Pondicherry
City in Puducherry, India
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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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IMD predicts light to moderate rainfall over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal with thunderstormsThe India Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rainfall over most parts of Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area with thunderstorms and lighting expected at isolated locations.IndiaTimes - Published | |
Cyclone Fengal relief work: Puducherry seeks Rs 600crore aid from CentrePuducherry chief minister N Rangasamy has requested Rs 600crore aid from the central govt to take up relief work after Cyclone Fengal caused severe damage in the Union territory.IndiaTimes - Published | |
Cyclone Fengal crosses north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry coasts; heavy rainfall continuesDue to heavy rainfall caused by Cyclone Fengal, a holiday has been declared for Monday in all government and government-aided schools, private schools, and colleges in Puducherry, said the Union..DNA - Published | |
Indian Army carries out multiple rescue operations in PuducherryAmid heavy flooding due to Cyclone Fengal, the Indian Army successfully rescued over 200 people in Puducherry's worst-hit areas like Krishna Nagar and Kuber Nagar. Continuing rescue missions are also..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Cyclone Fengal: Puducherry experiences highest rainfall in 30 years, normal life disruptedThe Indian Army and local authorities have launched extensive rescue operations, evacuating hundreds from flood-hit areas.DNA - Published | |
Watch: Veedur dam overflows as Cyclone Fengal hits Tamil Nadu, 10 villages at flood riskCyclonic storm Fengal crossed the North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts early Sunday, bringing heavy rainfall, high winds, and rough seas. The Veedur Dam in Tamil Nadu overflowed, flooding risk to..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Tamil Nadu: Cyclone Fengal makes landfall, flight operations resume in ChennaiCyclone Fengal has crossed the North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts on Saturday night and is likely to continue inching towards west-southwestward weakening into a deep depression within the next few..DNA - Published | |
Cyclone Fengal: Officials ask people to stay indoors as cyclone to make landfall near Puducherry, IMD issues red alertThe cyclonic storm is likely to make landfall close to Puducherry with wind speeds up to 90 kmph, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday.DNA - Published | |
Cyclone Fengal: Coastal areas witness changes in weather with high tides, rain in Tamil NaduThe weather department has issued warnings for North Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and the adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts.DNA - Published | |
Cyclone Fengal likely to cross TN-Puducherry coasts on Saturday afternoon; will Chennai get heavy rain?IndiaTimes - Published | |
Tamil Nadu braces for cyclone Fengal: Heavy rain likely, schools, colleges shut in Chennai, Puducherry; check IMD updateAccording to the IMD, the depression is very likely to continue to move north-northwestwards and intensify further into a cyclonic storm on November 27. Thereafter, it will continue to move..DNA - Published | |
Dense fog, heavy rain predicted in these states till November 25; check hereLight to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms is likely to prevail over Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe on November 25, as predicted by IMD.DNA - Published | |
Chennai Rains: IMD issues yellow alert, predicts showers in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra PradeshA 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 17DNA - Published | Mumbai Rains: IMD issues 'red' alert in Mumbai for heavy to very heavy rainfall, local train services disruptedOn Tuesday, IMD predicted light to moderate rain at isolated places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal areas, which will occur from September 26 to September 30DNA - Published |
Why INDIA bloc has called for bandh in PuducherryThe 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..IndiaTimes - Published | Toxic gas from Tamil Nadu sewer lines kills 3 peopleThree 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.IndiaTimes - Published |
Doctors operate on boy, remove toothbrush stuck in throatSurgeons 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..IndiaTimes - Published | 40-40: Tamil Nadu voters give it all to DMK allianceTamil 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.IndiaTimes - Published |
BJP goes all out in Tamil Nadu but no cracks in M K Stalin’s citadelLeading 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..IndiaTimes - Published | Weather update: Cyclone forming over Bay of Bengal, these states are likely to see rain, strong windsLight to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Puducherry, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Lakshadweep until May 23.DNA - Published |
East, south peninsula to get rain, thunderstorms next week, IMD predictsIMD 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,..IndiaTimes - Published | Lok Sabha elections: Severe heat wave predicted in many states during second phase of pollingThe 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..IndiaTimes - Published |
Lok Sabha polls in Puducherry: All you need to knowIndiaTimes - Published | Centenarians show childlike joy as postal voting beginsCentenarians 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..IndiaTimes - Published |
Lok Sabha elections: BJP releases fourth list for Tamil Nadu and PuducherryIndiaTimes - Published | 57 names in Congress's list, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from BerhamporeUP 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,..IndiaTimes - Published |
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.DNA - Published | 3.6 lakh shops penalised since 2021 for selling tobacco near schoolsClose 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..IndiaTimes - Published |
Police seize Puducherry liquor in TirupatiNayudupet 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..IndiaTimes - Published | 8 New Year revellers drown in sea in Tamil Nadu, PuducherryIndiaTimes - Published |
Ladakh saw sharpest rise in jobless graduates between 2021-2022 and 2022-23: GovernmentUnemployment 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..IndiaTimes - Published | Union minister explains why Puducherry airport is excluded from Udan 5.0 schemeIndiaTimes - Published |
Lok Sabha passes bills for women quota in J&K, PuducherryThe 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..IndiaTimes - Published | Indians prefer tried-and-tested destinations for year-end travel, says portalNew 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..IndiaTimes - Published |
Weather update: Chennai MeT predicts moderate rainfall, thunderstorms in 10 districts of Tamil NaduThe IMD earlier warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall on Monday and Tuesday in north-coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.DNA - Published | Weather update: IMD predicts heavy rain in many states for next 5 days; check latest forecast hereFor today and tomorrow, the IMD has forecast light to moderate rainfall along with thunderstorms in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, coastal Andhra Pradesh, and Rayalseema.DNA - Published |
4 IITs in south shine in gender ratio as girls make up 26% of new entrantsThe 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,..IndiaTimes - Published | Modi govt to continue with its zero tolerance approach towards illegal immigration, says Amit ShahUnion 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..IndiaTimes - Published |
Ex-Puducherry Speaker P Kannan dies at 74, government declares 3-day state mourningFormer 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..IndiaTimes - Published | Day temperatures are significantly above normal in several regions in India: IMD weather summaryAn 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..IndiaTimes - Published |
Only Thiruvalluvar, Mahatma Gandhi images in court: Madras high courtCourts 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..IndiaTimes - Published | 30 medical colleges derecognised in two months for flouting NMC norms, say sourcesAround 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..IndiaTimes - Published |
Chennai: IMD predicts heavy rains in 15 TN districts on SundayChennai: 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.DNA - Published | Daily Covid count tops 4,000, highest in over 6 months; 1 1 fatalities in a dayIndia 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..IndiaTimes - Published |
How we raised Puducherry’s water table by 7ftIndiaTimes - Published | 79 cases of H3N2 influenza reported till now in Puducherry: OfficialIndiaTimes - Published |
Rain likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry for next three daysHeavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Theni, Tenkasi, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram.DNA - Published | Cyclone Mandous: Traffic disruption, waterlogging, blackouts hit Tamil Nadu; 4 deadCyclone Mandous has impacted twelve districts in Tamil Nadu, as well as areas of Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh.DNA - Published |
Cyclone Mandous likely to become severe, Chennai issues precautionary measures; schools, colleges closed in PuducherryIMD had predicted that Cyclone Mandous is likely to become severe and gather more intensity by Friday morning.DNA - Published | Meaning of Cyclone Mandous explained: Here's why UAE named the storm; alert for Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Andhra PradeshCyclone Mandous news: IMD has predicted rainfall due to cyclonic formation over the Bay of Bengal.DNA - Published |
