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The Union Territory of Puducherry recorded one more COVID-19 death raising the toll to 667.
With the death of a 68-year-old male patient at the IGMCRI, the capital has so far accounted for 545 deaths, followed by Karaikal (67), Yanam (45) and Mahe (10).
The Union Territory also recorded 21 new cases, including 14 in Puducherry, four in Mahe and three in Karaikal.
No cases emerged in Yanam in the last 24 hours.
With 13 patients discharged, the number of active cases stood at 196. Of this, 109 were in hospitals and 87 in home isolation.
The test positivity rate was 1.28%, case fatality rate 1.68% and recovery rate 97.82%.
Of an estimated 6.24 lakh samples tested so far, about 5.80 lakh has returned negative.
President s Rule imposed in Puducherry, Assembly suspended till end of term
President s Rule imposed in Puducherry, Assembly suspended till end of term
President s Rule was imposed in Puducherry on Thursday, days after the Congress-led government in the Union territory lost its majority.
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Puducherry CM Narayanasamy, who led the Congress government, resigned earlier this week ahead of the confidence vote after his government was reduced to a minority. (Photo: PTI)
Days after the V Narayanasamy-led Congress government lost its majority, President s Rule was imposed in Puducherry on Thursday.
The notification, signed by President Ram Nath Kovind, said the decision was taken after the president received a report from the administrator of the Union Territory of Puducherry on February 22.
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Those who believe in progressive politics must ensure that winning polls through any means can never be an objective
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Those who believe in progressive politics must ensure that winning polls through any means can never be an objective
Weeks hence, the nation is set to witness a series of elections to several State Assemblies. State elections normally do not attract too much attention, but as the nation moves inexorably towards single party dominance, the outcome of each and every Assembly Election becomes critical to the end objective. India, more accustomed to glacial changes in political behaviour and attitudes, is today confronting a new phenomenon,
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