New Delhi: Former Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi is being considered for the post of Lt Governor of Puducherry but the government is “bit wary”, sources said. The post fell vacant after incumbent, former top cop Kiran Bedi was suddenly removed on February 16 this year. Bassi’s five year tenure at the Union Public … Read more
Puducherry: Outgoing Chief Minister of Puducherry and senior Congress leader, V Narayanasamy said that tons of money and Central agencies were used by the Union government led by the BJP to topple the secular government led by him in Puducherry. He was speaking to IANS in a telephonic interview. Q: You resigned as the Chief … Read more
Puducherry: The Congress lost its lone government in south India with the Congress-Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led alliance in Puducherry losing the trust vote, leading to the resignation of Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy on Monday. In a day of fast-paced and dramatic developments, the Congress-led government collapsed before facing the floor test in the state Assembly. … Read more
Puducherry: In a dramatic development, Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy and MLAs of the Congress-led government on Monday walked out of the Assembly ahead of the floor test. Before walking out, Narayansamy also slammed Centre for colluding with the Opposition to topple his government and argumented over voting rights of three nominated MLAs. Addressing the Assembly … Read more
Puducherry: A day before the floor test in Puducherry Assembly, the ruling Congress-led alliance suffered a major setback as two more of its MLAs resigned on Sunday. In a dramatic development, Congress’ K. Lakshminarayanan and DMK’s K. Venkatesan announced their resignations. Lakshminarayanan said he resigned because the party didn’t give him due recognition in the … Read more
New Delhi/Puducherry: Ahead of Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the Union territory to kickstart the poll campaign, the Congress received a big jolt with an MLA resigning from the party. The Congress’s strength in the assembly has reduced to 10 as the BJP is trying to make inroads with the help of the AIADMK and the … Read more
New Delhi, Delhi, India GovernEye Systems, a New Delhi based citizen engagement platform, has announced the results of its Citizen Satisfaction Survey for poll-bound states. The survey is unique because it also includes GovernEye’s assessment of individual responses being analytical or sentimental. A statement by the company says the … Read more
New Delhi: The upcoming Assembly polls in Puducherry would be crucial for the ruling Congress-led DMK with indications of a tough battle with the NDA, which may get an edge in the polls with Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy losing the reign, as per the IANS C-Voter Battle for the States survey. Despite repeated appeals by … Read more
Chennai: The very severe cyclonic storm Nivar, had crossed the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coast near Puducherry on November 25 night and November 26 with an estimated wind speed of 120-130 kmph, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday. On its way the cyclone uprooted several trees in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district. The district … Read more
Chennai: The very severe cyclonic storm Nivar, expected to cross the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts around midnight, currently lay centred at 80 km from Cuddalore, 85 km from Puducherry and 160 km from Chennai, the India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. According to the IMD, Nivar is expected to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts … Read more