All Russia-based TV channels will be banned from broadcasting in any form in Latvia, the Baltic state's broadcasting regulator said on Monday.
The decision, which comes into effect on Thursday, will affect around 80 channels available in Latvia through certain cable or streaming operators.
"TV or radio channels registered in a country that aggressively threatens the territorial integrity and independence of another country are not allowed to operate in Latvia," Ivars Abolins, head of the National Electronic Mass Media Council, told AFP.
Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday said the territorial government has banned single-use plastic materials as they "are a burden on Mother Earth and a threat to the environment."
Speaking to reporters after flagging off a ocean-sailing expedition by NCC cadets in neighbouring Thengaithittu village, she said the cadets, including girls, has taken up the expedition from Puducherry to Karaikal covering a distance of 300 km.
She said the cadets would generate awareness among the people on various issues. The cadets would sail through Cuddalore and Poompuhar before returning to Puducherry by the same route. - PTI.