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53-521: MTV Splitsvilla is an Indian television dating reality show that airs on MTV India and is digitally available on Jio Cinema . In 2024, the fifteenth season is hosted by Sunny Leone and Tanuj Virwani . The show revolves around young men and women trying to secure a place in Splitsvilla , a villa where they are detached from the real world. Participants compete in tasks to remain in the competition and mingle with their fellow contestants to find love. In

106-472: A special constitutional amendment to an elected legislative assembly and cabinet of ministers, thereby conveying partial statehood. There has been some interest by the territory's government in receiving full statehood, but budgetary issues remain a consideration. Also, Mahe and Yanam may oppose such a change of status. The central government is represented by the Lieutenant Governor , who resides at

159-452: Is a union territory of India , consisting of four small geographically unconnected districts. It was formed out of four territories of former French India , namely Pondichéry (now Puducherry), Karikal (Karaikal), Mahé and Yanaon (now Yanam ), excluding Chandannagar (Chandernagore), and it is named after the largest district, Puducherry, which was also the capital of French India. Historically known as Pondicherry ( Pāṇṭiccēri ),

212-569: Is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in a village, Thirunallar of karaikal district of Union territory of Puducherry. Tranquebar Danish Fort officially called as Fort Dansborg is a major tourist attraction which is located at Tranquebar near Karaikal. The Tranquebar has a Danish and Dutch Style Architecture Buildings which can only be seen here in the entire world. Due to some rare historical events happened at Tranquebar, such kind of rare architecture marvels still remains here. Nagore Dargah The dargah built over

265-675: Is a legacy of the colonial period with Puducherry retaining the borders of former French India . All four regions of Puducherry are located in the coastal region. Five rivers in Puducherry district , seven in Karaikal district , two in Mahé district and one in Yanam district drain into the sea, but none originates within the territory. Religion in Puducherry According to the 2011 census , Hinduism

318-737: Is an Indian pay television channel specialising in music, reality and youth culture programming. It was launched in 1996 as the Indian version of the original American network and is owned by JioStar , under a license agreement with Paramount Networks EMEAA . Most of the programming on the channel is produced in Hindi . MTV India has its headquarters in Vile Parle in Mumbai . In 2014, Viacom 18 launched Pepsi MTV Indies , an indie music and subculture channel in partnership with Pepsi Co . In 2016, MTV Indies

371-618: Is connected by a railway branch line from the five-way junction at Viluppuram and Chennai . The railway line is a broad gauge line with 16 originating trains and 17 terminating trains. Meanwhile Karaikal and Mahe also well connected by railway lines. Several railway lines are also under construction in Karaikal district . The nearest major railway station to Yanam is Kakinada (CCT) in Andhra Pradesh (33 KM). Puducherry has an airport called Puducherry Airport . It has flight operations between Puducherry and Hyderabad. A new airport

424-646: Is one of the most popular tourist spots in India for national and international tourists. Puducherry was the residence of Sri Aurobindo (1872–1950) and the Sri Aurobindo Ashram still operates from Puducherry. A unique experimental city Auroville , the brainchild of the Mother , whose inhabitants are drawn from all parts of the world is situated on the outskirts of the city. There are several temples, churches, monuments, parks, and mosques which attract tourists. Puducherry

477-504: Is proposed in Karaikal which is called as Karaikal Airport . The nearest airport to Yanam is Rajahmundry Airport ( IATA : RJA, ICAO : VORY), 90 KM away. Puducherry U.T. has several ports namely Karaikal port, Puducherry port, Mahe port. Among them, the largest port is Karaikal Port . Puducherry has a network all-weather metalled roads connecting the territory. Puducherry has a road length of 2,552 km (road length per 4.87 km ),

530-518: Is the capital city of The Union Territory of Puducherry and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in South India. A French colony until 1954, this coastal town retains a number of colonial buildings, churches, statues, and systematic town planning, as well as urban architecture of the local Tamil style. For these reasons, the town has been dubbed "The Europe of India". Thirunallar Temple Tirunallar Saniswaran Temple or Dharbaranyeswarar Temple

583-487: Is the eleventh season of the Indian reality TV series MTV Splitsvilla. It premiered on 5 August 2018 on MTV India . Hosted by Sunny Leone and Rannvijay Singha , the show consisted of ten boys and nine girls who came to play the game of love. Shot in Jim Corbett National Park following the previous season, the theme of the season was "Happily (N)Ever After" or "Happily Ever After....Or Never After?". The season

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636-499: Is the major religion, adhered to by 87.3% of the population. Other religions practiced in the territory include Christianity (6.3%) and Islam (6.1%). Puducherry is a union territory of India rather than a state, which implies that governance and administration fall directly under federal authority. It is one of three union territories (with the National Capital Territory of Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir ) entitled by

689-403: Is the smallest union territory in terms of sea coastline with 30.6 km length. Some of Puducherry's regions are themselves amalgamations of non-contiguous enclaves, often called "pockets" in India. The Puducherry region is made of 11 such pockets, some of which are very small and entirely surrounded by the territory of Tamil Nadu. Mahé region is made up of three pockets. This unusual geography

742-507: The Bay of Bengal and Mahé district (9 km or 3.5 sq mi) on the Laccadive Sea , covering a total area of 483 km (186 sq mi). Puducherry and Karaikal have the largest areas and population, and are both enclaves of Tamil Nadu . Yanam and Mahé are enclaves of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala , respectively. Its population, as per the 2011 Census , is 1,394,467. Puducherry

795-598: The Raj Nivas (Le Palais du Gouverneur) at the Park, the former palace of the French governor. The central government is more directly involved in the territory's financial well-being unlike states, which have a central grant that they administer. Consequently, Puducherry has at various times, enjoyed lower taxes, especially in the indirect category. According to the Treaty of Cession of 1956,

848-552: The de facto transfer, the area was renamed the 'State of Pondicherry' by the "French Establishments (Change of Name) Order, 1954" issued by the Ministry of External Affairs of India . The State of Pondicherry continued to be under the direct control of the Government of India under the aegis of the Ministry of External affairs until 31 August 1964. Meanwhile, with effect from 1 July 1963,

901-628: The four territories of former French India territorial administration are permitted to make laws with respect to specific matters. In many cases, such legislation may require ratification from the federal government or the assent of the President of India . Article II of the Treaty states: Ces établissements conserveront le bénéfice du statut administratif spécial en vigueur avant le 1er novembre 1954. Toute modification constitutionnelle à ce statut ne pourra intervenir, le cas échéant, qu’après consultation de la population. (The Establishments will keep

954-431: The 1963 Union Territories Act reconfirmed the 1963 resolution that French shall continue to be used as an official language unless the legislative assembly decides otherwise. The 1963 act allowed provision for inclusion of more official languages. Two years later, new official languages were recognised by The Pondicherry Official Language Act, 1965 which makes no mention of French (but also not officially denying it) implying

1007-589: The 36 states and union territories of India, and the third most densely populated union territory. It has a gross domestic product (GDP) of ₹ 210 billion (US$ 2.5 billion) and ranks 25th in India . The name Puducherry is a compound of the Tamil words putu ( புது ) and cēri ( சேரி ) meaning 'new slum'; its old name Pondicherry is a gallicised version of Pāṇḍi-cēri ( பாண்டிச்சேரி ) meaning 'slum of Pandis'. Puducherry has five official names, owing to its linguistic diversity, past-French heritage and

1060-593: The Indian reality TV series MTV Splitsvilla . Shot in Kerala , the season was hosted by Sunny Leone and Rannvijay Singha , and premiered on 6 March 2021. Initially the season consisted of 9 boys and 12 girls who came to play the game of love, 3 contestants along with 3 dumped contestants entered from Wild Villa. The theme of the season was based on Cupid's Gold and Silver arrow, with taglines "One for Love, One for Chance" and "Let Cupid work his magic". The finale aired on 2 October 2021 where Jay Dudhane and Aditi Rajput emerged as

1113-465: The Madras High Court is the head of the judiciary of Puducherry. The present chief justice is S. V. Gangapurwala . The gross domestic product of Puducherry, at market prices estimated by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation with figures in millions of Indian rupees grew from 1,840 to 258,190 million rupees from 1980 to 2014. The potential for fisheries is substantial in

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1166-634: The State of Pondicherry officially became the Union Territory of Pondicherry and after 31 August 1964 it came under the control of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Until 2016, the de jure transfer day (i.e. 16 August) was a public holiday with no official celebrations taking place. In 2016, Lt. Governor of Puducherry , Kiran Bedi , made it a holiday as "De Jure Transfer Day." Since 2010, de facto transfer day (i.e. 1 November) has been celebrated as Liberation day throughout Puducherry. In 2014, Liberation day

1219-424: The Union Territory. The four regions of the Union Territory have a coastline of 45 km with 675 of inshore waters, 1.347 hectares (3.33 acres) of inland water and 800 ha of brackish water . 27 marine fishing villages and 23 inland fishing villages host a fishermen population of about 65,000 of which 13,000 are actively engaged in fishing. Tanks and ponds are also tapped for commercial fish rearing. Puducherry

1272-860: The benefit of the special administrative status which was in force prior to 1 November 1954. Any constitutional changes in this status which may be made subsequently shall be made after ascertaining the wishes of the people). The most widely spoken first language is Tamil , which is native to 88.2% of the population. There are also speakers of Telugu (6.0%), Malayalam (3.8%) and Urdu (0.7%). The official languages of Puducherry are French , Tamil , Telugu (in Yanam ), Malayalam (in Mahe ) and English . An official mention in Rajya Sabha Parliamentary debates during 2006 confirms that Puducherry has all these five languages as official. Distribution of languages in Union Territory of Puducherry (2011) Even after

1325-610: The de facto transfer of the French Indian settlements in November 1954, French continued to remain as the official language according to Article XXVIII of the Traité de Cession (Treaty of Cession) of 1956. Article XXVIII of the Treaty states: Le français restera langue officielle des Établissements aussi longtemps que les répresentants élus de la population n'auront pas pris une décision différente. (The French language shall remain

1378-526: The end, a pair are crowned the winners of Splitsvilla. The season thirteen introduced Wild Villa, a secret villa in Splitsvilla, which gave a wild card chance to enter in Splitsvilla. Splitsvilla 1 premiered in 2008. It was presented by Rannvijay Singh . Vishal Karwal and Heena Pardasani emerged as the winners. Splitsvilla 2 premiered in 2009. This season was hosted by VJ Nikhil Chinapa . Splitsvilla 3 premiered in 2009 and ended in 2010. The season

1431-500: The final round. The round was won by Dushyant Priya who joined Sai Tina in the final round. Dushyant Priya won the final round and were declared the winners of Splitsvilla 4. Splitsvilla 5 is the fifth season of Indian reality show MTV Splitsvilla. Shot in Jim Corbett National Park , the season premiered on 7 April 2012 and was hosted by Nikhil Chinapa . The finale aired on 24 June 2012 where Paras Chhabra and Akanksha Popli became winners. Splitsvilla 6 premiered on 25 May 2013 and

1484-1420: The highest in the country. PRTC buses play a vital role in Puducherry U.T. According to the 2011 census, Puducherry had a literacy rate of 86.55. Pondicherry University is a university centrally located in Puducherry. Other educational institutions include Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (Govt. of Puducherry), Mahathma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Science (Govt. of Puducherry), Tagore Arts and Science College, Indira Gandhi College of Arts and Science (Govt. of Puducherry), Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, National Institute of Technology, Puducherry , Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Pondicherry Engineering College , Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Achariya College of Engineering Technology (ACET), Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Technology, Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences , Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College, RAAK college of Engineering and Technology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College Hospital, Sri Lakshmi Narayana College of Engineering , and Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre . Pondicherry

1537-500: The implicit continuation of its official language status. The same act stated that the Tamil language shall be the language to be used for all or any of the official purposes of the Union territory and the same official recognition is given for English. The same act also recognized officially Malayalam and Telugu in the Mahé and Yanam districts respectively. The widespread anti-Hindi agitations in

1590-501: The legacy of British India. The earliest recorded history of the municipality of Puducherry can be traced to the second century CE. The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea mentions a marketplace named Poduke or Poduka (ch 60). G. W. B. Huntingford suggested this might be a site about 2 miles from the modern Puducherry, which was possibly the location of Arikamedu (now part of Ariyankuppam ). Huntingford noted that Roman pottery

1643-581: The mid-1960s in South India would have prompted for inclusion of all the languages suggested in the 1963 assembly resolution except Hindi in the list of official languages of Puducherry. While the Union Territory official gazette's name is in French ( La Gazette de L'État de Poudouchéry ), it is published exclusively in English. The jurisdiction of the Madras High Court has been extended to Pondicherry with effect from 6 November 1962. The Chief Justice of

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1696-586: The mid-sixteenth century, and is attributed to three separate miracles believed by devotees to have been worked at the site: the apparition of the Madonna and Child to a slumbering shepherd boy, the healing of a handicapped buttermilk vendor and the rescue of Portuguese sailors from a deadly sea storm. Initially, a modest chapel was built by the Portuguese in Goa and Bombay , soon after they washed ashore safely in spite of

1749-510: The municipality of Pondicherry (Pondichéry) became a colony in the French colonial empire . Together with Chandernagor (already French since 1673), Mahé (since 1721), Yanam ( Yanaon ) (since 1723), Karaikal (Karikal) (since 1739) and Masulipatam (1760), it formed the colony of French India , under a single French governor in Pondicherry, although French rule over one or more of these enclaves

1802-491: The official language of the Establishments so long as the elected representatives of the people shall not decide otherwise). The 1963 Pondicherry representative assembly resolution also voted for continuance of French as official language and addition of other languages spoken in Puducherry such as Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam along with English and Hindi. Considering the 1956 Treaty of cession and 1963 Assembly resolution,

1855-411: The season was "Experiment of Love", i.e. experimenting and testing whether love can be found through science or not. There was a new concept of ideal matches. The show was shot in Jim Corbett National Park . It was the second season to stream on Voot . The season ended on 10 December 2017 with Naina Singh and Baseer Ali being declared as the winners. Splitsvilla 11 , styled as Splitsvilla XI ,

1908-582: The season. There were seven boys and twenty girls. This season was set in Samode Palace , Jaipur, India. In this season, the audience got to see old Splitsvilla contestants like Ashwini Koul and Rishabh Sinha . Ashwini chose to quit the game after his lady love Sanjana decided to leave the show due to an injury sustained during a task. Rishabh was dumped by Khushi. There were two kings and two queens in this season: Shravan Reddy and Abhishek Malik and Queens: Khushi Bhatia and Dana Vana. The season of Splitsvilla

1961-425: The show to host a couple of segments. This season saw fourteen girls and eight boys from the auditions, and eight celebrity boys. Subuhi Joshi from Splitsvilla 6 re-entered the show as a queen. The season's theme was "What Women Love". The season was talked about due to two contestants Karishma and Gaurav being confident and indicating that they had bisexual tones. Gaurav had to quit due to illness. The primary rule of

2014-473: The show was that those who were already in a relationship outside the villa were not permitted to participate. Since two contestants Ish and Viren broke this rule, they were eliminated. Splitsvilla 9 , styled as Splitsvilla IX , is the ninth season of Indian reality show MTV Splitsvilla. Shot in Puducherry , the season was hosted by Rannvijay Singh and Sunny Leone . The show premiered on 11 June 2016. This season had fifteen celebrity boys and six girls with

2067-481: The territory changed its official name to Puducherry on 1 October 2006. The Union Territory of Puducherry lies in the southern part of the Indian Peninsula. The areas of Puducherry district and Karaikal district are bound by the state of Tamil Nadu , while Yanam district and Mahé district are enclosed by the states of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala , respectively. Puducherry is the 29th most populous of

2120-587: The theme "Where Women Rule". The boys were not given the power to dump any girl. Three princesses and two warriors joined as wild card entries. Martina was the first queen followed by Rajnandini and then Kavya. The season finale aired on 8 October 2016 and was won by Gurmeet Singh Rehal and Kavya Khurana. Splitsvilla 10 is the tenth season of the Indian reality TV series MTV Splitsvilla. It premiered on 23 July 2017 on MTV India . Hosted by Sunny Leone and Rannvijay Singh .The show consisted of ten boys and ten girls +1 wild card who came to find true love. The theme of

2173-687: The tomb of the Sufi saint Nagore Syed Abdul Qadir Shahul Hamid (1490–1579 CE). It is located in Nagore , a coastal town in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu . It is located near to Karaikal. Velankanni Church Called as Sanctuary of Our Lady of Velankanni is a famous christian shrine of India located in Velankanni . The shrine is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary . The devotion has existed since

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2226-452: The winners of season fifteenth. Janta Jury Live event premiered on JioCinema before finals. It was a fan bonus episode featuring most talked-about contestants where they face the heat from India’s top fan pages and media houses in a courtroom-style showdown. The episode also witnessed a full-house fan fest with contestants sharing their experiences, insights, and juicy gossip, leading to epic face-offs. MTV (Indian TV channel) MTV

2279-465: The winners. Splitsvilla 14 , styled as Splitsvilla X4 , is the fourteenth season of the Indian reality series MTV Splitsvilla . Shot in Goa , the season was hosted by Sunny Leone and Arjun Bijlani along with Anushka Mitra and Abhimanyu Raghav as Villa Insiders. It premiered on 12 November 2022 on MTV India. The Grand Finale premiered on 11 February 2023 where Hamid Barkzi and Soundous Moufakir emerged as

2332-455: The winners. Splitsvilla 15 , styled as Splitsvilla X5 , is the fifteenth season of the Indian reality series MTV Splitsvilla . Shot in Udaipur , the season was hosted by Sunny Leone and Tanuj Virwani . It premiered on 30 March 2024, on MTV India and is digitally available on JioCinema . The grand finale premiered on 11 August 2024, where Jashwanth Bopanna and Akriti Negi were announced as

2385-545: Was declared as a public Holiday. This initiative was taken shortly after the NDA government came to power in 2014 and newly appointed Lt. Governor A. K. Singh issued a notification regarding that decision of the central government. The Union Territory of Puducherry consists of four small unconnected districts : Puducherry district (293 km or 113 sq mi), Karaikal district (161 km or 62 sq mi) and Yanam district (20 km or 7.7 sq mi) on

2438-426: Was found at Arikamedu in 1937. In addition, archaeological excavations between 1944 and 1949 showed that it was "a trading station to which goods of Roman manufacture were imported during the first half of the 1st century" Subsequent investigation by Vimala Begley from 1989 to 1992 modified this assessment, and now place the period of occupation from the third or second century BCE to the eighth century CE. In 1674,

2491-538: Was hosted by Sherlyn Chopra and Nikhil Chinapa . Its tagline was "Hot as Hell". There were nine boys and nine girls. The season had a review segment, Sexy Sana, hosted by Sana Saeed . Splitsvilla 7 is the seventh season of Indian reality show MTV Splitsvilla. Shot in Jaipur , the season was hosted by Sunny Leone and Nikhil Chinapa . It started in June, 2014 and ended on 25 October 2014 where Mayank Gandhi and Scarlett Rose won

2544-516: Was hosted by VJ Nikhil Chinapa and Deepti Gujral. Splitsvilla 4 premiered on 3 December 2010. This season was hosted by VJ Nikhil Chinapa . Finale: A roulette game based on luck was played between the three finalist pairs: Manish and Pooja, Sai and Tina, and Dushyant and Priya. The first round was won by Sai and Tina who went directly to the finals. The second round was between Manish Pooja and Dushyant Priya to determine who would join Sai Tina for

2597-519: Was released theatrically on 2 June 2006. Three more spoof films "Jadoo Ek Bar" ( Jodhaa Akbar ), "Bechaare Zameen Par" ( Taare Zameen Par ) and "Cheque De India" ( Chak De! India ) aired on MTV under "Fully Faltoo Film Festival" from 20 September 2008 to 4 October 2008. Puducherry (union territory) Puducherry ( / ˌ p ʊ d ʊ ˈ tʃ ɛr i / ; Tamil: [puðut͡ːʃeːɾi] ), also known as Pondicherry ( / ˌ p ɒ n d ɪ ˈ tʃ ɛr i / ; Tamil: [paːɳɖit͡ːʃeːɾi] ),

2650-477: Was repeatedly interrupted by British occupations. The territories of French India were completely transferred to the Republic of India de facto on 1 November 1954, and de jure on 16 August 1962, when French India ceased to exist, becoming the present Indian union territory of Pondicherry, combining four coastal enclaves. The fifth, Chandannagar , merged with the state of West Bengal in 1954. Immediately after

2703-411: Was replaced by MTV Beats , a 24-hour music-only channel. After its launch, MTV India changed its focus on broadcasting reality series. VH1 India airs the international productions of MTV instead of airing them on MTV India, along with international music. A series of spoof films under the banner of MTV Fully Faltoo Films were produced by MTV. The first film Ghoom , a spoof of the 2004 film Dhoom

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2756-433: Was the most popular season due to presence of Sunny Leone, a popular film star. There were two female, Dana Vana and Ranji and one male, Yasir Khan, wildcard entries through MTV Battleground . Scarlett Rose and Mayank Gandhi won the show. Splitsvilla 8 is the eighth season of Indian reality show MTV Splitsvilla. Shot in Goa , the season was hosted by Rannvijay Singha and Sunny Leone . with Karan Kundrra appearing on

2809-412: Was won by Gaurav Alugh and Shruti Sinha whereas Shagun Pandey and Samyuktha Hegde emerged as first runner-up. MTV Splitsvilla season 12 began on 16 August 2019 and was hosted by Sunny Leone and Rannvijay Singh . Priyamvada Kant and Shrey Mittal won the show while Ashish Bhatia and Miesha Iyer became 1st Runner Up. MTV Splitsvilla 13 , styled as MTV Splitsvilla X3 , is the thirteenth season of

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