Pondicherry News Headlines – 2nd November 2011

Puducherry News Headlines: 02-11-2011

• Rangasamy announced solatium of Rs. 2 lakh for the girl student, who was killed in the accident at Kaduvanur village on Monday

• No need for CBI Investigation for Aroumogham murder case as police arrested 5 criminals – Chandran (Senior Superintendent of Police)
  

• Puducherry Education minister Kalyanasundaram appeared in tindivanam court

• All Soul’s Day - Special worship in the Christian cemeteries

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Pondicherry News Headlines – 1st November 2011

Puducherry News Headlines: 01-11-2011

• Puducherry Assembly Deputy Speaker – Selvam of N. R. Congress has been elected has Puducherry Assembly Vice Speaker.

• Student’s special bus plunged into field at Kadavanur – 1 student died and 40 students were injured

• Pondicherry Formation Day – Puducherry Arts & Culture department celebrates Pondicherry Formation Day at Kamban Kalai Arangam, Pondicherry

• Indira Gandhi remembered – Leaders garlanded the statue of Indira Gandhi.

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All Souls' Day in Pondicherry

On November 2nd All Souls' Day is celebrated worldwide by Christians on remembrance for their friends, family / loved ones who have passed away. On this day many Christians visit cemeteries where their loved ones / family are buried. They offer flowers and candles on their cemetery.

In Pondicherry, All Souls' Day is a restricted holiday. Mostly educational institutions (schools and colleges) have offered leave. Special arrangements such as painting, writing names have been done in Uppalam Cemetery. Uppalam Cemetery will be crowded from morning 9:00 AM to night 9:00 PM due to All Souls' Day.

Flowers had arrived to Puducherry from Bangalore on behalf of All Souls' Day. Flowers and candles business will be good.

Location of Uppalam Cemetery: It is located at the junction of Uppalam main road and Vanarapet's kallarai road (hence the name).

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