The cumulative caseload in the Union Territory crossed the one lakh mark on Thursday as 20 deaths raised the toll to 1,455 and 1,137 new cases were confirmed from over 9,000 tests. The new cases, which were detected from 9,473 tests, were in Puducherry, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe. Meanwhile, 77 healthcare workers, 100 frontline staff and 2,359 members of the …
Former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader V. Narayanasamy on Sunday reiterated his challenge to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to either prove corruption charges levelled against him at an election rally in Karaikal or tender a public apology. Addressing a press conference at the Puducherry PCC office, Mr. Narayanasamy said Mr. Shah had levelled wholly baseless accusations that he …
Congress founder and former Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Wednesday became the second non-Telugu speaking leader from Puducherry to contest in an Assembly election from the enclave of Yanam. The Opposition leader, who took out a long roadshow with former Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao at Yanam before filing his nomination papers at the Region Administration Office, is only the …
In the worst week yet since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Puducherry has recorded 21 deaths and a total of 1,676 new cases since August 1. While the number of deaths, which were 49 a week ago, climbed to 70 — five deaths were recorded on Thursday, the case load has also shot up from 3,593 at the start …