Puducherry  

With an increase in excise duty and additional excise duty in Puducherry, alcohol will cost travellers and residents of the Union Territory a lot more

Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi had earlier claimed that Chennai had become the first in the country to run dry four years after it witnessed floods due to copious rains
 

Several DMK MLAs and party workers condemned Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi's remarks with respect to the Tamil Nadu water crisis and demanded that the Centre immediately recall her

The decision was taken by the Cauvery Water Management Authority in a meeting, which was attended by representatives of the Centre and the riparian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Puducherry
 

The Centre and the lieutenant governor Kiran Bedi had contended that if the situation prevailing before the high court's verdict was not restored, the Union territory's administration was likely to come to a standstill.

A 53-year-old Nipah suspect in Puducherry continues to be critical and is undergoing treatment at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER).
 

Vikravandi MLA K Radhamani passed away in Puducherry after a prolonged illness. The lawmaker was 70.

RV Janakiraman was admitted in a private hospital in Puducherry while suffering from age-related illness
 

Earlier, the Madras high court had claimed that Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi "cannot interfere" in the day-to-day affairs of the elected government in Puducherry

Following the Madras high court verdict over administrative control, Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi has challenged it and moved the apex court.

 

At a time when the country has chosen Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the next five years, the Congress is yet to come to terms with the development and is indulging in petty politics. Puducherry chief minister Narayanasamy has accused the BJP of forgetting Tamil Nadu. The BJP has however, told him to stop fighting and open his eyes to reality
 

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), heat wave conditions are likely in isolated places in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. In Vellore, people witnessed hailstorm after days of scorching heat

Puducherry CM demanded that Kiran Bedi resign from her post of lieutenant governor, saying that she has no right to interfere in the everyday functioning as stated by the Madras high court

 

The high court had laid down very clearly that the Lt Governor had no powers to act independently and that she must work "in tandem with the Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers," he told reporters here
 

 The Madras high court ordered Kiran Bedi not to interfere in the elected government of the Union territory's day-to-day affairs. The petitioner Lakshminarayanan submitted that there were political differences between the elected Government of Puducherry and the Centre.