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Puducherry Floor Test Monday, Says Lieutenant Governor, Amid Congress Crisis
The Congress government in Puducherry will face a test of strength on Monday, Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said today, citing the opposition's stand that the ruling party no longer enjoyed a majority.
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Watch: Lost In Translation, Puducherry Woman's Complaint To Rahul Gandhi
A fisherwoman's complaint to Rahul Gandhi went astray on Wednesday as Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayansamy translated for her. The Chief Minister - struggling with a potential crisis in his government - had accompanied Mr Gandhi during his visit to the fishermen, a key community in the seaside town.
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"Whatever Was Done Was A Sacred Duty": Kiran Bedi's Farewell Note
Kiran Bedi thanked the government for a "life time experience" as the Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry, after she was removed from the top post last night amid a crisis in the ruling Congress government in the union territory. The Congress government has slipped into a minority after four Congress leaders resigned from the Assembly since last mont...
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"Operation Lotus" Reached Puducherry: Chief Minister To NDTV Amid Crisis
The Congress government in Puducherry has slipped into a minority with two resignations in two days but Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said on Tuesday he was confident of persuading the two leaders to stay. "Our government is not in a minority," he asserted in an interview to NDTV.
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Kiran Bedi Removed As Puducherry Lt Governor Amid Congress Crisis: 10 Points
The removal of Kiran Bedi as Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry is "a victory for the people", Chief Minister V Narayanasamy told NDTV late Tuesday night, shortly after Rashtrapati Bhavan withdrew Ms Bedi from the post. The order, which comes as the ruling Congress navigates a crisis of numbers, has been widely seen as a political move by the BJP to...
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Week After Puducherry Crisis, A Truce Between Chief Minister, Lt Governor
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Monday ended his sit-in protest at midnight after a meeting with Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi, saying "partial success" was achieved on various demands. The temporary truce followed a five-hour meeting on the sixth day of the chief minister's protest outside the Raj Niwas demanding the governor's recall...
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'Yes, Remote Control' With VK Sasikala, Say 19 Rebel Lawmakers, Unabashed
Tucked away into a luxe beachside resort in Puducherry, a group of politicians who have the potential to bring down the Tamil Nadu government have no complaints about their all-paid-for villas or the massages that are on offer. The only blip on the palm-tree lined horizon is Chief Minister E Palaniswami - "EPS" -who, they say, must quit.
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N Rangasamy blames UPA government for Puducherry's hardships
Lambasting the Congress-led UPA government for causing "severe hardships" and fiscal crisis to the Union Territory by declining to earmark funds or delaying allocations, Chief Minister N Rangasamy today called for a change of guard at the Centre with NDA under Narendra Modi.
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Puducherry Floor Test Monday, Says Lieutenant Governor, Amid Congress Crisis
The Congress government in Puducherry will face a test of strength on Monday, Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said today, citing the opposition's stand that the ruling party no longer enjoyed a majority.
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Watch: Lost In Translation, Puducherry Woman's Complaint To Rahul Gandhi
A fisherwoman's complaint to Rahul Gandhi went astray on Wednesday as Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayansamy translated for her. The Chief Minister - struggling with a potential crisis in his government - had accompanied Mr Gandhi during his visit to the fishermen, a key community in the seaside town.
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"Whatever Was Done Was A Sacred Duty": Kiran Bedi's Farewell Note
Kiran Bedi thanked the government for a "life time experience" as the Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry, after she was removed from the top post last night amid a crisis in the ruling Congress government in the union territory. The Congress government has slipped into a minority after four Congress leaders resigned from the Assembly since last mont...
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"Operation Lotus" Reached Puducherry: Chief Minister To NDTV Amid Crisis
The Congress government in Puducherry has slipped into a minority with two resignations in two days but Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said on Tuesday he was confident of persuading the two leaders to stay. "Our government is not in a minority," he asserted in an interview to NDTV.
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Kiran Bedi Removed As Puducherry Lt Governor Amid Congress Crisis: 10 Points
The removal of Kiran Bedi as Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry is "a victory for the people", Chief Minister V Narayanasamy told NDTV late Tuesday night, shortly after Rashtrapati Bhavan withdrew Ms Bedi from the post. The order, which comes as the ruling Congress navigates a crisis of numbers, has been widely seen as a political move by the BJP to...
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Week After Puducherry Crisis, A Truce Between Chief Minister, Lt Governor
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Monday ended his sit-in protest at midnight after a meeting with Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi, saying "partial success" was achieved on various demands. The temporary truce followed a five-hour meeting on the sixth day of the chief minister's protest outside the Raj Niwas demanding the governor's recall...
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'Yes, Remote Control' With VK Sasikala, Say 19 Rebel Lawmakers, Unabashed
Tucked away into a luxe beachside resort in Puducherry, a group of politicians who have the potential to bring down the Tamil Nadu government have no complaints about their all-paid-for villas or the massages that are on offer. The only blip on the palm-tree lined horizon is Chief Minister E Palaniswami - "EPS" -who, they say, must quit.
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N Rangasamy blames UPA government for Puducherry's hardships
Lambasting the Congress-led UPA government for causing "severe hardships" and fiscal crisis to the Union Territory by declining to earmark funds or delaying allocations, Chief Minister N Rangasamy today called for a change of guard at the Centre with NDA under Narendra Modi.
