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The curious case of Yanam: Congress skips naming candidate for constituency

Congress may be keen to put up a good show in the April 6 Assembly polls, but it certainly seems to be in some dilemma over contesting from Yanam as it has not fielded anyone, with nominations draw

Schools in Puducherry to be shut from March 22 till May 31 amid Covid spike

The territorial administration has ordered closure of all schools for classes I to VIII from March 22 till May 31

Election department officials seize Rs 2 crore from vehicle in Puducherry

Election flying squad officials seized Rs two crore cash being transported in a vehicle while set top boxes worth about Rs two crore were recovered from a house in poll-bound Puducherry

Puducherry assembly polls: CPI(M) announces candidate for one seat

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has named its candidate for the Muthialpet seat in the April 6 Puducherry Assembly elections while announcing that it would support SDA in other constituencies

BJP to release manifesto for Puducherry Assembly elections on March 24

BJP will release its election manifesto for Puducherry Assembly elections on March 24.

Election Commission appoints four special observers for Puducherry

The EC has appointed four special observers for Puducherry in connection with the April 6 Assembly polls

Puducherry assembly elections: Congress releases list of 14 candidates

The Congress party on Tuesday released a list of 14 candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Puducherry.

Former Puducherry CM N Rangaswamy to contest from 2 constituencies

Former Chief Minister of Puducherry and All India NR Congress (AINRC) President N. Rangaswamy will contest the Assembly elections in the Union Territory from two constituencies

P Kannan joins BJP ahead of Puducherry assembly polls

Ahead of assembly polls in Puducherry, former Puducherry minister P Kannan on Sunday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the national capital

Puducherry: Ruckus at Congress meeting after party leader raised DMK flag

Additional security forces were deployed outside the Congress office in Puducherry after ruckus took place during the Congress's Election Committee meeting on Sunday

Puducherry: Rs 2 cr worth gold ornaments seized by election dept officials

Gold ornaments worth Rs 2 crore have been seized from a vehicle by election department officials at the border village of Gorimedu here

Puducherry: 2 former DMK ministers, 6 new faces in list released by party

Two former DMK ministers and six new faces, including two lawyers, have been named in the list of nominees for 12 of the 13 constituencies announced

DMK announces 12 out of 13 candidates for Puducherry Assembly elections

The candidate for the Bagur constituency will be announced later

Puducherry elections: Congress-DMK seat sharing likely to be finalised

The seat sharing arrangement between the Congress and DMK in Puducherry is likely to be finalised here on Tuesday

Puducherry polls: AINR Congress, BJP-AIADMK combine ink seat-sharing pact

AINR Congress has entered into a seat-sharing agreement with the BJP and the AIADMK combine for the April 6 Assembly elections in the Union Territory

Ahead of polls, Puducherry LG takes a ride on public bus with locals

Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan on Tuesday travelled in a passenger bus along with locals to check the public transport facilities in the union territory

Pattali Makkal Katchi to go it alone in Puducherry Assembly elections

The PMK on Tuesday announced its decision to go it alone in the Assembly polls in Puducherry scheduled to be held on April 6

BJP to conduct extensive in-depth survey in Puduchery ahead of elections

The BJP is planning to conduct extensive and in-depth surveys in poll-bound Puducherry and has commissioned a national level agency for the same

AINRC seals alliance with BJP and AIADMK in Puducherry; to contest 16 seats

Ending days of suspense, the opposition AINRC in Puducherry on Tuesday firmed up alliance with the BJP and AIADMK

NDA to finalise CM candidate, constituency distribution in Puducherry: BJP

The NDA will hold a meeting to finalize the Chief Minister and constituency distribution in the forthcoming elections in Pondicherry, in two days, said BJP president V Saminathan on Thursday