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Karaikal’s Nallambal Lake, touted as a must visit spot on several tourism websites, has been languishing without basic amenities. A detailed project report under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0, 2024, describes Nallambal Lake as the only artificially lake in Karaikal district in the Union Territory of Puducherry. The DPR says ₹10 crore is needed now for comprehensive development, including a lake …

KARAIKAL: Fisherfolk in Karaikal have decided to boycott the upcoming Lok Sabha election if the Union and Puducherry governments do not intervene and seek release of two boat drivers currently in Sri Lankan custody. Else, families in 11 fishing villagers will boycott the general election.” In the past one week, a court in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, has sentenced three boat …

The reply given by Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar to a question raised by Member of Parliament V. Vaithilingam in Lok Sabha on the demand made by Puducherry government for a medical college at Karaikal seems to suggest that the Central government is non-committal to the request for establishing the medical college at …

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The ambient air quality in the Union Territory took a beating this Deepavali, with a significant increase in particulate matter PM and PM due to the bursting of crackers. According to a press release, the ambient air quality monitored by the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee at Reddiyarpalayam, Mudaliarpet, and Anna Nagar in the city found PM10 and PM2.5 levels to …

The nod given recently by Sri Lankan cabinet to the long-pending ferry service from Kankesanthurai in Jaffna to Karaikal in Puducherry has been received well by the trading community in the enclave of Puducherry Union Territory. The implication of the takeover of the Karaikal Port by Adani Ports and SEZ on the early operation of the cruise service is being …

The test positivity rate and the daily mortality numbers have shown a declining trend in the past few days with the Union Territory recording 21 deaths and 1,223 new cases from 9,012 tests on Friday. The test positivity rate, which was in the vicinity of 20% through the beginning of the month, has dropped to a lower range of 12-16%. …

The Union Territory recorded 32 deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day toll yet, as the toll mounted to 1,151 on Sunday even as 1,961 new cases were detected from 9,446 tests. Puducherry reported 1,585 of the new cases in the Union Territory, followed by Karaikal, Yanam and Mahe. Vaccination continues Meanwhile, 165 healthcare workers, 228 frontline staff …

Puducherry Union Territory Deaths Karaikal

In every Assembly election, contestants belonging to popular political parties alone are considered as serious contenders, rarely are the independents so seen. This time, the Karaikal district of the Union Territory of Puducherry is witnessing the Independent candidates giving a tough fight to the parties. This time, three constituenciesin Karaikal district – Tirunallar, Nedunkadu, and Neravy-TR Pattinam constituencies are seeing …

There are real electoral battles and then there are shadow combats. In the real world of Puducherry, which goes to the polls for 30 Assembly seats on April 6, the actual battle is between the Congress, which is popular in the Union Territory, and former Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, head of the N.R. When the BJP realised that 10 per …

Puducherry Assembly Speaker VP Sivakolundhu quit on Sunday citing health reasons even as his brother joined the BJP just over a month ahead of the elections in the union territory. In the resignation letter to Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, a copy of which was made available to mediapersons here, Sivakolundhu, a Congress leader, said he quit as Speaker only on …

Twenty-six-year-old R.Saranya has done Karaikal proud by securing all-India rank 36 in Union Public Service Commission exam, the results of which were declared on Tuesday. She did her Plus Two in Annai Theresa Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Karaikal after completing high school from ONGC Public School. Expressing happiness over her accomplishment, Ms.Saranya told The Hindu that the entire …