Snippets of Information
States, Union Territories
* 2 Aug 2025
The Union Territory of Puducherry comprises of the erstwhile French colonies viz. Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam.
The Puducherry and Karaikal regions are surrounded by the State of
Tamilnadu, whereas Mahe is surrounded by the State of Kerala and Yanam
by the state of Andra Pradesh.
In 1947, the independence of India gave impetus for the union of
France’s Indian possessions with former British India and an agreement
between French Government and India Government, in 1948, stipulated that
the inhabitants of France’s Indian possessions would choose their
political future. On a de facto basis, the bureaucracy had been united
with India’s on 1 November 1954 and the de jure union of French India
with the Indian Union took place in the year 1963. In the process
Chandronagor opted to be merged with the State of West Bengal and
Pondicherry along with Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam was constituted as a
Union Territory in the Indian Union.
Source: puducherry-dt.gov.in
* 2 Aug 2025
Goa was annexed by India on 19 December 1961. Goa and two other
former Portuguese enclaves became the union territory of Goa, Daman and
Diu, and Goa was organized into a single district in 1965. On 30 May
1987 Goa attained statehood (while Daman and Diu became a separate union
territory).
Goa is a state in western India. The official language is Konkani and
Marathi, and the capital is Panaji. The state is known for its beaches,
temples, and churches, and is a popular tourist destination in India.
Source: goaipb.goa.gov.in
* 4 June 2022
Ladakh was established as a union territory of India on 31
October 2019, following the passage of the Jammu and Kashmir
Reorganisation Act. Prior to that, it was part of the Jammu and Kashmir
state. Ladakh is the largest and the second least populous union
territory of India.
Source: wikipedia
* 15 Feb 2022
The former princely state of Tripura was ruled by Maharajas of
Manikya dynasty. It was an independent administrative unit under the
Maharaja even during the British rule in India, though this independence
was qualified, being subject to the recognition of the British, as the
paramount power of each successive ruler.
As per Rajmala, the royal chronology of Tripura, a total of 184 kings
ruled over the state before it merged with the Indian Union on October
15 1949. Since then the history of Tripura has been interspersed with
various political, economical and social developments. On January 26,
1950 Tripura was accorded the status of a ‘C’ category state and on
November 1, 1956, it was recognized as a Union Territory. It gained full
statehood on January 21, 1972, as per the North-East Reorganisation
Act, 1971.
Source: unakoti.nic.in
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