Villupuram / Chennai, May 31: In a major reshuffle of IPS officers, Tamil Nadu Government tonight transferred 29 officers in the rank of superintendent of police (SP).
Under the exercise, Ariyalur, Villupuram, Namakkal, Krishnagiri, Thanjvaur, Thiruvarur, ramanathapuram and Nilgiris districts would have new police chiefs.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, headquarters, Coimbatore City, has been transferred and posted as SP of Ariyalur District in place of M S Muthusamy, who moves to Chennai as Deputy Commissioner of Police, T Nagar vice S Lakshmi, an official release said here.
Lakshmi has been transferred as DCP, Madhavaram, Chennai.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Pulianthope, Chennai, S Sampathkumar has been posted as SP of Villupuram District vice A Amalraj, has been posted as DCP, Ambattur, Chennai in place of K Joshi Nirmal Kumar.
Nilgiris District SP Vidya D Kulkarni will be the new SP of Namakkal in place of Y John Nicholson, who has been shifted as DCP, Law and Order, Tiruchirappali vice N Rajasekaran.
SP of Krishnagiri District P C Thenmozhi moves to Thanjavur as the district police chief in place of Amit Kumar Singh, who will be the SP of Tiruvarur district.
Anisa Husain, who was the SP of Tiruvarur district, will replace Tenmozhi in Krishnagiri district.
Joint SP, Chidambaram, Sub-Division, is transferred and posted as SP of Ramanthapuram District in place of R Thirugnanam, who will be the SP, Enforcement, Salem.
Joint SP, Panruti sub-division, has been transferred and posted as SP of Erode District in place of Sonal V Misra while Joint SP, Thakkali sub-division, will be new SP of Nilgiris District
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Saturday, May 31, 2008
Villupuram student is third in State
M .Thirumal scores 493 out of 500
Pass percentage this year is 68
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VILLUPURAM: Villupuram has the honour of producing a State third-rank holder in the SSLC examinations held in March, 2008. M.Thirumal of A.K.T.Memorial High School, Kallakurichi, has done the honour by scoring 493 out of 500.
Thirumal, son of M.Murugan, a security guard in the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation depot at Sankarapuram, has scored centum in mathematics. He nurses the ambition of becoming an aeronautical engineer.
The coaching provided in the school helped him to follow the syllabus systematically, he said.
The district toppers are: M.Thirumal (493/500) of A.K.T. Memorial High School; R.Anbarasi (492) of Bharati high school, Bangaram; and, J.Pavithra (490) of A.K.T. Memorial High School and N.Sridevi (490) of Government Girls High School, Thirukkoilur. Of the 40,182 candidates, including 20,375 boys and 19,807 girls, sat for the examinations, 27,320 (13,628 boys and 13,692 girls) passed out successfully.
The pass percentage this year was 68, as against last year’s 60 per cent. As many as 495 candidates scored centum in mathematics, eight in science and nine in social science.
The government school fared extremely well and of them not less than five — located at Eraiyur, Paithanthurai, Jalavadi, Maniampalayam and Vellimalai — have produced cent per cent results.
The aided schools that attained 100 per cent results are: A.K.T. Memorial High School, Bharathi HS at Bangaram, Pon.Nehru HS at Thiruvennainallur, Christu Special School at Sankarapuram, Henna John Special School at Thirukkoilur, Jeeva HS at Poondi, Kurinji HS at Poondi, Kuilapalayam HS, Mount Park HS at Thiagadurgam, Sri Vivekananda HS at Erwaipattinam and Sakthi HS at Kaniyamur.
The top-rankers from government schools are: N.Sridevi (490) and S.Vigneswari (488) of Government Girls High School at Thirukkoilur and M.Shanmugham (485) of Government High School at Arasamangalam.
The meritorious candidates from the matriculation schools are: S.Sajitha (486) of St.Joseph Mat.High School at Tindivanam, H.Anugraha (482) of Ramakrishna Gurukulam at Idaikkal and A.Pavithran (481) of Ramakrishna Vidyalaya.
The toppers from the Anglo-Indian stream are: M.Meera (483), J.Bharani Krishnan (480) and K.Mahalakshmi (475), all from Sacred Heart School at Tindivanam.
The top-ranking candidates from the oriental stream are: V.Bhuvanesh (482), A.Bhaskar (477) and S.Hariprasad (463), all from Kamakoti Oriental High School at Villupuram.
Pass percentage this year is 68
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VILLUPURAM: Villupuram has the honour of producing a State third-rank holder in the SSLC examinations held in March, 2008. M.Thirumal of A.K.T.Memorial High School, Kallakurichi, has done the honour by scoring 493 out of 500.
Thirumal, son of M.Murugan, a security guard in the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation depot at Sankarapuram, has scored centum in mathematics. He nurses the ambition of becoming an aeronautical engineer.
The coaching provided in the school helped him to follow the syllabus systematically, he said.
The district toppers are: M.Thirumal (493/500) of A.K.T. Memorial High School; R.Anbarasi (492) of Bharati high school, Bangaram; and, J.Pavithra (490) of A.K.T. Memorial High School and N.Sridevi (490) of Government Girls High School, Thirukkoilur. Of the 40,182 candidates, including 20,375 boys and 19,807 girls, sat for the examinations, 27,320 (13,628 boys and 13,692 girls) passed out successfully.
The pass percentage this year was 68, as against last year’s 60 per cent. As many as 495 candidates scored centum in mathematics, eight in science and nine in social science.
The government school fared extremely well and of them not less than five — located at Eraiyur, Paithanthurai, Jalavadi, Maniampalayam and Vellimalai — have produced cent per cent results.
The aided schools that attained 100 per cent results are: A.K.T. Memorial High School, Bharathi HS at Bangaram, Pon.Nehru HS at Thiruvennainallur, Christu Special School at Sankarapuram, Henna John Special School at Thirukkoilur, Jeeva HS at Poondi, Kurinji HS at Poondi, Kuilapalayam HS, Mount Park HS at Thiagadurgam, Sri Vivekananda HS at Erwaipattinam and Sakthi HS at Kaniyamur.
The top-rankers from government schools are: N.Sridevi (490) and S.Vigneswari (488) of Government Girls High School at Thirukkoilur and M.Shanmugham (485) of Government High School at Arasamangalam.
The meritorious candidates from the matriculation schools are: S.Sajitha (486) of St.Joseph Mat.High School at Tindivanam, H.Anugraha (482) of Ramakrishna Gurukulam at Idaikkal and A.Pavithran (481) of Ramakrishna Vidyalaya.
The toppers from the Anglo-Indian stream are: M.Meera (483), J.Bharani Krishnan (480) and K.Mahalakshmi (475), all from Sacred Heart School at Tindivanam.
The top-ranking candidates from the oriental stream are: V.Bhuvanesh (482), A.Bhaskar (477) and S.Hariprasad (463), all from Kamakoti Oriental High School at Villupuram.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Varnam the movie is based on a real life incident that happened in Villupuram
Giri, Ashwatha and Sampath will make their debut in the movie Varnam directed by SM Raju who is again a fresh face to the industry. S M Raju has been a software engineer in the US for the past 18 years and has worked with Santhosh Sivan as assistant director.
Silandhi fame Monica is the only known face in this movie. This movie is based on a real life incident that happened in Villupuram. Shooting for the film is going on at fast pace at Dindugul. ALKA Films Corporation is producing the film and the music composition for the movie is by Isaac Thomas Kodukupali.
New jeeps for Villupuram BDOs
VILLUPURAM: Collector Brajendra Navnit handed over new jeeps to 17 Block Development Officers (BDOs) in the district on Thursday.
Mr. Navnit said Local Administration Minister M.K.Stalin had announced in the Assembly that 250 new vehicles would be provided to those in the ranks of the assistant directors, assistant engineers and the BDOs at a total cost of Rs. 16.75 crore. Accordingly 17 new jeeps were procured for Villupuram district at a cost of Rs 76.11 lakh.
Mr. Navnit said Local Administration Minister M.K.Stalin had announced in the Assembly that 250 new vehicles would be provided to those in the ranks of the assistant directors, assistant engineers and the BDOs at a total cost of Rs. 16.75 crore. Accordingly 17 new jeeps were procured for Villupuram district at a cost of Rs 76.11 lakh.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
‘Red Ribbon’ to halt at Villupuram
Special Correspondent
VILLUPURAM: The Red Ribbon Express will halt at platform No. 3 at Villupuram junction on June 5 and 6.
The general public and students will have free access to the train on both days.
The artists who travel along with the train will stage plays to create awareness of HIV/AIDS.
A cycle caravan and bus caravan will tour the interior areas to spread information about the afflictions and return to the junction before the train leaves.
VILLUPURAM: The Red Ribbon Express will halt at platform No. 3 at Villupuram junction on June 5 and 6.
The general public and students will have free access to the train on both days.
The artists who travel along with the train will stage plays to create awareness of HIV/AIDS.
A cycle caravan and bus caravan will tour the interior areas to spread information about the afflictions and return to the junction before the train leaves.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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Monday, May 26, 2008
Villupuram Map — Satellite Images of Villupuram
Welcome to the Villupuram google satellite map! This place is situated in South Arcot, Tamil Nadu, India, its geographical coordinates are 11° 56' 0" North, 79° 29' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Villupuram. See Villupuram photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Villupuram in India.
You can also dive right into Villupuram on unique 3D satellite map by Google Earth. And last but not least you will find Villupuram and India travel services offer including cheap flights, cheap hotels and other accommodation deals at the bottom of this page.
Now glittering landmarks in villupuram (E.S. Group of Institutions)
E.S. College of Engineering and Technology is a unit established by
E.S. Group of Institutions headquartered at Villupuram.
E.S.Group has over 30 years of experience in the field of education.
It started its first educational institute in 1983 and since then has grown strength to strength.The group has more then 5000 students studying.
Its institutions are :
*Elumalai Polytechnic College - (ISO 9001:2000 Certified and NBA Accredited)
*Theivanai Ammal College for Women -(ISO 9001:2000 Certified and Accredited by NAAC)
*E.S. Matric Hr Sec School and now from this academic year.
*E.S. College of Engineering and Technology.
E.S. Group of Institutions headquartered at Villupuram.
E.S.Group has over 30 years of experience in the field of education.
It started its first educational institute in 1983 and since then has grown strength to strength.The group has more then 5000 students studying.
Its institutions are :
*Elumalai Polytechnic College - (ISO 9001:2000 Certified and NBA Accredited)
*Theivanai Ammal College for Women -(ISO 9001:2000 Certified and Accredited by NAAC)
*E.S. Matric Hr Sec School and now from this academic year.
*E.S. College of Engineering and Technology.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
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Kamal v/s Lord Vishnu in DASHAVTAR v/s DASHAVTAR clash
In perhaps the history of world cinema, for the first time ever two films with the same theme would be releasing within one week of each other.
Though something similar has happened in case of Bhagat Singh saga where as many as 4 films with the same story released on the same day, the factor which makes all the difference here is the film making medium.
We are talking about DASHAVTAR which has been made in Live as well as animation format. Though the basic premise of the two films is same, that of Lord Vishnu's 10 different avtars, Kamal Hassan's film has him playing 10 different roles while the other version has Lord Vishnu in an animated avtar.
Produced by Oscar Ravichandran and directed by K.S. Ravikumar, Kamal Hassan's DASHAVTAR is a multi starrer with Asin, Mallika Sherawat, Jaya Pradha and Napolean amongst others. Set on a grand scale, the film traverses from 1000 years back till the current time. On the other hand Animation Phoebus Media's animated DASHAVTAR too is a multi starrer in its own right since it too has a horde of characters filling up the frames.
Yet again a film which travels thousands of years and hence projecting the journey of Lord Vishnu, the animated version incorporates voiceovers of prominent Bollywood artists like Shatrughan Sinha, Sachin Khedekar, Shreyas Talpade, Roopa Ganguly, Tom Alter and Aashish Vidyarthi. The film is produced by Vimal Shah and directed by Bhavik Thakore.
For audience it is a good choice to pick on now. If in mood for a Live movie, check out Kamal's DASHAVTAR on 6th June. And if you want to follow it up with an animated story unfolding on the big screen, there is another DASHAVTAR for you on 13th June!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Rajini fans conduct secret meeting in villupuram
VILLUPURAM: Rajini fans from around 30 districts assembled together at a hotel in Villupuram and conducted secret meeting and passed on several resolutions urging Rajini.
The fans instigated from other factors, came to this decision and conducted this meeting secretly. The meeting was organized under Tanjore Rajini fan clubs president Ganesan. It is reported that the meeting was very emotional and many fans poured their anguish over several issues and discussed further proceedings.
The core resolutions passed were:
1) Why we couldn’t meet you?
2) Why it was so difficult to meet you?
3) Why keeping off from politics?
4) Will you plunge into active politics or not?
5) Is there any safety for us who are economically weak?
6) What happened to Sathyanarayana? Why he has been kept away from fan club activities?
7) Who will succeed Sathyanarayana as fan club president?
Fans passed above resolutions and also they have decided to meet thalaivar in Chennai on coming Sunday with a group of 10 members and convey the same to him directly. (Just refer to today Dinamalar scanning beside)
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
BSNL SIM cards free on October 2
PUDUCHERRY: Now you can use your BSNL Data Card even while ‘roaming’ in Chennai, Kanchipuram, Vellore, Thiruvannamalai, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Kumbakonam and Thanjavur districts.
BSNL Puduchery General Manager R. Marshall Antony Leo said on Saturday, “We have launched EVDO cards for USB modem for fixed monthly charges of Rs. 250 towards unlimited usage of Internet with speeds of up to 600 kbps.”
One stop shops for booking new landline connections, WLL, broadband, mobile postpaid connections, selling of recharge coupons and India telephone cards will be set up in a number of places in Puducherry.
As part of the BSNL Week celebration and Gandhi Jayanthi, BSNL Puducherry will issue free prepaid SIM cards on payment of only service tax of Rs. 12 on October 2. The cards will be issued from the Office of the General Manager of BSNL on Rangapillai Street.
Deputy General Manager A. Robert Jerard Ravi said BSNL had launched special prepaid SIM cards for foreign tourists visiting the country with instant activation facility.
“We have introduced a new system of distributing phone bills in select exchange areas. BSNL staff will hand over bills to customers at their doorsteps and also collect cheques or demand drafts from them,” he said. It has also introduced electronic recharge facility called ‘C-Topup’, through which new small recharges of Rs. 10 and Rs. 30 can also be done.
BSNL Puduchery General Manager R. Marshall Antony Leo said on Saturday, “We have launched EVDO cards for USB modem for fixed monthly charges of Rs. 250 towards unlimited usage of Internet with speeds of up to 600 kbps.”
One stop shops for booking new landline connections, WLL, broadband, mobile postpaid connections, selling of recharge coupons and India telephone cards will be set up in a number of places in Puducherry.
As part of the BSNL Week celebration and Gandhi Jayanthi, BSNL Puducherry will issue free prepaid SIM cards on payment of only service tax of Rs. 12 on October 2. The cards will be issued from the Office of the General Manager of BSNL on Rangapillai Street.
Deputy General Manager A. Robert Jerard Ravi said BSNL had launched special prepaid SIM cards for foreign tourists visiting the country with instant activation facility.
“We have introduced a new system of distributing phone bills in select exchange areas. BSNL staff will hand over bills to customers at their doorsteps and also collect cheques or demand drafts from them,” he said. It has also introduced electronic recharge facility called ‘C-Topup’, through which new small recharges of Rs. 10 and Rs. 30 can also be done.
Monday, May 12, 2008
New Year gift: Radio channel for Pondy and also for Cuddalore and Villupuram districts
VILLUPURAM:It is a new year bonanza to the people of the Union Territory and also for Cuddalore and Villupuram districts, falling under the neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
As in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderbad and Mumbai, BIG 92.7 FM station has been launched by the Chief Minister N Rangasamy in Puducherry, which will play favourite tracks.
According to the programming team in BIG 92.7 FM station, it can reach up to 60 km radius of the Union Territory, Chidambaram in Cuddalore district and in various parts of Villupuram district.
The programmes have been designed to suit both the moods of urban and rural masses. Natarajan, program head of BIG 92.7 FM station said that, to attract the rural people, plans had been chalked out, where the radio jockeys (RJ) would get the contact number of listeners and later ring up the listeners and play songs based on their demands.
Further, it has a state-of the- art studio, well equipped with the latest sound editing software and broadcasting instruments.
Another vital programme is the ‘Acknowledgement of local heroes in society’, which aims to honour the deserving common man who works relentlessly and voluntarily for the betterment of society.
In Puducherry, BIG RJ’s Natarajan, Leena, Prince and Sathish will entertain the city and the adjoining areas. The joyride will start at 5 am with ‘Suprabatham’.
This spiritual programme will be followed by ‘Inia Vazhtugal’ by RJ Atholina between 6 am and 8 am. Subsequent to that the breakfast show ‘BIG Vanakkam’ by RJ Natarajan will be conducted.
Other shows on weekdays, include Chinna Chinna Aasai, RJ Leena, ‘O Podu’ with RJ Sathish and Ennama Kannu followed by Ragasiyamaai.
As in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderbad and Mumbai, BIG 92.7 FM station has been launched by the Chief Minister N Rangasamy in Puducherry, which will play favourite tracks.
According to the programming team in BIG 92.7 FM station, it can reach up to 60 km radius of the Union Territory, Chidambaram in Cuddalore district and in various parts of Villupuram district.
The programmes have been designed to suit both the moods of urban and rural masses. Natarajan, program head of BIG 92.7 FM station said that, to attract the rural people, plans had been chalked out, where the radio jockeys (RJ) would get the contact number of listeners and later ring up the listeners and play songs based on their demands.
Further, it has a state-of the- art studio, well equipped with the latest sound editing software and broadcasting instruments.
Another vital programme is the ‘Acknowledgement of local heroes in society’, which aims to honour the deserving common man who works relentlessly and voluntarily for the betterment of society.
In Puducherry, BIG RJ’s Natarajan, Leena, Prince and Sathish will entertain the city and the adjoining areas. The joyride will start at 5 am with ‘Suprabatham’.
This spiritual programme will be followed by ‘Inia Vazhtugal’ by RJ Atholina between 6 am and 8 am. Subsequent to that the breakfast show ‘BIG Vanakkam’ by RJ Natarajan will be conducted.
Other shows on weekdays, include Chinna Chinna Aasai, RJ Leena, ‘O Podu’ with RJ Sathish and Ennama Kannu followed by Ragasiyamaai.
PMK leader Guru arrested in Tamil Nadu(Lead)
Chennai, July 5 (IANS) Controversial PMK leader J. Guru, also known as Kaduvetti Guru, was arrested on murder charges Saturday and was sent to Tiruchi central prison after being produced in court, police said. Guru was picked up from his residence in Kaduvetti, about 300 km south of Chennai. His judicial remand will last till July 18, when he will again be produced in court.
Guru has been arrested on charges of attempting to murder a former party worker who joined the AIADMK.
Hundreds of protesting PMK leaders including former union minister A.K. Moorthy were also arrested in several northern Tamil Nadu towns, including the capital.
Earlier, along with Guru, president of the Vanniyar Sangam, the caste group which forms the main vote bank of the PMK in northern Tamil Nadu districts eleven volunteers were arrested.
PMK founder S. Ramadoss and president G.K. Mani alleged the move was a political vendetta.
“It is a matter of shame that Guru has been arrested on trumped up charges. We will demonstrate peacefully demanding his release,” Ramadoss said during a media interaction in Tiruchi.
“Thousands of our innocent party colleagues have been unjustly arrested exposing a shameful police action,” Mani added.
Police reinforcements have been posted in PMK-dominated districts of Villupuram, Ariyalur and Perambalur, officials said.
The PMK was an alliance partner of the ruling DMK until mid-June, lending the M. Karunanidhi government outside support.
It was ousted from the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance June 17 after top ruling party functionaries including ministers Arcot N. Veerasamy and Durai Murugan presented recorded evidence of inflammatory speeches by Guru against the governmemnt.
The PMK is a partner in the ruling United progressive Alliance government at the centre, along with the DMK.
Guru has been arrested on charges of attempting to murder a former party worker who joined the AIADMK.
Hundreds of protesting PMK leaders including former union minister A.K. Moorthy were also arrested in several northern Tamil Nadu towns, including the capital.
Earlier, along with Guru, president of the Vanniyar Sangam, the caste group which forms the main vote bank of the PMK in northern Tamil Nadu districts eleven volunteers were arrested.
PMK founder S. Ramadoss and president G.K. Mani alleged the move was a political vendetta.
“It is a matter of shame that Guru has been arrested on trumped up charges. We will demonstrate peacefully demanding his release,” Ramadoss said during a media interaction in Tiruchi.
“Thousands of our innocent party colleagues have been unjustly arrested exposing a shameful police action,” Mani added.
Police reinforcements have been posted in PMK-dominated districts of Villupuram, Ariyalur and Perambalur, officials said.
The PMK was an alliance partner of the ruling DMK until mid-June, lending the M. Karunanidhi government outside support.
It was ousted from the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance June 17 after top ruling party functionaries including ministers Arcot N. Veerasamy and Durai Murugan presented recorded evidence of inflammatory speeches by Guru against the governmemnt.
The PMK is a partner in the ruling United progressive Alliance government at the centre, along with the DMK.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Plus Two results on Friday
VILLUPURAM:The results of Plus Two examinations held in March will be announced on Friday.
About 5,87, 245 students took the test in Tamilnadu and Puducherry.
An Education Department statement said 2,78,673 boys and 3,08,572 girls appeared for the examinations.The number was up by 30,000 from last year as students from 810 schools took part in the series ot tests.Over 50,000 teachers have been involved in evaluating the candidates. The results will be announced by Vasanthi Jeevanantham, director of Government Examinations in Chennai. Simultaneously, the results would be published at schools and the mark lists have been sent to them.
More time
It may be noted that this year students were given additional 10 minutes to go through the question papers. The extra time has helped them read and understand the questions properly before answering. This is expected to help them score more marks and improve the pass percentage in the public examinations.With the government scrapping Common Entrance Test (CET) for professional courses, only the marks scored at the Board examinations are considered for admission to professional courses. Hence, the Education Department had worked hard to see that the results were announced early. This would provide more time for students to select the course and college.
New colleges
Meanwhile, State Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy on Tuesday announced that the government would start five new government engineering colleges at Villupuram, Panruti, Tindivanam, Nagapattinam and Ramanathapuram.
The government had also decided to accept the demand of self-financing engineering colleges to relax the entry requirement for admission, he said.
Noting that last year alone, 10,000 engineering seats were left vacant, Ponmudy said the qualifying mark for admission to engineering colleges in the State would be reduced by five percentage points, from 60 per cent to 55 per cent in the general category, 55 to 50 per cent for OBCs, 50 to 45 per cent for MBCs and a simple pass mark for SCs and STs.
This would make it easier for rural students to gain access to technical education, he added.
About 5,87, 245 students took the test in Tamilnadu and Puducherry.
An Education Department statement said 2,78,673 boys and 3,08,572 girls appeared for the examinations.The number was up by 30,000 from last year as students from 810 schools took part in the series ot tests.Over 50,000 teachers have been involved in evaluating the candidates. The results will be announced by Vasanthi Jeevanantham, director of Government Examinations in Chennai. Simultaneously, the results would be published at schools and the mark lists have been sent to them.
More time
It may be noted that this year students were given additional 10 minutes to go through the question papers. The extra time has helped them read and understand the questions properly before answering. This is expected to help them score more marks and improve the pass percentage in the public examinations.With the government scrapping Common Entrance Test (CET) for professional courses, only the marks scored at the Board examinations are considered for admission to professional courses. Hence, the Education Department had worked hard to see that the results were announced early. This would provide more time for students to select the course and college.
New colleges
Meanwhile, State Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy on Tuesday announced that the government would start five new government engineering colleges at Villupuram, Panruti, Tindivanam, Nagapattinam and Ramanathapuram.
The government had also decided to accept the demand of self-financing engineering colleges to relax the entry requirement for admission, he said.
Noting that last year alone, 10,000 engineering seats were left vacant, Ponmudy said the qualifying mark for admission to engineering colleges in the State would be reduced by five percentage points, from 60 per cent to 55 per cent in the general category, 55 to 50 per cent for OBCs, 50 to 45 per cent for MBCs and a simple pass mark for SCs and STs.
This would make it easier for rural students to gain access to technical education, he added.
Ponmudy inaugurates underground drainage project work
VILLUPURAM: Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy inaugurated the work on an underground drainage project here on Wednesday. The project, estimated to cost Rs. 27.63 crore, will cater to 10,000 households and 1,000 commercial establishments.
The funds will be mobilised as follows: through loans – Rs. 1,176 lakh, subsidy – Rs. 829 lakh and contributions of the municipality – Rs. 758 lakh. The project, for which Local Administration Minister M.K.Stalin had laid the foundation last year, will be completed within 24 months.
Mr. Ponmudy said that during the project implementation period, people would have to bear with minor inconveniences.
The project was designed with long-term perspective to meet the future demand. It would be executed in two phases: zone – 1 and zone 2: while the pumping station and draining of the sewage for zone 1 would be located at Xavier Colony and Ka.Kuppam, both the facilities for zone 2 would be set up at Erumananthangal.
The pipeline would be laid for a total distance of 86 km – 62 km in zone 1 and 24 km in zone 2 — at a depth of four to five metres.
The Tamil Nadu Housing Board Colony and the integrated Collectorate complex and the new bus stand would also be covered under the project.
Mr. Ponmudy said maintenance cost of Rs. 46 lakh a year would entail on the Villupuram Municipality.
Collector R. Palanisamy, Municipal Chairman K. Janakaraj, Municipal Commissioner J. Balasubramanian, and Executive Engineer of Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Board Veerasamy participated.
The funds will be mobilised as follows: through loans – Rs. 1,176 lakh, subsidy – Rs. 829 lakh and contributions of the municipality – Rs. 758 lakh. The project, for which Local Administration Minister M.K.Stalin had laid the foundation last year, will be completed within 24 months.
Mr. Ponmudy said that during the project implementation period, people would have to bear with minor inconveniences.
The project was designed with long-term perspective to meet the future demand. It would be executed in two phases: zone – 1 and zone 2: while the pumping station and draining of the sewage for zone 1 would be located at Xavier Colony and Ka.Kuppam, both the facilities for zone 2 would be set up at Erumananthangal.
The pipeline would be laid for a total distance of 86 km – 62 km in zone 1 and 24 km in zone 2 — at a depth of four to five metres.
The Tamil Nadu Housing Board Colony and the integrated Collectorate complex and the new bus stand would also be covered under the project.
Mr. Ponmudy said maintenance cost of Rs. 46 lakh a year would entail on the Villupuram Municipality.
Collector R. Palanisamy, Municipal Chairman K. Janakaraj, Municipal Commissioner J. Balasubramanian, and Executive Engineer of Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Board Veerasamy participated.
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