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Tourism minister k lakshminarayanan, who holds the portfolio of information technology, said the government will implement e-office services within six months. Making an announcement in this regard while winding up debate for demands on grants related to his portfolios, he said the information technology department will commence implementation of blockchain technology in seven departments and extend 26 services in April this year.

The Puducherry government has proposed to pass a special bill to ban online gambling in the Union territory, said public works minister k lakshminarayanan in the legislative assembly.

The Puducherry government has proposed to pass a special bill to ban online gambling in the Union territory, said public works minister k lakshminarayanan in the legislative assembly.

Chief minister N Rangasamy has urged the Union government to grant permission for setting up a medical university and a 200-bed hospital to treat infectious diseases in the Union territory of Puducherry.

Puducherry with its quaint French Quarter, Auroville and value-for-money bars, restaurants and hotels has long been a favourite with tourists. But the pandemic saw techies, especially, make it their own. Puducherry recorded a 10% yearon-year growth in tourist arrivals for the last two years. And a recent study by Booking. com APAC Travel Confidence Index voted it the top domestic destination for this Christmas-New Year season.

Lakshmi, an elephant in Sri Manakula Vinayagar temple in Puducherry, died on Wednesday. The cow elephant, which was taken for a morning walk by its two mahouts from its shed, swooned and died on the road near Calve College in the town.

The biennial civil aviation conference Wings India 2022, which is organised by the Union ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) in partnership with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), will take off at the city’s Begumpet Airport on Thursday morning.

To monitor all high-risk litigations related to taxation, land matters, procurement issues among others, Tamil Nadu has formed a Litigation Risk Management System (LRMS).

Puducherry’s heritage hotels and guest houses are brimming with tourists, an unusual sight since the start of the pandemic. While international tourists who thronged the old French colony in pre-Covid times are yet to return, the tourism sector in the Union territory is limping back to normalcy supported by domestic customers. “Weekends are booked out,” says tourism minister k lakshminarayanan, referring to the inflow. “Weekdays are no less crowded. ” Couples on their honeymoon, techies working from home, photography enthusiasts, and spiritual seekers… the profile of people who visit Puducherry is as diverse as the city itself.

The Puducherry government will organise a four-day beach festival from April 13 to 16 along the coastal fronts of the town, said public works minister k lakshminarayanan, who holds the portfolio of tourism.

In a reprieve to Puducherry lieutenant governor Kiran Bedi, Madras high court has set aside an order restraining the governor from interfering in the day-to-day affairs of the elected government of the union territory.