Puducherry logs 41 fresh cases and one more fatality
The Hindu
35 more discharged; toll touches 1,873
The Union Territory on Wednesday recorded 41 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death due to the infection. The case tally reached 1,28,965.
With the death of a patient in Mahe, the toll in the Union Territory went up to 1,873. The region-wise toll is: Puducherry- 1,463; Karaikal- 251; Yanam- 108, and Mahe- 51.
Puducherry accounted for 25 of the fresh cases, followed by Mahe with 11, Karaikal with four and Yanam with one. As many as 2,354 tests were conducted in the Puducherry region.

The Centre has rejected reports that the definition of the Aravalli hills was changed to permit large-scale mining, citing a Supreme Court-ordered freeze on new leases. It said a court-approved framework will bring over 90% of the Aravalli region under protected areas and strengthen safeguards against illegal mining. The clarification follows controversy over the “100-metre” criterion used to define hills across states.












