Cong clears 17 candidates for Puducherry pollsNew Delhi, Mar 25: Chief Minister V Vaihilingam is among the 17 candidates whose names were announced by Congress for the assembly election in Puducherry.Vaithilingam, who was representing Nettapakkam constituency in his native village in the assembly since 1985, has been
Jal to bring down more rains in TN, AP, Karnataka Hyderabad/Chennai, Nov 8: Cyclone Jal is expected to bring down more thunder showers and heavy rains over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka, according to the latest forecast of the Indian Meterological Department (IMD)..
HC reprimands RIL for disregarding environmentChennai, Jul 21: The Madras High Court has pulled up energy behemoth Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) for kick starting a gas pipeline project in Puducherry before acquiring the required environmental clearance..
Cyclonic storm to cross TN coast on Dec 15 nightChennai, Dec 15: The cyclonic storm 'Ward' is likely to cross Tamil Nadu coast between Kaniyakumari and Nagapattinam districts Tuesday, Dec 15 night and is expected to bring down heavy rains..
Cyclonic storm to bring heavy rains to TNChennai, Dec 12: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has alerted Tamil Nadu and Puducherry of a cyclonic storm 'Ward' over the Bay of Bengal which could result in heavy rainfall in the coming 48 hours..
Puducherry H1N1 toll rises, India's toll at 457New Delhi, Oct 29: Four Swine Flu deaths from Puducherry and one each from Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, took the country's total H1N1 death toll to 457 with the total of six fatalities reported on Wednesday, Oct 28..
Lockout at Arkonam tyre plant: MRFChennai, May 18: Following a labour unrest in the factory, MRL Ltd on Monday, May 18 announced a lockout at its Arkonam plant in Tamil Nadu..
Sonia Gandhi's election rallies in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry cancelledNew Delhi, May 6 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi's election rallies that were scheduled to be held in Chennai and Puducherry on Wednesday have been postponed as pro-Sri Lankan Tamil outfits had threatened to stage demonstrations over UPA's alleged failure to ensure a ceasefire in Sri Lanka..
Sonia cancels Chennai, Puducherry ralliesChennai, May 6: Tamil Nadu police said that all the election rallies of Sonia Gandhi, the Congress President in Chennai and Puducherry were cancelled due to security reasons..
Notification for last phase of polls issuedNew Delhi, Apr 17: The President, Pratibha Patil on Friday, Apr 17 issued a formal notification on electoral process for the fifth and last phase of Lok Sabha polls covering 86 constituencies spread over nine States and Union Territories..