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Pondy CM announces proposal to hike funds under MLA Local Area Development scheme
Pondy CM announces proposal to hike funds under MLA Local Area Development scheme
Updated on Mar 12, 2025 04:45 PM IST
PTI |
Clash erupts between PMK patriarch Ramadoss, and his son Anbumani at party meet
Clash erupts between PMK patriarch Ramadoss, and his son Anbumani at party meet
Updated on Dec 28, 2024 07:05 PM IST
PTI |
Schools, colleges closed in Puducherry owing to Cyclone Fengal, details here
The Puducherry government has declared a holiday for all schools and colleges owing to the heavy rainfall caused by Cyclone Fengal.
Published on Dec 03, 2024 01:47 PM IST
ANI | , Puducherry
Cyclone Fengal: Puducherry schools closed; IMD rain alert for Karnataka, Kerala
After landfall between Puducherry and neighbouring Tamil Nadu on November 30, Cyclone Fengal weakened on Sunday, but heavy rain continues.
Updated on Dec 03, 2024 01:20 PM IST
Cyclone Fengal: Man rescues stranded dog from floodwaters in Puducherry. Watch
Cyclone Fengal made landfall in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, causing heavy rain. A viral video showed a man rescuing a street dog from the floodwaters.
Published on Dec 02, 2024 09:42 AM IST
Mahipal Singh Chouhan
Cyclone Fengal: Puducherry sees record rain, schools shut today | Key points
Cyclone Fengal is expected to reach the Kerala-Karnataka coasts as a low-pressure area around December 3.
Published on Dec 02, 2024 07:35 AM IST
Cyclone Fengal: NDRF rescues people from flooded Cuddalore using boats
Cyclone Fengal made landfall on the coasts of Puducherry and Tamil Nadu on Saturday.
Updated on Dec 01, 2024 04:01 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Shivam Pratap Singh
Cyclone Fengal effect: Puducherry receives highest rainfall in 30 years
Puducherry recorded 48.4 centimetres of rain over 24 hours till 8:30 AM on December 1, highest in 30 years.
Published on Dec 01, 2024 02:19 PM IST
Fengal brings heavy rain, shuts air traffic
Cyclone Fengal hit Puducherry, causing heavy rain, airport closures, and stranded travelers in Chennai. Emergency response teams are on standby.
Updated on Dec 01, 2024 12:21 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Cyclone Fengal alert: Is your Tamil Nadu travel itinerary ready for the storm?
"Caught in the cyclone? A traveller’s guide to navigating Tamil Nadu as Cyclone Fengal likely to cross North Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts this evening
Published on Nov 30, 2024 04:33 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Chennai (tamil Nadu) [india]
Cyclone Fengal: Puducherry asks residents to stay indoors, issues helplines
Weather today: Puducherry district administrations have urged residents to stay indoors, and all schools and colleges are closed for the day.
Updated on Nov 30, 2024 10:21 AM IST
Cyclone Fengal to make landfall today; Tamil Nadu, Puducherry schools closed
Cyclone Fengal: A red alert has been issued for Tamil Nadu, South Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and interior Karnataka, anticipating heavy rains in these regions.
Updated on Nov 30, 2024 08:47 AM IST
Cyclone Fengal expected to cross coast near Puducherry tomorrow
A deep depression earlier intensified very slowly even as the India Metrological Department (IMD)’s initial forecast said it would intensify into Cyclone Fengal on Wednesday evening
Published on Nov 29, 2024 03:23 PM IST
Cyclone Fengal: When and where will it make landfall? Tamil Nadu coasts on alert
Cyclone Fengal tracker: IMD predicts the depression moving northwest to cross north TN-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram by November 30.
Published on Nov 29, 2024 12:00 PM IST
Cyclone Fengal: Extreme rain predicted for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry schools closed
Cyclone Fengal: IMD forecasts that deep depression over the Bay of Bengal will move north-northwest, skirting Sri Lanka, and intensify into a cyclonic storm.
Updated on Nov 29, 2024 09:50 AM IST
Cyclone Fengal: Heavy rain in Tamil Nadu; wind speed likely to reach 70 kmph
Cyclone Fengal: Storm is predicted to cross the northern Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts, between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram, on the morning of November 30.
Updated on Nov 28, 2024 08:33 AM IST
Parashurama statue’s sculptor held in Udupi theme park case: Cop
Sculptor of 33-feet tall bronze statue of Parashurama statue has been arrested in Puducherry over his alleged involvement in the Karkala Parasurama theme park embezzlement case
Updated on Nov 12, 2024 08:24 AM IST
Coovercolly Indresh, Bengaluru
Puducherry is world’s second-best city to visit: Here's how to explore the place
With Lonely Planet listing Puducherry as the world’s second-best city to visit in 2025, we break down its must-visit tourist spots
Published on Nov 06, 2024 06:25 PM IST
Shweta Sunny
Guess the only Indian city in Lonely Planet’s ‘Best in Travel’ 2025 list!
This one city was the only Indian addition to the famous Lonely Planet’s ‘Best in Travel’ 2025 list; which one do you think it is?
Published on Oct 26, 2024 06:20 PM IST
Aadrika Sominder
Taste of Life: ‘Gandhibhojan’ united people of different castes and religions
In January 1931, when Gandhi was jailed at Yerawada in Pune, he opted for a diet of sweet lime juice, grape juice, puree of boiled leafy vegetables, khichadi, and goat’s milk. His wife Kasturba visited him daily in the jail and ensured he did not go hungry
Updated on Oct 03, 2024 08:06 AM IST
Chinmay Damle
Teachers shape good citizens, says Puducherry CM Rangasamy
Puducherry Home and Education Minister A Namassivayam said that teachers' role in society is effective and irreplaceable.
Published on Sep 04, 2024 04:39 PM IST
PTI | , Puducherry
Chandigarh: UTCA’s Nikhil selected for U-19 series against Australia
Nikhil has been performing consistently in the past seasons; in the season 2022-23, Nikhil scored 272 runs in the BCCI U-19 tournament, which included a double century
Updated on Sep 01, 2024 07:04 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Revenue from excise being used for development of amenities: Pondy CM
Revenue from excise being used for development of amenities: Pondy CM
Published on Aug 12, 2024 11:56 AM IST
PTI |
IMD issues red alert in five districts of Kerala, heavy rainfall predicted in TN
The red alert was sounded in Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, and Idukki districts of Kerala.
Published on May 22, 2024 10:49 PM IST
Polling picks up in Puducherry, 89-year-old comes out to vote
Polling picks up in Puducherry, 89-year-old comes out to vote
Published on Apr 19, 2024 12:41 PM IST
PTI |
Puducherry’s Mahe creates history with 31 women-managed poll booths
According to ECI, “all-women managed polling booths” provide a sense of comfort and security to all voters, particularly female and “third-gender voters”
Updated on Apr 11, 2024 07:10 PM IST
Aman Aryan
AIADMK releases final list of 16 candidates for TN; 1 for Puducherry
AIADMK releases final list of 17 nominees for Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Party chief Palaniswami to start campaign on March 24.
Updated on Mar 22, 2024 07:51 PM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
BJP releases 4th list of 15 candidates for Lok Sabha elections
Earlier on Thursday, the party released its third list of candidates fielding former Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Chennai South.
Published on Mar 22, 2024 02:27 PM IST
MK Stalin's DMK releases list of candidates, manifesto: ‘Will ban NEET’
MK Stalin's sister Kanimozhi and other party leaders were also present at the event in Chennai.
Updated on Mar 20, 2024 12:43 PM IST
Jharkhand governor CP Radhakrishnan given additional charge of Telangana
A communique from Rashtrapati Bhavan said the resignation of Tamilisai was accepted with immediate effect and in her place, Radhakrishnan was given the additional charge of Telangana
Published on Mar 19, 2024 12:01 PM IST