Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today Welcome to the Tamil Nadu Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today. The Hindu · May 26, 2023
T.N. government had no role in Anna University’s decision to suspend Tamil engineering courses: Minister Ponmudy Tamil Nadu Minister for Higher Education K. Ponmudy on Friday expressed dismay over Anna University Vice Chancellor R. Velraj’s decision to suspend the civil and mechanical engineering programmes in Tamil medium, at its 11 constituent colleges, and said the decision was made without the knowledge of the State government. The Hindu · May 26, 2023
Spurious liquor deaths in Tamil Nadu | Ministers hand over solatium to kin of victims at Marakkanam Minister for Higher Education K. Ponmudy and Minister for Minorities’ Welfare and Non-resident Tamils’ Welfare Gingee K.S. Masthan handed over a solatium of ₹10 lakh each to the families of 13 persons who died after consuming spurious liquor The Hindu · May 16, 2023
DMK is not against Dikshithars or Brahmins, only against the suppression of people: Minister Ponmudy Minister for Higher Education K. Ponmudy on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, said that the DMK was not against Dikshithars or the Brahmins, but was only opposed to the suppression of people in the name of caste. The Hindu · May 10, 2023
Before Dravidian movement, only students of a ‘particular community’ studied in varsities says Minister Ponmudy Minister Ponmudy says only students from a ‘particular community’ (upper caste Hindus) were studying in universities before the Dravidian Movement took root in Tamil Nadu The Hindu · May 3, 2023
RUSA Independence Day Quiz prize-winners announced RUSA website launched, will host information for colleges and universities The Hindu · Sep 28, 2022
Parents should not thrust their dreams on children: Tamil Nadu CM M. K. Stalin The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu also asked students to improve their English-speaking skills The Hindu · Aug 29, 2022
Engineering admissions merit list to be out on August 16 The Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions committee will begin the process by announcing the merit list on August 16 The Hindu · Aug 8, 2022
DMK politicking even at Anna University convocation, charges Annamalai CHENNAI Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai on Friday joined issue with State Higher Education Mi The Hindu · Jul 29, 2022
Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister Ponmudy to boycott Madurai Kamaraj University convocation Mr. Ponmudy objects to Union Minister of State Murugan being invited as special guest The Hindu · Jul 12, 2022
Deadline extended for registering for college counselling, admission The decision will help CBSE students to apply: Ponmudy The Hindu · Jul 8, 2022
All higher educational institutions in Tamil Nadu should follow 69% quota in admissions: Minister K Ponmudy CHENNAI: All higher educational institutions in the state should follow 69% reservation system in admissions, higher education minister K Ponmudy said on Tuesday following opposition from political parties in the state to reserving seats under economically weaker section (EWS) quota in MSc Biotechnology programme offered at Madurai Kamaraj University. The Times of India · Jun 14, 2022
State’s reservation policy will apply to all seats, says Minister Some professors, however, fear it could adversely affect ranking in future The Hindu · Jun 14, 2022
NEP is not appreciated as most people have not read it, says Governor He suggests TNOU could constitute a cell to implement aspects of the policy The Hindu · May 30, 2022
The Hindu · May 13, 2022 Centre is not imposing Hindi or any language on Tamil Nadu, says Governor ‘It is keen on promoting all regional languages as can be seen in the thrust it has given to mother tongues in the National Education Policy’
The Hindu · May 6, 2022 Over 71,000 engineering seats vacant across Tamil Nadu Of 2,00,348 seats available, only 1,28,474 seats have been filled, says Ponmudy
The Times of India · Apr 30, 2022 One language for India is not acceptable: Tamil Nadu education minister CHENNAI: Stating that India is a multi-cultural, multi-linguistic nation, Tamil Nadu higher education minister K Ponmudy on Saturday said one language for the country is not acceptable.
The Hindu · Apr 30, 2022 ‘Attempts to impose Hindi will never work in Tamil Nadu’ Leaders stress the need for students to know the history of Dravidian movement
The Hindu · Apr 25, 2022 Chief Minister should be made Chancellor of State Universities: Ponmudy The Governor is only a nominated executive, say Higher Education Minister in the Assembly
The Hindu · Apr 11, 2022 Anna University to get ₹50 crore to set up research park Lateral entry of diploma graduates permitted
The Hindu · Mar 23, 2022 Higher Education Minister condemns announcement on CUET Ponmudy urges the University Grants Commission to repeal the announcement
The Times of India · Feb 22, 2022 Tamil Nadu opposes draft NEP citing UG entrance tests CHENNAI: Higher education minister K Ponmudy on Tuesday opposed the draft National Higher Education Qualifications Framework (NHEQF) which states that the admission to the first year undergraduate programme will be open to those who have met the entrance requirements. This framework was envisaged in the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.