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Forest Department launches app to enhance sea turtle conservation efforts

The Forest Department has launched a mobile application, Tamil Nadu Turtle Guardians, to collect data on sea turtle nesting, and for wildlife enthusiasts to receive information on hatchling releases. Kartik Shanker, an ecologist and sea turtle conservationist, emphasised that conservation efforts need to go beyond just protecting nesting sites to tackling the issue of habitat loss. He pointed out that …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

TN minister Ponmudy appears before ED in illegal red sand mining case

Hindustan Times

Tamil Nadu forest minister K Ponmudy on Tuesday recorded his statement with the Enforcement Directorate in Chennai an official in the know of the matter said. The case relates to an alleged illegal sand mining case when Ponmudy was the minister for mines in the previous DMK regime The case relates to an alleged illegal sand mining case when Ponmudy …

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Money laundering case: TN minister Ponmudy appears before ED

Deccan Chronicle

Tamil Nadu forest minister K Ponmudy on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate here for questioning in a money laundering case investigation, official sources said.The minister's statement was recorded under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the sources said.The central agency had in July attached assets worth more than Rs 14 crore in an alleged illegal mining-linked …

Minister K Ponmudy Sigamani

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Tamil Nadu Minister Ponmudy questioned by ED in illegal mining case probe

India Today

Tamil Nadu Forest Minister K Ponmudy appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in Chennai on Tuesday for questioning in connection with a money laundering case, official sources said. The case stems from an FIR filed by Tamil Nadu police’s crime branch, which alleged illegal red earth mining beyond the permitted limits. “Red earth was extracted illegally beyond the permitted limits to …

Tamil Nadu His Son Ponmudy Red Earth Sigamani

1 month, 1 week ago

Cyclone Fengal: Protesters Hurl Mud At TN Minister Ponmudy Over 'Insensitive' Outreach In Villupuram

ABP News

Tamil Nadu Minister for Forests, K. Ponmudy, faced public outrage during his visit to Villupuram district on Monday, as locals protested against what they called "inadequate" relief measures in the aftermath of Cyclone Fengal. The CM and the Deputy Chief Minister were busy taking photos in the streets of Chennai while the city received very little rain and did not …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Legislators face anger of flood-affected residents in Villupuram district

New Indian Express

Vikravandi MLA Anniyur A Siva, who went to the spot, tried to convince the agitated residents but they confronted the MLA for not providing them proper food at the relief centre for the past two days and visiting their village during the rain disaster. Around 5 pm, about 200 residents of Aiyankovilpattu village near the Pambai river blocked the Chennai-Tiruchy …

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1 month, 1 week ago

TN Government to request central teams to assess rain damages: CM Stalin

New Indian Express

Asked what sort of assistance the State government will be expecting from the union government, the CM said, "Rains continue in many districts. Stating that he has monitored the rain situation in other districts by speaking to the collectors, the CM said, "As far as Villupuram district is concerned, unprecedented rainfall has been recorded there—the situation there is being monitored …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

TN will reject tungsten mining in Madurai, says forest minister

Hindustan Times

Tamil Nadu has neither received any application from Hindustan Zinc Limited, a subsidiary of Vedanta, nor has the state granted permission for the company to mine tungsten in about 5,000 acres of land in Madurai district, the government said on Thursday. HZL was given permission from the Union ministry of mines on November 7 for mining activities in Melur taluk …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Only Centre has granted permission for tungsten mining at Arittapatti: T.N. Forest Minister

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu Forest Minister K. Ponmudy on Thursday reiterated that the State government had not granted any permission for tungsten mining near Arittapatti, a Biodiversity Heritage Site in Madurai. “When it comes for want of permission from the Forest Department, we will flag all the issues and insist on behalf of the Tamil Nadu government to reject it,” the Minister …

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2 months ago

BJP leader H. Raja criticises Deputy CM Udhayanidhi for accepting memento ‘supporting separatism’

The Hindu

Senior BJP leader and convener of the coordination committee of the party’s Tamil Nadu unit H. Raja on Thursday criticised Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin for accepting a map of five southern States as a memento. Mr. Raja quoted a social media post of the BJP Tamil Nadu in which Mr. Udhayanidhi was seen receiving a memento from Minister for …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Minister urges scientists to reach out to school and college students

The Hindu

Scientific knowledge must be inculcated in children from a young age. Researchers must reach out to students in schools and colleges and imbibe in them the spirit of scientific enquiry and research, said K. Ponmudy, Minister for Higher Education. After distributing the Tamil Nadu Scientist Awards, instituted by the Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, in Chennai on …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Withholding funds to TN for opposing three-language policy unacceptable’

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy on Thursday said the centre is withholding funds under education schemes only because TN is opposing its three-language policy, which is unacceptable. This comes after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and CM MK Stalin recently got engaged in a war of words on social media over the non-release of funds to states under Samagra …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Anna University shelves decision to hike exam fee after students petition Minister

The Hindu

Anna University shall not hike the end-semester examination fee this year, Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy announced in Chennai on Sunday. Students who handed over the petition said the hike in exam fee alone amounted to Rs. The students who petitioned are from rural areas and been admitted under the 7.5% preferential reservation for government school students, university officials said. …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: ED attaches assets of DMK leader K Ponmudy, son in mining-linked PMLA case

India TV News

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday attached over Rs 14 crore worth of assets in a money laundering case against Tamil Nadu minister K Ponmudy, his ex-MP son P Gautham Sigamani, and other family members. The PMLA case pertains to alleged illegal red earth mining which stemmed from a Tamil Nadu police FIR. Back then, he "managed" to allot five licenses …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Large number of students fail to enrol for higher education: AICTE chief TG Sitharam

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: All India Council for Technical Education chairman TG Sitharam on Tuesday expressed concern over the huge gap in the number of students enrolling for higher education. Delivering his speech at the 44th convocation of Anna University, Sitharam said nearly 26.5 crore students are enrolled in schools in the country, however the enrolment is only about 4.3 crore in higher …

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7 months ago

Lok Sabha election results point to DMK-led coalition’s lead over rivals in 222 Assembly segments

The Hindu

The DMK-led front was ahead of its rivals in 222 Assembly segments, going by the data on Assembly constituency-wise performance of political parties in the 18th Lok Sabha election. Interestingly, in 32 Lok Sabha constituencies, the ruling coalition had leads in all the Assembly segments within them. As regards the principal Opposition party, it can draw consolation from the fact …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Salem Periyar University defies Tamil Nadu government, reintroduces M Tech course

New Indian Express

SALEM: Periyar University has reintroduced MTech course, despite an assurance given by higher education minister K Ponmudy in the Assembly in April 2023 that such courses would not be offered by arts and sciences institutions. However, defying the directive, Periyar University has advertised the reintroduction of M Tech in Energy Technology during academic year 2024-2025. Sources said M Tech programmes …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

K. Ponmudy | Stalin’s man

The Hindu

When Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi staged a walkout to protest the resolution that sought to retain the portion of his customary address that he skipped, Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy alone could be seen making a gesture, “get lost”. It looked as if the ongoing tussle between the Tamil Nadu government and the Governor became a personal battle between …

Tamil Nadu Party Stalin Dmk Ponmudy Karunanidhi

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ponmudy Get his Higher Education Portfolio Back

Deccan Chronicle

Chennai: Governor R N Ravi inducted K Ponmudy into the Council of Ministers in the State on Friday afternoon, handing over his old portfolios of Higher Education, including Technical Education, Electronics, Science and Technology as per the recommendations of Chief Minister M K Stalin. With the Raj Bhavan fixing 3.30 pm as the time for swearing in Ponmudy on Friday, …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Top news of the day: March 22, 2024

The Hindu

ED terms Arvind Kejriwal the kingpin of Delhi Excise policy scam The Enforcement Directorate has sought a 10-day remand to interrogate Arvind Kejriwal,as it presented the Delhi Chief Minister before a trial court in Delhi. “This time, the BJP will contest independently across all 21 Lok Sabha and 147 assembly seats, aiming to foster a developed India and Odisha under …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

DMK leader Ponmudy sworn in as Tamil Nadu minister by Governor Ravi day after Supreme Court rap

Live Mint

A day after Supreme Court's nudge, senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader K Ponmudy was sworn in as Tamil Nadu Minister by Governor RN Ravi on Friday. The Tamil Nadu governor, in a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhavan, administered the oath of office and secrecy to Ponmudy in the presence of Chief Minister M K Stalin. Supreme Court's judgement The …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court raps Tamil Nadu Governor for refusing to swear-in Ponmudy as Minister

The Hindu

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Ravi for “defying the Supreme Court of India” by refusing to re-induct Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam leader K. Ponmudy as Minister despite an apex court order suspending his conviction in a disproportionate assets case. He is defying the Supreme Court of India… When a two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court stayed the conviction of Ponmudy, the …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

DMK manifesto says party will clip governor’s powers

Hindustan Times

Chennai: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam released its manifesto ahead of the coming general elections, promising chief ministers a say in the appointment of governors and restricting the latter’s powers -- an unprecedented promise by any party in India’s history, and one that points to the country’s fraying federal fabric. It is DMK that makes the manifesto before elections and continues …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Letters to The Editor — March 21, 2024

The Hindu

Governors, politics Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has quit from the gubernatorial office to contest in the general election. These cases strengthen the perception that political appointees to the office of the Governor never rise above political loyalties, instead damaging the credibility of the office. Once the Supreme Court suspended the sentence and stayed the conviction of former Tamil Nadu Minister …

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Forest Department launches app to enhance sea turtle conservation efforts

TN minister Ponmudy appears before ED in illegal red sand mining case

Money laundering case: TN minister Ponmudy appears before ED

Tamil Nadu Minister Ponmudy questioned by ED in illegal mining case probe

Cyclone Fengal: Protesters Hurl Mud At TN Minister Ponmudy Over 'Insensitive' Outreach In Villupuram

Legislators face anger of flood-affected residents in Villupuram district

TN Government to request central teams to assess rain damages: CM Stalin

TN will reject tungsten mining in Madurai, says forest minister

Only Centre has granted permission for tungsten mining at Arittapatti: T.N. Forest Minister

BJP leader H. Raja criticises Deputy CM Udhayanidhi for accepting memento ‘supporting separatism’

Minister urges scientists to reach out to school and college students

‘Withholding funds to TN for opposing three-language policy unacceptable’

Anna University shelves decision to hike exam fee after students petition Minister

Tamil Nadu: ED attaches assets of DMK leader K Ponmudy, son in mining-linked PMLA case

Large number of students fail to enrol for higher education: AICTE chief TG Sitharam

Lok Sabha election results point to DMK-led coalition’s lead over rivals in 222 Assembly segments

Salem Periyar University defies Tamil Nadu government, reintroduces M Tech course

K. Ponmudy | Stalin’s man

Ponmudy Get his Higher Education Portfolio Back

Top news of the day: March 22, 2024

DMK leader Ponmudy sworn in as Tamil Nadu minister by Governor Ravi day after Supreme Court rap

Supreme Court raps Tamil Nadu Governor for refusing to swear-in Ponmudy as Minister

DMK manifesto says party will clip governor’s powers

Letters to The Editor — March 21, 2024