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		<title>Puducherry Police Decline Permission for Vijay’s Planned Roadshow</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Puducherry police have refused to grant permission for a roadshow planned for December 5 by actor-turned-politician Vijay. His party, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, had requested approval to conduct the event along the route from Kalapet to Kannaiakoil, along with a public address by Vijay near the Sonnampalayam water tank. read also: Actor-Politician Vijay to [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Puducherry police have <strong>refused to grant permission</strong> for a roadshow planned <strong>for December 5</strong> by actor-turned-politician Vijay. His party, the<strong> Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam</strong>, had requested approval to conduct the event along the route from <strong>Kalapet to Kannaiakoil</strong>, along with a public address by Vijay near the <strong>Sonnampalayam</strong> water tank.</p>
<figure id="attachment_27388" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27388" style="width: 741px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/roadshow-2-scaled-e1764698456651.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-27388 " src="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/roadshow-2-scaled-e1764698456651-300x228.jpg" alt="" width="741" height="563" srcset="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/roadshow-2-scaled-e1764698456651-300x228.jpg 300w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/roadshow-2-scaled-e1764698456651-1024x778.jpg 1024w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/roadshow-2-scaled-e1764698456651-768x583.jpg 768w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/roadshow-2-scaled-e1764698456651-750x569.jpg 750w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/roadshow-2-scaled-e1764698456651.jpg 1130w" sizes="(max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-27388" class="wp-caption-text"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Vijay’s previous rallies were abruptly halted following a tragic stampede in Karur.</strong></em></span></figcaption></figure>
<h4><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>read also: </strong></span><a href="https://theedgemedia.in/vijay-karur-stampede-victims-meeting"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em>Actor-Politician Vijay to Meet Karur Stampede Victims’ Families in Mahabalipuram</em></span></a></h4>
<p>After the initial rejection, party general secretaries <strong>B Anand </strong>and<strong> Aadhav Arjuna</strong> met senior police officials on December 1, urging them to reconsider. Despite the appeal, officials maintained their stance, noting that a roadshow would not be advisable.</p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color: #008000;"><em><strong>Puducherry DIG Sathya Sundaram</strong> stated that an open-ground public meeting had been recommended as a safer alternative and confirmed that permission for a roadshow was not supported.</em></span></p></blockquote>
<p>The decision comes in the wake of heightened safety concerns after political events in Tamil Nadu were suspended. Vijay’s previous rallies were abruptly halted following a <strong>tragic stampede in Karur</strong>, which resulted in 41 fatalities and left more than 60 people injured.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/vijay-roadshow-permission-denied-puducherry">Puducherry Police Decline Permission for Vijay’s Planned Roadshow</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>Colleges and schools to reopen in Puducherry from July 16</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Puducherry Administration has decided to reopen colleges and schools for the students of Classes 9 to 12 from July 16, Chief Minister N Rangaswamy announced. The schools and colleges were shut for physical classes in view of the Covid crisis. Government-run and privately managed colleges in Puducherry were earlier directed to conduct classes only [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/colleges-and-schools-to-reopen-in-puducherry-from-july-16">Colleges and schools to reopen in Puducherry from July 16</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Puducherry Administration has decided to reopen colleges and schools for the students of Classes 9 to 12 from July 16, Chief Minister N Rangaswamy announced. The schools and colleges were shut for physical classes in view of the Covid crisis.</p>
<p>Government-run and privately managed colleges in Puducherry were earlier directed to conduct classes only online following the rise in number of coronavirus cases in the Union Territory. The classes would be held six days a week (Monday to Saturday).</p>
<p>On March 11, the Governor approved a proposal to declare the students of Classes 1 to 9 in the Union Territory as &#8216;all pass&#8217; this academic year.</p>
<p>The students of Class 10 and Class 11 in Puducherry and Karaikal will be declared &#8216;all pass&#8217; as per guidelines of the Tamil Nadu Board.</p>
<p>Similarly, students of Classes 10 and 11 in the Mahe and Yanam regions would be promoted as per the guidelines of the Boards of Education in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh respectively said a Raj Nivas release.</p>
<p>As the Covid cases are declining in the country, several states including Bihar and Haryana have announced resuming classes in offline mode. However, while announcing the reopening of schools and colleges, these states have also said that attendance will not be mandatory and Covid protocols will be followed.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/colleges-and-schools-to-reopen-in-puducherry-from-july-16">Colleges and schools to reopen in Puducherry from July 16</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>After states like Tamil Nadu Odisha and Telangana, the Puducherry government extend lockdown till 30th April.</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Puducherry government on Monday announced the extension of the COVID-19 lockdown till April 30 in the union territory to check its spread.     The extension was in line with the decision of neighboring Tamil Nadu to contain the spread of the infection,  as informed by the chief minister V Narayanasamy.  He also said certain relaxations would be made for sectors such as fishery. </p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"> The Puducherry government on Monday announced the extension of the COVID-19 lockdown till April 30 in the union territory to check its spread.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The extension was in line with the decision of neighboring Tamil Nadu to contain the spread of the infection,  as informed by the chief minister V Narayanasamy.  He also said certain relaxations would be made for sectors such as fishery.&nbsp;</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&nbsp;Puducherry has six active cases of coronavirus and all are undergoing treatment at a government hospital.&nbsp;Narayanasamy had on Sunday said he was waiting for guidelines from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the extension of the lockdown, a similar line initially adopted by the Tamil Nadu government also.&nbsp;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami on Monday announced the extension of the lockdown in the state till April 30 following states like Odisha and Telangana and said the move was in accordance with the recommendations of medical and public health experts. &#8212;&nbsp;<em>PTI</em></p>
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