In the third such attack in as many days, six fishermen, who ventured into the sea from Karaikal in Puducherry, got injured when they were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan naval men off Kodiakarai coast, fisheries department officials said today.
Rich tributes were paid to former deputy prime minister late Babu Jagjeevan Ram on the occasion of his birth anniversary on Friday.
After battling for life for nearly three months, the 23-year-old acid attack victim of Puducherry succumbed to her injuries at a Chennai hospital on Tuesday.
In a regressive move, the Puducherry government has reportedly suggested redesigning of school uniforms to make it mandatory for girl students to wear overcoats to prevent sexual crimes.
The Puducherry government has ordered a Crime Branch-CID probe into the recent alleged abduction and rape of a minor girl by two persons, including a bus conductor known to her.
Minister of state in the PMO V Narayanasamy on Sunday said the Congress-led UPA government was ready to reply to any issues the Opposition might raise in the winter session of Parliament, beginning on November 22.
A 23-year old software engineer in Karaika suffered serious burns on her face when her collegemate threw acid on her, angered over rejection of his marriage proposal.
An industrialist in Puducherry, who was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly posting 'offensive' tweets targeting P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram, said today that he won't apologise for the tweet.
A small scale industrialist in Puducherry was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly posting 'offensive' messages on the micro-blogging site Twitter targeting Union finance minister P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram.
AIADMK legislator Ohm Sakthi Segar and his son were injured in a clash between two groups near Puducherry, police said today.
A massive project to ensure proper and hygienically sound drinking water would soon be implemented in Karaikal region, Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy said today.
Expressing concern over the quality of medical education, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said a "credible regulatory" mechanism should be put in place and a "serious look" given at the curriculum.
Describing Pranab Mukherjee as the right choice for presidency, Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy today scoffed at the BJP, saying the party was steeped in `indecision' on finalising a nominee for the presidential poll.
Puducherry Government has announced a cash assistance of Rs. 50,000 to differently abled persons getting married.
AIADMK on Wednesday staged a demonstration protesting the 'failure' of Rangasamy-led AINRC government to maintain proper law and order in the Union Territory of Puducherry and delay in distribution of relief to carry out restoration works in cyclone Thane-hit villages.