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Canal along G. N. Chetty Roadcleaned
Man held for growing ganjaon terraceBy Our Staff Reporter
A police team led by inspector M. Thangaraj discov-ered 6-7 ft tall ganja plants growing in pots on theterrace of the house of Charles Edwin Jayaraj (40).Police seized the fresh plants and arrested him. Jayarajtold police that he had been growing the plants on histerrace for several months. During questioning, hesaid that he had been using the ganja leaves in his foodas it has medicinal qualities.
A police officer said, “People sprinkle the leaves onboiling sambar to get high. This is a common practicein many houses in and around Theni and Usilampatti.”Jayaraj was remanded to judicial custody.
Preliminary inquiries revealed that he had beenpresenting fresh ganja leaves to some of his friends.During questioning, Jayaraj said that he was notaware that growing ganja is an offence, adding that hehad never sold the leaves to anyone, said a policeofficer.
The issue came to light after someone posted pic-tures of the plants on social media. Subsequently, citypolice commissioner A. K. Viswanathan instructedofficials to search houses in several parts of the city.During one such search, police personnel in K. K.Nagar came across the plants.
Jayaraj, an unemployed mechanical engineer, liveswith his mother and sister in K. K. Nagar first sector.
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Make-up workshop on FridayBy Our Staff Reporter
Madras Spice Ladies Circle 133 has organized a make-upworkshop by Celebrity Make-up Artist ‘Akriti Sachdev’ onFriday, Feb. 2, from 10 a.m to 2 p.m in ‘The Park’,Nungambakkam. Call Sandhya Grover in 98407 38616 forregistration and other details.
All the funds raised from the workshop will go to charity.
By Our Staff ReporterAn excavator was used to clean and desilt the sewage canal
passing along G. N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar on Jan. 22. The canalwas full of garbage which was inhibiting the free flow of water andcausing a foul smell. The nearby residents had been appealingfor cleaning of the canal for several months and it was alsoreported in Mambalam Times.
Corporation to re-float tendersfor smart parking, cycle-sharingprojectsBy Our Staff Reporter
The Chennai Corporation is to re-float tenders for the smartparking management and cycle-sharing system as each re-ceived only a single bidder when tenders were floated in Decem-ber last year.
To be taken up at an estimated cost of Rs 4.2 crores, T. Nagar,Anna Salai, Anna Nagar, Guindy, Marina beach, Adyar,Royapuram and Washermenpet were initially identified asareas where the parking system would prove beneficial.
Similarly, the bicycle-sharing system, aimed at providinglast-mile connectivity from bus stops and railway stations inthe city, was to be taken up in Egmore, Mylapore, ThousandLights, Kamarajar Salai and Royapettah.
Bharathi birth anniversarycelebrations in Vani Mahal onFeb. 3
Shriram Bharathi Kalai Ilakkiya Kazhagam (awing of Shriram Group of Companies) will celebrateMahakavi Subramania Bharathiar’s 136th birthanniversary for the 30th consecutive year from 6 p.mon Saturday, Feb. 3 in Krishna Gana Sabha,Maharajapuram Santhanam Salai, T. Nagar.
The Kazhagam presents awards every year toscholars, Tamil savants, eminent litterateurs andsocial workers who involve themselves in glorifyingthe poet’s writings and thinking.
This year, three eminent scholars Er J.Bakthavatsalam, T. V. Vijayalakshmi and Dr. S.Padmananthan, who are promoting Bharathi’s workacross the globe, will be felicitated with cash awards.
Andal Priyadarshini (Head of Programs,Doordarshan Kendra, Chennai) will preside over thefunction.
‘Kambavarithi’ Sri Ilangai Jeyaraj will speak on‘Pesuvathaal Payanillai’.
Balasandilyan will be the Master of Ceremonies.G. Sundarasean (President of the Kazhagam) and
Avvai Natarajan (renowned Tamil Scholar) will coor-dinate the program.
The first phase of oral poliovaccine for 2018 will be admin-istered to children below 5 yearson Sunday, Jan. 28 under thePulse polio immunization pro-gram. The second phase will beadministered on March 11.
Children under 5 should beimmunized irrespective of
Corporation Middle School,Rangarajapuram Main Road(off Lake View Road).
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By RANDOR GUY
TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACK
Tamil Cinema & Music - 85The Making of ‘Meera’ (1945)
The incognito visit of Akbar and Tansen to listen toMeerabai’ssoulful music and leaving behind as gift a bag of goldcoins bearingthe Mogul Royal Seal is a highlight of the Maraboutalein theplays in many languages like Telugu, and also thefilm.
The making of the movie ‘Meera’ is interesting and the ‘backstory’ (as they call it in Hollywood!) deserves to be told in length.
As a brilliant technician trained in Hollywood, Ellis R. Dunganbroughtin many creative, technical innovations never everbefore seen inIndian Cinema of that period.
Dungan shot a scene which created history in south Indianfilmtechnique. The girl Meera (Baby Radha, MSS’s step-daugh-ter) changesinto the young womanMeera (MSS) and the tran-sition is made with amelodious song sung by Baby Radha andMSS, ‘Nanda balaa ennmanalaaa...” When the change-overtakes place, there is a 45-secondfast-paced background or-chestral musical interlude as bridge as part ofthe song.
Normally such background musical interludes arealsorecorded along with the song in a recording studio longbefore thefilm shoot commences. But Dungan did not do so.Heshot the scene first and the change-over sequence consisted ofanumber of shots of the statue of Lord Krishna….lightedcandles with
flames flickering ...flowers on plates… prayerofferings….Krishna’sflute in the statue….and then a cut to aclose-up of MSS singing withgreat feeling and emotion, “HeyMuraleee Mohanaa….!” The shots werestaticand also on fasttrolley in close-up. (There were no ‘zoom lenses’ in 1944-1945!).Dungan edited them all by himself into arapidly-cut, fast-pacedsequence and then the sadly underrated buthighly talentedmusic composer S. V. Venkataraman scored thebackgroundmusic in rhythm with the shots in a recording theater. Theimpactwas ecstatic and brilliant. It was the first time that such atechnique was used in Indian Cinema. Even today, nearly after70 years, this sequence evokes admiration and is breathtak-ing!
(S.V. Venkataraman told this writer during the 1980s,“Randor, Ialmost went mad scoring music for that bit! In thosedays we had onlymono-channel recording and few mikes, notlike today. I had manyinstruments playingand the playerswere seated on the floor.Onlythe piano-man was given achair.It was hard work and took a wholeday! But the resultswere excellent as you can see. Only Dungan couldthink of sucha thing...! He was a wonderful man….a genius!”)
During his visit to Madras during the early 1990s, Dungantold this writerthat he was eager to meet his music composerVenkataraman. This writerconveyed his wish to SVV but thelatter refused to meet him for aninteresting reason. ‘Dunganhas seen me when I was a young man and was handsome. Itis now nearly 50 years later and I have grown old,infirm andwrinkled and have no wish for him to see me in this state!Lethim retain the memories of mine of 1940s!” When this replywasconveyed to Dungan he burst into a loud laugh and said,“That’s theold boy, Randor!”
Another experiment Dungan made in ‘Meera’ is also uniqueand few havedone it to this day in India. MSS was a woman ofexceptional beautyand charisma, radiating inner charm. Tocapture it all on camera andproject her ethereal beauty,Dungan made an experiment with hiscameraman, anothermovie camera wizard, Jiten Bannerjee. He had amould madeof MSS’s face and took shots of it from different angleswithvaried patterns of lighting. The shots were cut into framesandthose were studied repeatedly by Dungan and Bannerjee onscreen with aslideprojector. The best angles and lighting pat-terns wereselected and used whiled shooting the film. Conse-quently the close-ups of MSS in ‘Meera’ are captivating, evok-ing appreciation from even filmtechnicians of today. (This filmis in black and white.)
Other songs by MS in ‘Meera’ are ‘Kaatriniley varum geetham’,‘Enadhu ullamey’, ‘GiridharaGopala’, ‘Hey HareyDayalaa’,’Maraveney yenn naalilume’, ‘Maraindhakoondil’,‘Engum niraindhaayey’ (an eternally hauntingmelody, it has amale voice in the beginning and that’s S. V.Venkataramansinging),’Janardhanaa Jagannathaa’ and ‘BrindhavanathilKannan valarndha’ (a melodious chorus with MSS leading). (To be continued)
Jeeva Park closed for renovation
By Our Staff ReporterV. Gowtham (Std. 9 student
in MCN. School, HabibullahRoad, T. Nagar) won the 3rdplace in the Young ScientistIndia competition conductedby Space Kidz India on Jan. 24in Shri Ram Chandra Mission(Babuji Memorial Ashram,Manapakkam).
Students from 250 schoolsin India participated in thecompetition which was held forthe 5th consecutive year.
Gowtham built a miniaturemodel of ‘Sliding Platform’ forphysically challenged andsenior citizens that can be usedin railway stations.
Grilled by more than 18judges, Gowtham presentedhis views on the project and itsmerits if successfullyimplemented.
He has been selected toparticipate in the leadershipworkshop to be held at SriLanka in July.
D. Ramalakshmi (a residentof K. R. Koil Street, WestMamnalam) participated inthe Republic Day parade heldin New Delhi on Jan. 26.
She is a Std. 9 student inCorporation Girls School,Saidapet, and a member ofNational Cadet Corps.
According to her NCCteacher Hepziba, she is thefirst girl student representingNCC to be selected for theRepublic Day parade from aCorporation school.
She had been preparing forover a year and had attendedseveral preliminary camps aspart of the selection procedure,said Hepziba. Ramalakshmi’saim is to become a policeofficer.
Special poojas inOmMurugashramamon WednesdayBy Our Staff Reporter
There will be specialalangaaram and pooja to LordMuruga at 8 a.m onWednesday, Jan. 31 in OmMurugashramam (SrinivasaStreet, West Mambalam) onthe occasion of Thai PoosamDay.
All are welcome.More details can be had in
2474 7593.
By Our Staff ReporterJeeva Park (G. N, Chetty Road, T. Nagar) was closed to visitors a month back for renovation.A Corporation official told Mambalam Times that the renovation includes relaying of the
walkers’ path and yoga platform, and replacing the play equipment.The park’s regular users who are now going to Panagal Park and the Corporation playground
close by have appealed for speeding up of renovation and reopening of the park early.
RMD Trust conducts medical campfor 500 villagers
By Our Staff ReporterMore than 500 villagers attended
the free medical camp organized byRMD Pain and Palliative Care Trust(T. Nagar) in its hospital inAmarambedu village, nearSriperambudur last week.
They underwent general healthand dental check-up. Women werealso checked for commongynaecological issues.
According to Dr. RepublicaSridhar (Medical Director), free con-sultation cards were given to thosewho underwent the check-up. Hercontact number is 93810 16588.
Music concerts in Pandian Hallon Feb. 3 and 4
By Our Staff ReporterSathguru Gana Nilayam
(Jothi Ramalingam Street,West Mambalam), will conductits 66th annual ThyagarajaAradhanai with carnatic anddevotional music concerts onSaturday, Feb. 3, and Sunday,Feb. 4, in Pandian Hall, StationRoad, West Mambalam.
The following are details:Feb. 3
10.45 a.m: Lighting of lam. 11 a.m: Veda paarayanam
by Veda Vidhya Samithi, WestMambalam.
Noon: Vocal concert by S. V.Deeparekha and S. V. Karpa-gavalli (Hasthagiri Sisters),accompanied by V. Sukanya(violin), S. Santhosh (mridan-gam) and Vamsidhara Anandh(ganjira).
2.30 p.m: Vocal concert byVijaya Shri Vittal, accom-panied by Sri Hari Vittal(violin), Vignesh (mridangam)and Vijay Bharadwaj (ganjira).
3.45 p.m: Vocal concert byThyagarajan and R. Srini-vasan (Kalakadu brothers),accompanied by MelakaveriK. Thyagarajan (violin), Kanc-heepuram S. V. Sundharsan
(mridangam), NerkunramSankar (ganjira) and Nerkun-dram Manikandan (morsing).
5.45 p.m: Concert based onValmiki slokas and Thyaga-raja Swamigal kritis by Thiru-vidaimarudhur S. Radhakrish-nan, accompanied by B.Archana (violin) and VadavalliR. Sriram (mridangam).
7 p.m: Vocal concert by C.Saroja and C. Lalitha (BombaySisters), accompanied by R.Rahul (violin), KumbakonamSwaminathan (mridangam)and Ernakulam Rama-krishnan (ghatam).
Feb. 47 a.m: Unjavrithi and Nama-
sankeerthanam by NannilamRamanada Baghavathar andMaruthuvakudi SwaminadhaBaghavathar.
8.30 a.m: Violin ensemble byCARVA Rajasekar and hisdisciples, accompanied byNeyveli Ramkumar (mridan-gam) and Nerkunam Shankar(ganjira).
9.45 a.m: Lava samarpa-nam by students of Sri SadguruGana Nilayam (disciples ofPoongulam Ramakrishnan).
11 a.m: Vocal concert by
music school students11.30 a.m: Vocal concert by
S. Harshitha, accompanied byKamkshi (violin), A. V.Sabarish (mridangam) and K.Vijay Bharadhwaj (kanjira).
12.15 p.m: Violin concert byRamya Navaneethan, accom-panied by Sai Srinath andVijay Bharadwaj (mridangam)and A. V. Sabarish (ghatam).
1.30 p.m: Vocal concert byAarthi Govindarajan (discipleof P. B. Srirangachari), accom-panied by Haritha Narayanan(violin), Vamsidhara Anandh(mridangam) and Santhosh(ghatam).
2.30 p.m: Vocal concert bymusic school students
4 p.m: Vocal concert by P. B.Sri Rangachari and Embar R.Kasthuri (Tirumala Brothers),accompanied by Anaya-mapati Venkata Subraman-yam (violin); P. B. Krishna-machari (mridangam) andNergunam Shankar (ganjira).
6 p.m: Pancharathna GoshtiGanam by vidhwans & vidhu-shis. 7.30 p.m: Anjaneya Utsa-vam by Srivanchiyam K.Murali Baghavathar.
All are welcome.
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Free lung function test,consultation in PHC todayBy Our Staff Reporter
Free spirometry test toevaluate the performance ofthe lungs will be conducted from9 a.m to 12 noon on Sunday,Jan. 28 in Public Health Center(PHC) (Lake View Road, WestMambalam).
Dr. S. Chandrasekar (SeniorPulmonologist) will conduct thetest and provide freeconsultation.
The test will be useful to
check asthma, breathless-ness, sneezing, exhaustion,chronic cough, chest com-pression and frequenttiredness.
The reports will be providedimmediately.
Patients suffering from orwith a history of lung problemslike asthma are advised to bringtheir medical records.
For appointments, contactNaresh in 98847 89937.
Concert of oldHindi songs
on Feb. 3By Our Staff ReporterSatrangi (a music troupe
based in Mogappair) willpresent a concert of old Hindisongs from 7 p.m to 10 p.mon Saturday, Feb. 3, in TNRajarathinam Auditorium,R.A. Puram.
The program, titled‘Charishmatic Kapoor’, willfeature songs picturised onactor Shashi Kapoor.
The songs will be pre-sented by Priyamka Singhand Pramod Nair.
They will include hit songsfrom the movies Sharmilee,Chor Machaye Shor,Deewar, Namak Halal andmore.
For door delivery of ticketspriced at Rs. 200, Rs. 300and Rs. 500, call 9884778073 or send an email [email protected].
A part of the proceeds willbe donated to charity.
By OurStaff
ReporterA. Gaya-
thiri ofG u n t u rSubbaiahPillai GirlsH i g h e rSecondary
Gets Rs. 40,000for winning essay
contest
School (T. Nagar) got a cashaward of Rs. 40,000 for comingfirst in the National-level essaycompetition on the topic‘Hospitality Education andCareer’ conducted by NationalCouncil for Hotel Managementand Catering Technology onJan. 23 in Noida, UttarPradesh.
Her school was awarded agold shield which was receivedby R. Rajalakshmi (Head-mistress).
By Our Staff ReporterThe grill around the EB transformer on 1st Main Road, CIT
Nagar, Nandanam has toppled over and is lying on the pave-ment, blocking the way for pedestrians.
Theppa utsavam will beconducted from Tuesday, Jan.30 to Monday, Feb. 5 inKothandaramar Temple (KRKoil Street, West Mambalam).
Due to lunar eclipse on Jan.31, the theppam will beconducted at 7 a.m
The following are the details:Jan. 30 and Jan. 31: Sri
Kothandaramar Theppam.Feb.1: Sri Kothandaramar
and Sri Hanuman Theppam.Feb. 2: Sri Ranganathar, Sri
Thaayar and Sri Andal Thep-pam followed by procession.
Feb. 3: Sri Yoga Narasimharand Sri Krishnar theppamfollowed by procession.
All are welcome.
Religiousprograms inVallalar ThonduNiruvanam fromJan. 29 to 31By Our Staff Reporter
Special programs have beenorganized for Thai Poosamfrom Jan. 29 to 31 in Nesapa-kkam Vallalar Thondu Niru-vanam (8, 10th Street, AnnaiSathya Nagar, Nesapakkam).
The following is the program:Jan.29: 7 a.m: Arutperu-
njothi Agaval paarayanam; 9a.m onwards: Sanmargam flaghosting, spiritual discourse byProf. Aranga Ramalingam,talk on Vallalar by Pa.Santhakumar and D. SelvaBoopathi; Noon: Distributionof aids for needy persons; 1p.m: Annadaanam; 5.30 p.m:Thiru Artupa music concertby Jeeva. Seenivasan; 8 p.m:Jothi darshan; 8.15 p.m:Annadaanam.
Jan.30: 7 a.m: Arutperun-jothi Agaval paarayanam; 9.30a.m onwards: Thiru villakupooja; Annadaanam, 5.30 p.m;Thiru Artupa music concertby T. V. Pattabi Ramanujaraccompanied by Krishna-murthi (mridangam) andKrishnan (harmonium): 8 p.m:Jothi darshan; 8.15 p.m:Annadaanam.
Meet today to pay tribute tocartoonist R. K. LaxmanBy Our Staff Reporter
A meeting has been organised to pay tribute to renownedcartoonist R. K. Laxman at 5.30 p.m on Sunday, Jan. 28 inRajan Eye Care Hospital Auditorium, Vidyodaya 2nd Street,T. Nagar. T. T. Natarajan (Former Director, All India IndianBank Officers’ Association) will be the Chief Guest. Sankar(Senior Artist, Chandamama), Deva and Pillai (cartoonists),T. Surendar (miniature artist), Esakki Muthu (sculptor) andMohanadu (nails & thread artist) will participate in the meet-ing. There will be speeches on the work and life of Laxmanfollowed by live cartoon demonstrations.
The meeting has been organised by cartoonist Ramki. Formore details, contact Ramki in 98846 94708.
All are welcome.
Gayathri homam in SankaraMutt todayBy Our Staff Reporter
The monthly Samashti Gayathri homam will be performedfrom 6 a.m on Sunday, Jan. 28 in Sankara Mutt (WestMambalam). For more details, contact R. Sridharan Iyer in98410 97300. All are welcome.
By Our Staff ReporterMambalam Police arrested 36-year-old T. Vedachalam alias
Ananth of Saidapet on Jan. 21 for looting Rs.1 lakh worthvaluables like silver kavacham, lamps and gold jewels fromVembuli Amman Temple (junction of New Boag Road andSouth Usman Road, T. Nagar) on Jan. 20.
He was arrested by a police team led by Sekar (Inspector,Crime, R1 Mambalam Police Station) in his hideout in KannagiNagar and the jewels were recovered from him.
Ramesh, the senior priest of the temple, had lodged a complaintwith Mambalam Police.
According to the police, they found a dirty and torn lungidiscarded in the temple. The proprietor of a provision shop nearthe temple told the police that he had seen a beggar outside thetemple wearing the lungi. Further investigation led the policeto the doorsteps of Vedhachalm in Kannagi Nagar. Anotherbeggar named Narayanaswamy wanted in the case is still atlarge. Both the beggars were also identified as the robbers fromthe CCTV footage obtained from a shop located opposite thetemple. Vedachalam was remanded to judicial custody.
Beggar held within 24 hoursof robbing temple
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Debris blocks margin of Sivasailam StreetSir, I am the con-
vener of SivasailamStreet andPadmanabha StreetExnora International.Last week I saw con-struction debris beingdumped by a van onthe road side. When Iconfronted the personsupervising the opera-
tion, he was rude and gave irrelevant replies. I told him that debrisshould only be dumped in locations earmarked by Chennai Corpora-tion.
Apart from the debris that is being dumped regularly, 6 months backMetrowater dug a trench in the concrete street, and left without closingthe trench properly. The debris has been dumped by the side of thetrench.
As the carriageway is blocked, the width of the road has got reducedleading to traffic problems at peak hours. The street is frequented bythousands of students as there are two schools close by.
As the pavements are blocked, the students are forced to walkalmost in the middle of the street risking their lives.
I appeal to Metrowater and Chennai Corporation to take immediatesteps to clear the debris and relay the damaged portions of the street.R. Chandrasekaran, Sivasailam Street, T. Nagar, Ph: 9941566930.
Water leaking for over a monthin Venkatanarayana Road
Sir, Metro water has been leak-ing from the underground pipe-line for more than a month inVenkatanarayana Road, T.Nagar, in front of Temple TreeApartments, near TTD temple.
This was also reported inMambalam Times three weeksback. The leak has still not beenattended to in spite of severalreminders to the officials con-cerned. It is a colossal waste ofwater. I once again appeal toMetrowater officials to takeimmediate action. Krishnan,5E. Temple Tree Apart-ments, 37, VenkatanarayanaRoad, T. Nagar
Never disclose bank/credit/debit carddetails over phone
Sir, This refers to the death of an elderlywoman following a heart attack two days afterlosing Rs.90,000 in an online fraud.
It has been reported that the woman wasconned over phone and inadvertently made todisclose her bank account details by an un-known caller who impersonated the officer ofthe bank, Only when the bank staff called herup to check whether the transaction was genu-ine did the woman realize the fraud.
While this online fraud got reported in themedia, probably due to the death of the victim,many such cases go unreported and many fallprey to such fraudulent calls. Such frauds con-tinue to happen despite the frequent alertsfrom the banks to its customers not to disclosebank account/debit/credit card/password/OTPand pin details.
Not long ago, a caller who introduced himselfas the manger of my bank said my debit cardhad been blocked and sought its details tounblock it. Realizing the danger, I immediatelydisconnected the call.
Such calls keep coming and it is for us toexercise extreme caution and remain onguard. V. S. Jayaraman, Motilal Street, T.Nagar
Say ‘no’ to bribeSir, In a writ filed by a petitioner who contended that despite the
specific Government Order passed in 2016 making it mandatory for allpublic offices to fix a board with the slogan ‘Bribe giving and receiving isan offence’ at a prominent location, the same is not being followed inseveral govt. offices. While disposing of the petition, the Madurai benchof the Maras High Court had directed the State government to imple-ment the order in toto. While the above bears testimony to the frivolousreaction to government orders by public servants, it is sad that thejudiciary has to direct the State Govt. to implement its own orders.
The mere display of such slogans will not end corruption.More than blaming the officials and complaining about the existence
of corruption in various government departments, the public shouldtake a pledge not to offer or fall prey to demands for bribes. Let ‘No tobribe’ be the slogan for this New Year. K. Harihar, T. Nagar
Hike in bus fares will affect common manSir, The Tamilandu Govt. states that it has not revised bus fares for
several years and it is the need of the hour in view of the precariousfinancial condition of the several transport corporations,
Any public utility cannot sustain itself and needs public fundingfor smooth running, but any increase in bus fares has to be effectedbearing the common man in mind.
Meanwhile, the salary of MLAs has been increased by 100%.Why this hurry and what is the necessity for the increase? Most of
the MLAs, who belong to the political parties, are definitely not in direstraits to warrant such a high increase, especially when the State’sfiscal deficit is very high. If the State can find resources to foot the hikedsalaries of the MLAs, it should then explore similar avenues to fund theailing transport corporations rather than put the burden on thepublic. V. S. Jayaraman, Motilal Street, T. Nagar
Eye check-up conducted for schoolstudents
Apporva Women’s Association (Kuppasamy Street, T. Nagar) orga-nized free eye check-up for the students of MCN School, HabibullahRoad, T. Nagar on Jan. 24. Radha Krishnamoorthy (President) toldMambalam Times that around 150 students underwent the check-upconducted by doctors from Radhatri Netralaya, T. Nagar.
Free spectacles were provided for those with vision problems.
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K. K. NAGAR (West),Vanniar Street (West), nearRaja Rajeshwari Koil & VaniVidyalaya, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 800 sq.ft, 1st floow,East facing, 3 phase EB, 24hours metro water, 2-wheelerparking, price Rs. 50 lakhs.Ph: 4261 4799, 99406 74322.
WEST MAMBALAM,Baroda Street, 3 bedrooms,built up area 1183 sq.ft, UDS570 sq.ft, duplex ground floorflat, provision for converting 1bedroom into covered car park,20 years old, under LIChousing loan, price Rs. 90lakhs, clear title, no brokers.Ph: 94447 17470.
T. NAGAR, Madley Street,near Bus Terminus, 3bedrooms, 1405 sq.ft, UDS1203 sq.ft, old flat, car park,no brokers. Ph: 98408 07181.
KODAMBAKKAM, Dr.Subbaraya Nagar 6th Street,near Samiyar Madam, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 758sq.ft, 1st floor, open car park.Ph: 97909 34554, 8056215890.
WEST MAMBALAM,B.R.P. Street, near RailwayStation & Madley Subway,built up area around 1000 sq.ft,UDS 464 sq.ft, duplex flat,covered car park. Ph: 23716106, 90808 46134, 8056027098.
WEST MAMBALAM, 19,Balakrishna Naicken Street,near Ayodhya Mandapam, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 700sq.ft, 2nd floor, no lift, car parkin front of gate (optional), rentRs. 18000, Brahmins / vege-tarians only, no brokers. Ph:93812 85612, 87782 61132.
T. NAGAR, 9/9, RajaStreet, near Pondy Bazaar, 1hall, kitchen, attachedbathroom, rent Rs. 12000,Brahmin / vegetarian family /aged person only, no brokers,visit on Sunday from 4 p.m to5 p.m. Ph: 91764 19142.
WEST MAMBALAM, 52,Moorthy Street Extension,double bedrooms, modularkitchen, dining cum drawing,ground floor, semi furnished,rent Rs. 20000 + maintenance(negotiable), advance Rs. 1lakh, occupation from after 1st
KODAMBAKKAM, 25,Arjun Apartment, NagarjunaNagar 1st Street, near FiveLights, single bedroom, hall,kitchen, 24 hours water, rentRs. 10500, Hindu / salariedclass family only, no brokers.Ph: 98405 47522.
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On the occasion of ‘Thai Velli’, ‘108 KuthuVilakku’ pooja will be performed on Friday, Feb.2 at 6 p.m. in Siva Vishnu Temple (UsmanRoad, T. Nagar).
Sumangalis and Suvasinis are welcome toparticipate in the pooja.
It will be followed by Saptha Kannigal pooja.All are welcome.
T. Nagar Asst. Commissionergets police medal formeritorious serviceBy Our Staff Reporter
A total of 23 police officers from Tamilnaduincluding A. P. Selvan (Asst. Commissioner ofPolice, T. Nagar Range) got the prestigiousPresident’s awards on the occasion of RepublicDay on Jan. 26.
Selvam, along with another 20 other officers,received the ‘Police Medal for MeritoriousService’ while two others received the ‘PoliceMedal for Distinguished Service’.
Free class on ‘Shortcut inMathematics’ todayBy Our Staff Reporter
G. Manoharan will conduct a free class on‘Shortcut in Mathematics’ for school studentsfrom 10 a.m to noon on Sunday, Jan. 28 inCircle libarary, 11th Avenue, Ashok Nagar.
More details can be had in 2371 9319 or98418 82138.
Commuters haggle oversudden hike in bus faresBy Our Staff Reporter
The sudden midnight fare hike by 95 per centled to most commuters haggling withconductors and drivers of MTC buses.
The minimum fare in deluxe buses has beenincreased to Rs. 13 from Rs. 7, while expressbus fare has been fixed at Rs. 9 (Rs. 5). Theminimum fare in ordinary buses has beenhiked to Rs. 5. Daily wage earners, especiallyconstruction workers who travel long distancesdaily, are the most affected.
A commuter at T. Nagar bus terminus toldthis reporter that he works in a constructionsite in OMR and will have to shell out anadditional Rs. 40 per day after the fare hike. Hesaid that it puts an added burden of aroundRs.1000 a month which is not affordable.
With a fleet of 3,200 buses, MTC carriesabout 45 lakh passengers a day in Chennai cityand parts of Kancheepuram and Tiruvallurdistricts. The buses are operated on 833 routesfrom 33 depots.
While officials of MTC claim that more than50 per cent of the fleet is operated on ordinaryfares, it is learnt that less than 25 per cent ofordinary buses are operated in the city affectingnearly 75 per cent of commuters.
International Society for Krishna Conscious-ness (ISKCON) conducts programs in the fol-lowing venues:
Residence of Priya (1075, MunuswamyNaidu Salai, K. K. Nagar, Ph: 94440 63643): 7p.m to 9 p.m on Mondays: ‘Bhakti Vriksha’;8.30 a.m to 9.30 a.m from Monday to Satur-day: Srimad Bhagavadham classes.
Residence of S. Sowjanya (A-6, Ashok ViharApartments, 21/20, 11th Avenue, AshokNagar, Ph: 94452 12281): 7 p.m to 9 p.m onTuesdays: ‘Bhakti Vriksha’.
Residence of Venkataraman (D-1, MangalaFlats, 1st Floor, 5, 43rd Street, Ashok Nagar,Ph: 96770 97338): 7 p.m to 9 p.m on Thurs-days: ‘Bhakti Vriksha’.
All are welcome.
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dug one halfof Anna MainRoad, K. K.Nagar to anextent of 200feet to carryout repairsto the under-g r o u n dsewage line amonth back.
It iscausing hea-vy trafficcongestionduring peak
Delay in Metrowater workaffects motorists
hours. Nearby residents and motorists complain that the work is progressing at a slow paceand often no work is done for several days. They have appealed to Metrowater officials to speedup the work.
Blue Moon, Big Moon,Blood Moon on Wednesday
By Our Staff ReporterMoon watchers in Chennai are in for a rare treat on the
evening of Wednesday, Jan. 31.That will be the evening of Blue Moon, which means the
second full moon within a calendar month.‘Blue Moon’ is merely an idiomatic expression in English,
and it does not mean that the Moon turns blue on that day.‘Once in a blue moon’ means ‘rarely’ because it is not often
that there occur two full moons in a single calendar month.Ironically, there will be a Blue Moon in the forthcoming
March also, resulting in this supposedly rare event happen-ing twice within 65 days.
Another reason why Jan. 31 is special is that, in its ellipticorbit around the earth, the moon will be nearest to us onthat day, and will therefore appear nearly 14% bigger thanduring a normal full moon. So, apart from being a BlueMoon, it will also be a Big Moon.
Again, it is even rarer for a full lunar eclipse to occur ona Blue Moon night. Unlike in the case of a full solar eclipsewhen the sun gets totally dark, the fully eclipsed moon willstill be visible from the earth but will assume a reddishcolour because a part of the sunlight still reaches it via theearth’s atmosphere. Thus, you can also see a Blood Moonon that evening.
In Chennai, the moon will still be below the horizon whena partial eclipse starts, and will just be rising when the totaleclipse starts at 6.21 pm. The full Red Moon will be visibletill 7.37 pm, when the total eclipse ends and the moon startsemerging from the earth’s shadow.
Ave-nue, Ashok Nagar)contributed Rs. 30 lakhs toSwami Vivekan-anda RuralCommunity College(Pondicherry) for its develo-pment programs.
Of this, Rs. 20 lakhs will beutilized for constructing anauditorium in memory of hisfather Late R. K. Partha-sarathy.
The college, started in 2008,provides skill based job-oriented education forunderprivileged students andyouths of the local community.It includes high qualitytechnical education, trainingin soft skills, yoga and life copingskills for students in allstreams.
Krishnammacharidonates Rs. 30
lakhs toVivekananda
Rural CommunityCollege
Mrityunjaya homamon MondayBy Our Staff Reporter
Siva Mahima Trust (2/3,Gokulam Colony, WestMambalam) has organisedMrityunjaya homam from 7a.m. to 10 a.m on Monday, Jan.29 in Shirdi Sai Baba Temple(7, Vathiyar Thottam, 1stStreet, Kodambakkam).
All are welcome.
By Our StaffReporter
Corporation Parkin New Street, WestMambalam (nearA r a n - g a n a t h a nsubway) is not be-ing maintainedproperly.
There is an over-growth of busheswhich has not beenremoved for severalmonths.
The uncut bushesare covering the
Corporation Park in New Street notmaintained properly
By Our Staff ReporterThe members and volunteers of
Care and Welfare (an NGO) regu-lated traffic at Madley Road-Burkit Road-Usman Road junc-tion and Duraisamy Road-UsmanRoad junction in T. Nagar on Jan.21.
As part of road safety program,its members regulate traffic atbusy junctions in T. Nagar once amonth from 4 p.m to 6 p.m.
They hung placards around theirnecks with road safety messages.They also counselled 2-wheelerriders who were not wearing hel-mets.
Those interested in becomingmembers or volunteers may con-tact 90032 57418.
Under the auspices of SivaMahima Trust (2/3, GokulamColony, West Mambalam), C.Karthikeya Sivachariar(Professor, Department ofSaiva Agamam, TirupatiUniversity) will give a religiousdiscourse on Saivism from 1.30p.m. to 3.30 p.m on Thursday,Feb.1 in the Trust’s premises.
All are welcome.The Trust’s phone number is
2489 5119.
children’s play area and walk-ers’ path.
By Our Staff ReporterAn MTC bus on route 11G route broke down in the middle of
Brindavan Street in West Mambalam on Jan. 22.Being a one-way street, it caused traffic congestion.As the bus did not start even after several attempts,
passengers helped a traffic constable push it to the margin ofThambiah Road thereby freeing Brndavan Street of congestion.
Samskrita Bharathi will conduct free 10-day spokenSanskrit classes from 6 p.m to 8 p.m, from Thursday, Feb. 1to Saturday, Feb. 10 in Shringeri Sarada Peetam,Venkatanarayana Road, T. Nagar. No prior knowledge ofSanskrit is required and anyone can join.
For registration, contact in 72/60, 1st Floor, Bazullah Road,T. Nagar, or call 98414 34401.
Seminar on Vedic astrologytodayBy Our Staff Reporter
The Vedic Astrology Asso-ciation for Social Awakening andChange (Subba Reddy Street, West Mambalam) will conducta free seminar/inter-active session on ‘Predictive Astrology –methods and tools of prediction’, and other subjects from 5 p.mto 7.45 p.m on Sunday, Jan. 28 in Auditorium Hall (KoviloorMadalayam, Kuppaiah Street, West Mambalam).
All are welcome.More details can be had from VKSM Sharmaji in 91763