisha, Jharkhand and Haryana on Tuesday passed resolutions backing Rahul Gandhi for the post of party president, joining at least eight other PCCs which have rooted for him...
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Amit Shah to inaugurate 30th southern zonal council meet in Kerala on Saturday

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, chief ministers and ministers of other southern states - Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana - and lieutenant governors of the southern Union..
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Union home minister Amit Shah arrives in Kerala for southern zonal council meet on September 3

Besides Shah, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, chief ministers and ministers of other southern states -- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana -- and lieutenant governors of the..
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Lightning strike kills 3 in Maharashtra's Nagpur

The IMD predicts thunderstorms and mild to moderate rain in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu over the next five days.
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Cyclone Asani: 10 flights cancelled due to heavy rains in Chennai, check details

The IMD has forecasted thunderstorms with light to moderate rains at Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Chennai, Puducherry, & other northern parts of Tamil Nadu.
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Language row reaches Puducherry as DMK slams JIPMER's decision on use of Hindi

During the demonstration, opposition leader R Siva, a convenor of the DMK's Puducherry branch, was detained at JIPMER.
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600-year-old Hindu deities' statues worth Rs 12 crores seized in Puducherry

Based on expert analysis, these sculptures are over 600 years old and might belong to the transition period of the Chola and Vijayanagara dynasty.
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