Puducherry Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Thu, 20 Aug 2026

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, on 20 August 2026, urging southern states to settle pending water disputes through dialogue.

Sun, 09 Aug 2026

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the President's Colours to Puducherry Police on 9 August 2026, adding it to the police forces that hold the honour.

Mon, 15 Jun 2026

• The ASI's Underwater Archaeology Wing and the National Museum of Denmark have signed an MoU to locate and document the Danish ship Oresund, wrecked off Karaikal, Puducherry, in 1619 CE.

Tue, 02 Jun 2026

• On 2 June 2026, reform-linked MoUs under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 were signed with four States (Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland) and one UT (Puducherry) for a Gram Panchayat-led, service-based model of rural water supply.

Fri, 29 May 2026

• The Centre notified two new SEZs in Puducherry on 29 May 2026, including an IT/ITES SEZ by Oulgaret Municipality at Thattanchavady — the first SEZ in India to be developed by an urban local body.

Wed, 13 May 2026

• On 13 May 2026 Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan administered the oath to All India N.R. Congress (AINRC) leader N. Rangasamy as Chief Minister of Puducherry for a fifth term at Lok Nivas, heading an NDA government that won 18 of 30 seats.

Mon, 04 May 2026

• The NDA led by Chief Minister N. Rangasamy's All India N. R. Congress (AINRC) won 18 of the 30 elected seats in the Puducherry Assembly in results declared on 4 May 2026, with the AINRC winning 12 and Rangasamy winning both seats he contested.

Sat, 25 Apr 2026

• Indian Coast Guard Director General Paramesh Sivamani inaugurated the OTM Administrative Complex of Coast Guard District Headquarters No. 13 at Puducherry on 25 April 2026, housing an Operations Centre and the Maritime Rescue Sub Centre, Puducherry.

Thu, 09 Apr 2026

• Assam, Kerala and Puducherry voted on 9 April 2026 in 296 Assembly constituencies; ECI's final statistical reports put state polling at 86.33% in Assam, 79.53% in Kerala and 91.19% in Puducherry.
• The Election Commission's International Election Visitors' Programme (IEVP) 2026 brought 38 delegates from 22 countries to watch the 9 April polls in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry during a two-day visit on 8–9 April.

Sun, 05 Apr 2026

• The Election Commission said on 5 April 2026 that seizures of cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals and freebies in the five poll-bound states and UT had reached ₹651.51 crore since 26 February 2026.

Fri, 03 Apr 2026

• The Election Commission on 3 April 2026 directed states and UTs to ensure a paid holiday on polling day under Section 135B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, including for daily-wage and casual workers.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026

• ECI said on 30 March 2026 that over 2.37 lakh elderly (85+) and PwD electors in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry had been approved for home voting for the 9 April 2026 polls.

Thu, 26 Mar 2026

• The Election Commission said on 26 March 2026 that illicit inducements worth over ₹408.82 crore had been seized since 26 February in the five poll-bound states/UT and bye-election states.

Mon, 23 Mar 2026

• On 23 March 2026 the Election Commission issued digital time vouchers to recognised National and State parties for free broadcast and telecast time on Doordarshan and All India Radio for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

Sun, 22 Mar 2026

• On 22 March 2026 the Election Commission directed Chief Electoral Officers to ensure Assured Minimum Facilities and voter assistance at each of the 2,18,807 polling stations for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and the bye-elections.

Sat, 21 Mar 2026

• The Election Commission said on 21 March 2026 that the first randomisation of EVM-VVPATs has been completed for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry and for bye-elections in Goa, Karnataka, Nagaland and Tripura, with lists shared with political parties.

Thu, 19 Mar 2026

• The Election Commission said on 19 March 2026 that electors above 85 and flagged Persons with Disabilities can vote by postal ballot in the Assembly elections of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal by submitting Form 12D within 5 days of notification.

Wed, 18 Mar 2026

• The Election Commission said on 18 March 2026 that over 25 lakh officials have been deployed for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, which have over 17.4 crore electors – nearly one official for every 70 electors.

Tue, 17 Mar 2026

• The Election Commission of India said on 17 March 2026 that it has deployed 1,111 Central Observers — 557 general, 188 police and 366 expenditure — for Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and bye-elections in six states.

Sun, 15 Mar 2026

• The Election Commission of India on 15 March 2026 announced Assembly elections in four States and Puducherry, with polling from 9 to 29 April and counting on 4 May 2026.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of development projects worth over ₹2,700 crore in Puducherry on 1 March 2026.

Thu, 26 Feb 2026

• Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi launched a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Digital Food Currency pilot for Direct Benefit Transfer under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in Puducherry on 26 February 2026.

Thu, 12 Feb 2026

• The Ministry of Earth Sciences and the Government of Puducherry signed an MoU on marine research, blue economy and coastal resilience in New Delhi on 12 February 2026.

Fri, 06 Feb 2026

• The Election Commission of India concluded briefing 1,444 Central Observers for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal at IIIDEM on 6 February 2026.

Mon, 29 Dec 2025

• Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated a housing project under the Smart Cities Mission in Puducherry on 29 December 2025, handing over keys of 216 tenements, and unveiled a statue of Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar.

Sun, 21 Dec 2025

• Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya led the first anniversary celebration of Fit India Sundays on Cycle at Rock Beach, Puducherry on 21 December 2025 and launched carbon credit incentivisation on the Fit India Mobile App.

Sat, 15 Nov 2025

• The Election Commission's daily bulletin of 15 November 2025 showed that 95.44% of enumeration forms had been distributed under Phase II of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 States and Union Territories.

Tue, 04 Nov 2025

• The enumeration phase of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Phase II, began on 4 November 2025 in 9 states and 3 Union Territories, covering nearly 51 crore electors.

Tue, 28 Oct 2025

• Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts near Narsapur, between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, around midnight of 28-29 October 2025, IMD said.